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Justin Timberlake Released A New Song Last Night

He snuck out "Mirrors" after his Grammy performance last night.
Ryan Bassil
London, GB

The JT comeback is in full effect. Pop aficionados have been praying for this moment for half a decade. We all moaned, where are you Justin? Can you stop making crappy films and start making good pop music again? Early this year, he answered with a confessional anti-climatic monologue video. It felt like our prayers had been answered. Then, he released "Suit and Tie".

Obviously, like anything that has a long wait preceding the prize, expectations had been drawn a little high. "Suit and Tie" was great, but with Jay Z filling the must-have-a-rapper-on-the-track void, the conclusion felt a little tied down in a pop archetype cave.

Anyway, fresh from a performance at the Grammys, Timberlake released his second single. "Mirrors" - with it’s eight minute grandoise longplay - gives greater insight into the 20/20 experience. It’s got that a-typical Timberlake vocal, the "Cry Me A River" of old who threatened to break out of the track and kiss your girlfriend in the pouring rain. But, the longevity of the track suggests a much more put together artistic concept of an album. Here’s hoping so. He’s only had six or so years to put it together.