(PRESS RELEASE) One of the defining moments of this year’s SXSW was the pair of surprise collaborations between Atlanta garage rock rabble-rousers The Black Lips and Wu Tang impresario GZA. This first took place off the beaten path at The Compound for Dickies Battle of the Bands, inspiring the unlikely pair to enter into a whole new chamber together. Soon thereafter, rumblings shot down 6th Street that the unlikely collabo might occur again at The Vice Records Showcase later that night at Emo’s. Sure enough, immediately after the band took the stage, GZA emerged to a roomful of cheers and slack jaws. The following week, the web was atwitter with reports from both events and a grainy MTV video documented a piece of the experience.
Anyone who missed the display of hip-hop and gutter-rock allegiance has a chance to get in on the action. Indeed, the Lips are releasing an iTunes EP including “200 Million Thousand” fave “Drop I Hold” along with a never-before-heard version of the song featuring verses from the Genius himself, GZA. In addition, the release will feature an instrumental version of the track and the video for the album-version of “Drop”. All this, for a whopping $1.99 during its first week of availability, beginning Tuesday, May 5th. Hear for yourself below:
Black Lips are also on tour in the UK throughout May on the following dates:
14th – Brighton, The Fly at Great Escape
15th – Nottingham, Trent University
16th – Sheffield, Rollerpalooza
17th – Cardiff, The Globe
20th – Leeds, TJS
21st – Liverpool, City Sound Festival
22nd – Dublin, Crawdaddy
23rd – Glasgow, Oran Mor
24th – Manchester, Academy 3
26th – London, Electric Ballroom