| Evolve | |
| Type: | studio |
| Artist: | Sub Focus |
| Cover: | Sub Focus - Evolve.png |
| Alt: | An AI-generated variation of a nudibranch, a type of sea slug |
| Studio: | Tileyard, London, UK |
| Genre: | Drum and bass |
| Length: | 53:19 |
| Label: | EMI |
| Producer: | Sub Focus |
| Prev Title: | Portals |
| Prev Year: | 2020 |
Evolve is the third solo studio album by British DJ and record producer Sub Focus, released on 12 May 2023 through EMI Records.[1] It was supported by the UK top-40 single "Ready to Fly", a collaboration with English DJ Dimension,[2] which was also certified silver by the British Phonographic Industry (BPI).[3]
Sub Focus stated that his intention was to "channel elements of [his] musical evolution over the course of this album", particularly his 1990s influences and "dance acts that introduced [him] to electronic music like The Chemical Brothers through to the early hardcore and jungle music [he] was discovering back then".[1] He also expressed that he "wanted to make an album that speaks to [his] D&B core, with breakbeats laced through every track as a backbone".[4]
The cover was made by AI after Mat Maitland and Claudia Raphael from design agency Big Active and Sub Focus put close-up photos of nudibranchs, a type of brightly coloured sea slug, into an AI generator.[5]
The album is Sub Focus's second-highest charting on the UK Albums Chart, debuting and peaking at number 33 and staying on the chart for two weeks.[2] The album was most commercially successful in New Zealand, where it debuted at number eight and charted for 15 weeks.