Skrillex surprises fans with massive 34-track album before becoming an independent artist

The Surprise Skrillex Album is a dubstep-heavy musical masterpiece with a Star-Studded track selection.

Sonny Moore, known as Skrillex, released the surprise Skrillex album, titled FCK U SKRILLEX YOU THINK UR ANDY WARHOL BUT UR NOT!! <3, on OWSLA/Atlantic Records, marking his final project with the label after a 15-year run. The 34-track continuous mix, featuring collaborators like Boys Noize, Dylan Brady, DJ Smokey, and Jónsi of Sigur Rós, showcases his signature bass-heavy sound with nods to dance culture’s roots.

The album drop follows Skrillex’s electrifying Ultra Music Festival 2025 performance in Miami on March 29, where he returned to the Mainstage after a decade. He teased unreleased tracks from the album, including “Zeet Noize” with Boys Noize and Dylan Brady and “Spitfire” with Hawaii Slim, alongside reworks of fan favorites like “Summit”, “Where Are Ü Now” and “Voltage.” Surprise guests Flowdan, Damian Marley, and Young Miko joined him, amplifying the set’s energy.

In true Skrillex fashion, he announced the Surprise Skrillex Album just one day prior on Instagram, after an intimate listening event at Miami’s Ice Palace Studios on March 31. The event, shared via a last-minute RSVP link on X, gave attendees an exclusive first listen. Tracks like “Look at You” with Jónsi and “While You Were Sleeping VIP” with Virtual Riot and Nakeesha highlight the album’s diverse soundscape, blending Brazilian phonk, dubstep, and trance

Sonny Moore’, he announced theSkrillex drops surprise F*CK U SKRILLEX YOU THINK UR ANDY WARHOL BUT UR NOT!! <3 album with Virtual Riot, Jónsi, and more, following Ultra 2025. F*CK U SKRILLEX just one day prior on Instagram, surprising fans after an intimate listening event at Miami’s Ice Palace Studios on March 31. The event was shared via a last-minute RSVP link on X, which gave attendees an exclusive first listen. Tracks like “Look at You” with Jónsi and “While You Were Sleeping VIP” with Virtual Riot and Nakeesha highlight the album’s diverse soundscape, while themes from his 2023 albums ‘Don’t Get Too Close’ and ‘Quest For Fire’ are given new spins.

Skrillex’s journey with Atlantic began with his 2010 breakout Scary Monsters and Nice Sprites, which won multiple Grammys and redefined EDM. His evolution—from dubstep pioneer to pop collaborator with artists like Lady Gaga on “Plastic Doll” (2020) and Ty Dolla $ign on “Timeless” (web ID:3)—culminates in this release. It’s a testament to his genre-defying legacy. Frequent collaborator Virtual Riot, featured on tracks like “While You Were Sleeping VIP,” has been a key partner in recent years, pushing Skrillex’s sound into new realms. The album’s closing track, “AZASU,” even pays homage to an unknown graffiti artist, tying into its Andy Warhol-inspired title.

This release marks a new chapter for Sonny as he parts ways with Atlantic, delivering the surprise Skrillex album via Dropbox to email subscribers, the culmination of a cryptic campaign of short releases over recent months through Skrillex.com/FUS (web ID:1). With OWSLA now independent, fans are eager to see how he’ll shape electronic music’s future, especially after teasing more projects on X. Listeners can stream FCK U SKRILLEX YOU THINK UR ANDY WARHOL BUT UR NOT!! <3* on all platforms and keep updated on his next moves at Skrillex.com/FUS.

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