The family of late musician Aaron Carter is honoring his memory by releasing music he worked on before his untimely death. On Friday, Carter’s twin sister, Angel Carter, and his producer, Aaron Pearce, dropped the single “Recovery.” The track is the first taste of the upcoming posthumous album “The Recovery Album,” set for release on May 24. The album will feature previously recorded music from over a decade ago.
The lyrics of “Recovery” find Carter grappling with struggles and trying to find optimism amidst the pain: “Tomorrow is a new day / Tryin’ to shake the pain away / ‘Cause I’m still in recovery.”
Proceeds from both the single and the album will be donated to two worthy causes: On Our Sleeves, a mental health nonprofit, and a trust fund established for Aaron’s son, Prince Lyric Carter.
“The fans have been asking for the music, and after Aaron passed away we put together a benefit concert to honor him called ‘The Songs for Tomorrow Concert,’ and we had played ‘Recovery’ during this show,” Angel said on CBS Mornings earlier this week. “And fans were just reaching out to Aaron Pearce and I, begging us to release this music. So, here we are today.”
The release of “Recovery” comes just two days after Investigation Discovery released the trailer for “Fallen Idols: Nick and Aaron Carter,” a four-part series that will delve into the sexual assault allegations against Nick Carter and the backlash faced by his accusers. The series will also examine Aaron’s well-documented struggles with mental health and substance abuse issues, which ultimately contributed to his untimely death in 2022.
Carter passed away on November 5, 2022, after being found unresponsive in the bathtub of his home in Lancaster, California. According to a police report obtained by the Associated Press, Carter was last seen alive the day before his death by Sheriff’s deputies, who visited his home to conduct a welfare check after the singer was seen huffing on an Instagram live video. The report states that Carter sent the authorities home. His body was discovered by his housekeeper the following morning.
A coroner’s report concluded that Aaron drowned after inhaling difluoroethane and taking a generic form of Xanax. The death was ruled as an accident.
