Dominic Fike opened the Tame Impala show I attended this week, but I missed his set because I got false intel about its start time. Sorry, Dominic Fike! Here's what I can do to make it up to you: a blog post about your new album announcement.
Fike will release How To Quit Smoking in early October, which is a lot sooner than you think. In the text below his video for lead single "Wallpaper," he says it was "written, performed, & produced in real time on the road." The song does have a momentum that suggests a tour bus cruising down a highway. With its stabbing guitars and classically inclined pop vocals, it reminds me of when Beck rocks out, except in a lighter weight class.
The "Wallflower" video was "shot in asheville, north carolina" and "released from charlottesville, virginia," and you can watch it below.
How To Quit Smoking is out 10/9 on Columbia. Pre-save it here.
