Published
Wed, Jul 13, 2022, 09:05
- It's out in October via Transgressive Records.
Mykki Blanco has a new album on the way.
Landing October 14th via Transgressive Records, Stay Close To Music is the second record to come from the batch of songs recorded pre-pandemic alongside FaltyDL. (The first was 2021's Broken Hearts & Beauty Sleep). The new LP features several cameos, including ANOHNI, Devendra Banhart, Saul Williams and R.E.M. frontman Michael Stipe.
"I wanted to see what it would be like to go back and be a musician from another time where you had to start every ingredient raw from scratch," Blanco said. "That process, ideology and way of making music hasn't only changed me as a musician; it has creatively changed me as a person."
The latest single, "French Lessons," features US singer and cellist Kelsey Lu. Blanco described it as a "reflection on the possibility of true love" and "an ode in a way to Lou Reed." Watch the video.
Tracklist
01. Pink Diamond Bezel
02. Steps feat. Saul Williams and MNEK
03. French Lessons feat. ANOHNI and Kelsey Lu
04. Ketamine feat. Slug Christ
05. Your Love Was A Gift feat. Diana Gordon
06. Family Ties feat. Michael Stipe
07. Your Feminism Is Not My Feminism feat. Ah-Mer-Ah-Su
08. Lucky
09. Interlude
10. Trust A Little Bit
11. You Will Find It feat. Devendra Banhart
12. Carry On feat. Jónsi
13. French Lessons [Single Version] feat. Kelsey Lu
Transgressive Records will release Stay Close To Music on October 14th, 2022.
Photo: Irakli Gabelaia
