Omar Apollo Announces New Album ‘God Said No’ & Shares Poignant ‘Dispose Of Me’ Single

Pop star Omar Apollo confirmed a new album, God Said No, arriving on June 28 through Warner Records. Apollo also unveiled a new single, “Dispose of Me,” along with a performance video.

Teo Halm executive produced the follow up to Apollo’s 2022 debut full-length album Ivory. God Said No features guest spots from musician Mustafa and actor Pedro Pascal. Omar recorded the new record at London’s iconic Abbey Road Studios with producers Halm, Carter Lang and Blake Slatkin.

For Apollo, the essence of God Said No comes from the Spanish phrase “lo que sera, sera,” the English equivalent of “whatever will be, will be” or “it is what it is.” Omar came upon the title for the record after speaking with a friend following the end of a relationship.

“I gave it my everything,” Apollo recalled, “And God said ‘no.’”

While in London recording the album, the singer-songwriter drew inspiration from the poems of Mary Oliver, Victoria Chang and Ocean Vuong. He also noted he had the music of Kate Bush, Labi Siffre, Giorgio Moroder, Beyoncé and Lana del Rey was in heavy rotation.

Apollo previously previewed God Said No with the single “Spite.” He now follows with “Dispose of Me.” Watch the performance video featuring a 14-piece ensemble:

God Said No Tracklist:

1. Be Careful With Me
2. Spite
3. Less of You
4. Done With You
5. Plane Trees (feat. Mustafa)
6. Drifting
7. Empty
8. Life’s Unfair
9. Against Me
10. While U Can
11. Dispose of Me
12. How
13. Pedro
14. Glow