Thundercat has teamed up with Tame Impala to launch the brand new one-off single ‘No Extra Lies’. Try the monitor beneath.
Launched as we speak (April 25) by way of Brainfeeder, the brand new single marks the primary time that the 2 have collaborated, and likewise marks Thundercat’s first new music in over three years.
As per a press launch, ‘No Extra Lies’ sees the duo mix their two distinctive kinds and discover the motif of a doomed relationship. It additionally explores the method of taking accountability to your actions – as seen with traces together with “However it’s not your fault / I’m simply sort of ass” and “I inform you the reality as a result of I care / However I additionally mislead you as a result of I care”.
Discussing the newest single, Thundercat – whose actual identify is Stephen Lee Bruner – defined that he has been a fan of Tame Impala – Australian multi-instrumentalist Kevin Parker – since his 2010 debut LP, ‘Innerspeaker’.
“I’ve needed to work with Kevin for the reason that very first Tame Impala album,” he stated. “I really feel that I knew that us working collectively can be particular. I’ve been enthusiastic about this music for a very long time.” Try the one beneath.
Whereas the music is confirmed to be a “one-off” launch and never a part of a wider venture, Thundercat did verify that he’s desirous to work with Tame Impala once more and has “hope” that he’ll “create extra with Kevin sooner or later”.
At the moment, Thundercat is ready to embark on a variety of reside performances later this 12 months – together with help slots for each Purple Sizzling Chili Peppers and The Strokes. He can even carry out a run of headline reveals in Australia, Asia and Europe later this 12 months.
Though he has no headline tour dates at present lined up for the UK, he’s set to carry out on the Love Supreme Jazz Pageant, happening in Lewes later this summer time. Discover remaining tickets right here.
In different Tame Impala information, final month the musician confirmed that he would nonetheless be going forward along with his reside reveals after fracturing his hip. He shared information of the harm on Instagram, posting a collection of images of him within the hospital, together with x-rays which present screws in his bones and post-surgery stitches.
“Fractured my hip,” he wrote. “Tried to run a half marathon on what turned out to be an current stress fracture. Whoops. Made it to inside 1km of the end line. That’s life, I suppose.”
The primary efficiency befell in Mexico Metropolis on March 10, adopted by Lollapalooza in Buenos Aires, Lollapalooza Santiago, Asunciónico Pageant in Paraguay, Estéreo Picnic Pageant in Bogotá, and Lollapalooza São Paulo.
Elsewhere, Tame Impala additionally launched the brand new single ‘Wings Of Time’ final month – written for the fantasy journey movie Dungeons & Dragons: Honor Amongst Thieves.
