Punk godfather and The Stooges icon Iggy Pop returned on Friday (Oct. 28) with the brand new tune “Frenzy.”
The primary fruits of the 75-year-old singer’s work with in-demand producer Andrew Watt, the monitor options musical backing from Weapons N’ Roses‘ Duff McKagan and Pink Sizzling Chili Peppers‘ Chad Smith. And within the tune’s chorus, Iggy sounds simply as pissed off as he ever was.
“I am in a frenzy / You fuckin’ prick / I am in a frenzy / You goddamn dick.”
Watt, who performs guitar on the tune, tells Zane Lowe on Apple Music 1, “The primary line of the tune can not make you not hysterically giggle. I imply, it’s Iggy because it will get.”
The producer continues, “I am such a fan of The Stooges. I am such a fan of the data he made with [David] Bowie. I like Kill Metropolis. … I simply obtained with Duff and Chad who’re… I am like, ‘Okay, who do I wish to do that with? Who loves Iggy?’ Chad is Detroit, man — he’s from Detroit. Iggy is his hero.”
Watt additional explains, “The three of us obtained collectively, and it was simply form of like, what will we wish to hear Iggy sing on? … The very first thing we made was this tune referred to as ‘Frenzy.’ As a result of we have been like, ‘Okay, this works.’ … It is guitar, bass and drums. That is it.”
The tune will seem on Each Loser, Iggy Pop’s forthcoming album for Watt’s new label imprint, Gold Tooth Data. Followers of Ozzy Osbourne will acknowledge the crew of Watt, McKagan and Smith as having labored collectively on the previous Black Sabbath singer’s newest two solo albums, Affected person Quantity 9 (2022) and Peculiar Man (2020). Watt first got here to prominence producing materials for pop and hip-hop artists equivalent to Publish Malone, Cardi B, Lana Del Rey, Future and 5 Seconds of Summer season, amongst others.
Take heed to “Frenzy” beneath.
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Iggy Pop, “Frenzy” (Official Audio)
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