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May 19, 2025 By Issa Nasatir Photography by Jason Rodgers

Philadelphia-based artist Shamir has released his final solo album, Ten, via Kill Rock Stars, and has shared a new self-produced music video for the track “I Love My Friends.” Listen to the album and watch the new video below.

This is Shamir’s first release since his last album, Homo Anxietatem, in 2023. “I Love My Friends” is written by Andrew Hamon (Like St. Joan). Ten is released on the tenth anniversary of Shamir’s debut album, Ratchet.

On this being his final solo release, in a press release, Shamir says: “I’ve done and said all I wanted to say. I never want to feel like I’m forcing my art.” The press release describes the album as “a love letter to friends who shaped Shamir’s life—10 songs written by those closest to him, unused demos, and castaways given a new life.”

The declaration of this being his final solo work leaves the opportunity for collaboration. Previously, he has collaborated with the likes of Le Tigre, Courtney Barnett, Troye Sivan, Rina Sawayama, and Mac DeMarco, to name a few. “Ten is not the sound of an artist burning out,” says the press release. “It is the sound of an artist setting himself free.”

Previously, Shamir shared the album’s “Neverwannago.”

Read our interview with Shamir, originally featured in the digital version of Issue 67 of Under the Radar’s print magazine. Also check out our podcast interview with him.

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