Earl Sweatshirt has dropped off a new track today, titled “Making The Band (Danity Kane).” The song is his first solo release since his 2022 LP, SICK! It features production from Surf Gang’s Evilgiane, who also recently worked alongside Kendrick Lamar and Baby Keem on “The Hillbillies.” Evilgiane released a version of the track on Soundcloud a few months ago, also featuring production from Clams Casino.
Earl Sweatshirt released his fourth studio album, SICK!, in January of last year. The 2022 LP featured collaborations with Zelooperz, Armand Hammer, and more. The album featured production from Black Noi$e, The Alchemist, and Ancestors. It also featured themes surrounding the COVID-19 pandemic. “The pandemic pointed me to the necessity of there being some rhythmic backbone,” he told Pitchfork in 2022, “I had to use some drums, because you can’t be floating right now.”
Mellow, witty bars meet a minimal beat to define the new track. The song also references Diddy’s 2000s MTV reality series by the same name. “Making The Band (Danity Kane)” is also accompanied by a new music video, which was directed and edited by Hidji World and YGA.
The new track also follows Earl Sweatshirt’s 2019 seven-song EP, Feet of Clay. He released a deluxe edition of the project in 2020, adding two new tracks to the EP.
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