It's a lot of info, but I got the feeling that his new songs won't be that much of radio- friendly songs, he explores darker lyrical themes in this album, Gorilla references sex, drug and alcohol. The album is just 10 tracks. He will begin touring in the 2nd quarter of 2013.
This's what he said about it will rain:"I felt like I was a mosquito singing"," I don't want that to happen again"
He recalls having literally to turn off the radio when hearing his song it will rain, he's too hard on himself because it wasn't that bad
There are no guest vocal from other artists on the album.
Locked out of heaven recalls the upbeat grooves of the police and it's unlike anything heard from mars to date. It was produced by Mark Ronson and the smeezingtons.