▁be ▁included ▁on ▁the ▁album ▁but ▁only ▁" Re ims " ▁was ▁eventually ▁released ▁on ▁it . ▁On ▁May ▁ 3 0 , ▁ 2 0 1 7 , ▁Stein way ▁announced ▁that ▁his ▁second ▁studio ▁album ▁was ▁sl ated ▁to ▁be ▁titled ▁Nova . ▁On ▁June ▁ 1 3 , ▁ 2 0 1 8 , ▁he ▁announced ▁the ▁release ▁date ▁for ▁the ▁album ▁as ▁July ▁ 2 7 , ▁ 2 0 1 8 . ▁Nova ▁was ▁released ▁on ▁digital ▁download ▁stores ▁and ▁streaming ▁services ▁through ▁We Did It ▁on ▁July ▁ 2 7 , ▁ 2 0 1 8 . ▁After ▁its ▁official ▁release , ▁Stein way ▁announced ▁his ▁Australian ▁Nova ▁Tour , ▁which ▁ran ▁from ▁November ▁ 2 ▁to ▁ 1 0 , ▁ 2 0 1 8 . ▁Stein way ▁said ▁the ▁album ' s ▁concept ▁came ▁from ▁" obs ess ive ▁ide ation ▁on ▁growth ▁and ▁on ▁transition ", ▁explaining ▁it ▁as ▁a ▁vision ▁he ▁had ▁of ▁a ▁nova ▁no ▁bigger ▁than ▁a ▁person , ▁launch ing ▁from ▁the ▁Earth ▁into ▁outer ▁space ▁and ▁expand ing ▁end lessly ▁until ▁its ▁light ▁was ▁all ▁we ▁could ▁see . ▁ ▁Following ▁the ▁release ▁of ▁Nova , ▁Stein way ▁revealed ▁through ▁Inst agram ▁that ▁he ▁had ▁suffered ▁from ▁de pression , ▁anx iety ▁and ▁motiv ational ▁issues ▁from ▁ 2 0 1 5 ▁to ▁ 2 0 1 7 . ▁He ▁decided ▁to ▁reflect ▁the ▁music ▁on ▁his ▁life ▁situation ▁and ▁went ▁on ▁to ▁create ▁" mel anch oly ",