While (1 less than 2) (stylized as while (1<2)) is the seventh studio album by Canadian house producer deadmau5 (his fifth mainstream album). It was released on June 17, 2014 by Ultra Records.
Background
In January 2014, deadmau5 announced on Twitter that his upcoming seventh album was completed. He also announced that it was a double-disc album containing a continuous mix for each disc and that the album as a whole, minus the mixes, would contain 25 tracks.
On May 10, 2014, Deadmau5 announced through his subscription service live.deadmau5.com that his upcoming album will be titled While(1<2) and will be released on June 17, 2014. The name of the album is a programming language reference, as well as a reflection of the two-disc nature of the album.
Singles
The song, "Avaritia", was made available for download on May 20 when pre-ordering from iTunes.