While touring City Of Clowns, I stumbled on a crazy video using Fun Times audio on an Instagram story, right before our São Paulo show. Next thing I knew, someone backstage was asking me what I thought of it, saying that the guy who did it was his friend. My reply to this was: let's make it the official video on YouTube! Many thanks to Muriel Burial for this work of art, it encapsulates so well the spirit behind Fun Times.
The bassist, singer, songwriter, and producer recruited Greg Kurstin for the pair of new songs, which arrive off a string of collaborative tracks over the last several years. "I Wish I Didn't Waste Your Time" is a kaleidoscopic slice of R&B, with harmony-laden vocals from Thundercat and lyrics about self-doubt and regret. The song technically serves as Thundercat's first solo single in over five years.
It's a big day all around: Tonight we kick off our first tour in a while in Santa Ana, and tomorrow we start up our run with the Pixies-let's face it, one of theee great bands of all TIMES. A band that some may know has long been near and dear to me. It's a real pleasure and we're real happy to be getting back into gig world for a sec. See you down front.