[Cover photo credit to Henrique Barreto]

Brooklyn-based project Late Again will release new EP, I Dreamt I Was Awake on September 4, 2026. The moniker of multi-hyphenate artist Rafael Melo, he has also released the single “Crazy or Stupid”.

The song is “An observational piece of social commentary featuring a quirky cast of characters”, which includes “casual references to potential deportation and AI takeovers.” It’s accompanied by a video.

Late Again says:

It’s ultimately a funny ballad that doesn’t take itself too seriously.

The accompanying video was created by visual artist Gabriel Rollinos (Tame Impala, Toro y Moi, Metronomy).

With I Dreamt I Was Awake, the EP explores “the gap between the life you imagine and the one you’re actually living, and the strange ways people learn to make peace with that distance.”

Recorded at Studio G (Brooklyn) and Evil Twin (São Paulo), the EP features drums from Thiago Dom (Kimbra, Duda Beat), bass from John Lisi (Twin Brother, John Roseboro), engineering from Nelson Espinal (Mdou Moctar, YHWH Nailgun, Sessa), and mixing from Heal Mura, Melo’s long-term Brazilian collaborator. 

Born and raised on the coast of São Paulo, Late Again “sonically sits at the intersection of North American Indie Pop and obscure Brazilian bossa nova references, with a hint of dreamlike film soundscapes and Japanese 80s grooves.”