Towa Bird will release Gentleman – the follow-up to her 2024 debut American Hero – on May 15 via Interscope Records. A knowing subversion of the old-world archetype, Bird’s take on the modern gentleman claims the term as a symbol of queer confidence and romance, mixing masculine and feminine with swagger, style, vulnerability, charm, and humor. Produced by Patrick Wimberly (MGMT, Blood Orange) and featuring contributions from Bikini Kill’s Kathleen Hanna, Gentleman unveils that fully embodied identity in a suite of songs both supremely assured and resolutely tender.

“The Gentleman isn’t a stage persona,” explains Towa Bird. “It’s a cultural lifestyle (e.g. Ziggy Stardust, IGOR, Silk Sonic) that represents a whole world that I want this album, myself and my fans to live in. The boys want to be the gentleman and the girls want to be with the gentleman. If the last album was a pub, this is a cocktail bar. If the last album was a white tank, this is a double-breasted suit.”

The Hong Kong-born, Los Angeles-based singer/songwriter/guitarist shared one of the album’s most synth-forward tracks, ‘Dirty Habit,’ which brings twitchy textures and pounding beats to a satirical takedown of the hyper-privileged children of wealth who treat people as accessories.

Taking inspiration from the 1985 Martin Scorsese film After Hours, the accompanying video follows Bird through the streets of Paris where an ordinary night unravels into a series of mishaps and unpredictable events. Directed by Caio Vieira, view the video below.