Dominic Fike kicked off the Tame Impala show I was at this week, though I ended up missing his set due to receiving incorrect information about its start time. My apologies, Dominic Fike! To make amends, here’s a blog post centered on your upcoming album announcement.
Fike is gearing up to release How To Quit Smoking in early October, a timeline that arrives sooner than many might anticipate. In the write-up accompanying the video for the lead track “Wallpaper,” he notes that it was “written, performed, & produced in real time on the road.” The song carries a momentum that feels like a tour bus rolling along a highway. Its sharp guitars and pop vocals with a touch of classical influence bring to mind a Beck-style roar, though presented in a lighter, more compact frame.
The video for “Wallflower” is described as having been “shot in Asheville, North Carolina” and “released from Charlottesville, Virginia,” and you can view it below.
How To Quit Smoking drops on 10/9 via Columbia. Pre-save it here.
