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Waved & Blonded is the second studio album by English electronic musician Olly Howcroft. The album is set to be released on June 30, 2017 through Tired Collective.

The album was promoted with the "Bloom Tour" which will visit the UK and America in July 2017.

Background
Writing the first few songs for the album started in late 2015 after the release of Howcroft's debut & only K-pop album. Despite commercially failing, the album received positive reviews from critics. In a Twitter Q&A, it was confirmed that the album would be maily English and would include many and big collaborations with major label artists.

Recordings sessions for the album started in April 2016 with the release of the stand-alone single "Blue Ocean" which charted in Scotland and New Zealand. All songs recorded in April were later scrapped as the sound of the album moved towards future bass and funk. In summer that year, Howcroft confirmed via Instagram that official album recordings were taking place.

The final album was mixed, mastered and finished in December 2016. A majority of the album was produced and written by Howcroft himself.

Singles
"Monster" featuring Kehlani was released as the lead single from the album on January 30, 2017.

On February 24, 2017, "Jungle Fury" was released serviced to US top 40 radio stations as the second single from the album.

"Rollin' 180" was released as the album's third single on May 19. The song features American singer Khalid.