This Friday, Colorado-based funk ensemble Analog Son will be debuting their star-studded third release, Black Diamond. The beginnings of Black Diamond were born from Jazz Fest 2015, when cofounders Jordan Linit and Josh Fairman locked down time at The Parlor Recording Studio and had friends in New Orleans for the festival come through and record songs in line with their straight funk style. The album is set to be a scorcher, with Oteil Burbridge (Dead & Company), Alvin Ford Jr. (Dumpstaphunk), Jason Hann (String Cheese Incident), Ivan Neville (Dumpstaphunk), Nigel Hall (Lettuce), The Shady Horns (Lettuce/Soulive), and Gabe Mervine (The Motet), among many others, constituting some of the friends who make appearances on the album.

To get people stoked on Black Diamond, which goes on pre-sale today before dropping officially on Friday, Analog Son is giving us a taste of what’s in store with the exclusive premiere of “Eyes For You,” a track featuring Corey Frye of The Main Squeeze. You can check the track below.

While Jordan Linit describes Analog Son’s studio projects as “Steely Dan style” because each record features 25 or 30 people, Black Diamond marks a decided shift from their origins as a solely studio project, particularly as they continue to expand their tours and bring their funky sounds to eager audiences across the West.

Linit elaborated on this change, “It’s definitely a different mindset than just going in the studio and laying down a bunch of random funky fusion tracks. Now, we’re thinking about creating songs that are going to come across in a fun, live setting. Plus, we’re getting to know our fans more and more and what makes them tick. For us, it’s all about feeding off the energy of the people who enjoy our music, which can happen at a show but also through our records.”

To celebrate the release of the full album, Analog Son is finishing up their recent tour with a hometown throwdown at The Bluebird in Denver, CO on Friday. Tickets for the release party for Black Diamond are available here. To buy the album, you can pop over to Analog Son’s website, where presales for the new album opened today.