Tunde Adebimpe Drops ‘Any person New’ From Solo Debut ‘Thee Black Boltz’

TV on the Radio’s Tunde Adebimpe is again with yet another pre-release monitor, “Any person New,” from his solo debut, Thee Black Boltz, out this Friday, April 18, through Sub Pop.

“Any person New” is a three-minute dance-pop gem that finds Adebimpe singing in his deep, candy voice over shuffling drums and pulsing synths: “I simply wanna be any person new/Is there nothing on the earth/That we will do about this/Heavenly vibration coming via?/How can we feed this love?”

Adebimpe additionally directed the music video for “Any person New,” during which he performs an old-school TV presenter/crooner who appears notably aggrieved by the bustling, ebullient dancers taking over all of the house. That’s till one guest-a glammed-up, life-sized puppet—helps him recapture a little bit little bit of that music magic. 

“I’m optimistic I fell asleep on a sofa with the TV on someday in 1982 and fever dreamt this precise factor,” Adebimpe quipped of the clip in a press release. 

“Any person New” is the fourth tune Adebimpe has shared from Thee Black Boltz, following “Magnetic,” “Drop,” and “God Is aware of.” Adebimpe produced his solo debut with Wilder Zoby, whereas the album additionally options contributions from his TV on the Radio bandmates Jahphet Landis and Jaleel Bunton. 

Adebimpe’s solo debut comes on the heels of TV on the Radio’s reside reunion final 12 months, with the indie greats taking part in their first reveals collectively since 2019 (although with out lead guitarist/producer Dave Sitek). The group have a number of U.S. pageant dates scheduled for the spring and fall (together with Simply Like Heaven, Sea.Hear.Now, and Shaky Knees), with a European and U.Ok. tour slated for the summer season.