Conan Gray released his debut album, "Kid Krow," in March 2020, pulling in millions of fans with songs like "Heather," "Astronomy," and "Maniac." After two years of working on new music, Gray announced his sophomore album, "Superache," on Twitter on April 11. "Superache / My sophomore album / Coming June 24th," Gray captioned the album cover, which features a photo of himself dressed in a black suit and reclining on a heart-shaped patch of red roses.
Gray didn't divulge too many details about the album ahead of its release, but speaking with People, he explained that "Superache" is a more intimate follow-up to his debut album. "There are moments where I had to really think, 'What are the things that I don't want to say?' And in the end, the answer ended up being 'Nothing,'" he said. "[The album is] just about that ache of being young and sometimes dramatic about the way that you deal with pain and heartbreak and mourning."
On April 15, the singer–songwriter released "Memories," the lead single off his new album — a song he was inspired to write after having dinner with a friend who was thinking about texting their ex. "I was like, 'Well, you broke up with him, so maybe you shouldn't text him. Maybe you should actually just leave him alone and let him rest and let him get over you.' It just had me thinking about all the times that people texted me that I wished they wouldn't have."
A few months later, on June 24, Gray shared the full album, including songs like "Disaster," "Astronomy," and "People Watching."
