AWOLNATION have released a brand new single, “I Am Happy,” which features Del the Funky Homosapien. It’s the third single released from their upcoming album, The Phantom Five, which will be released on August 30th.
“I hit Del up through my relationship with Dan the Automator,” explains Aaron Bruno aka AWOLNATION on the collaboration. “Del goes, ‘Yeah, send it.’ and I’m like, ‘What? Wow, okay. Here we go.’ I sent Del the song’s structure similar to how it is now, but I left one verse longer so he could go as long as he wanted. He sent it back perfect. It was so cool to send him a song with this kind of chorus, about trying to find happiness in a bizarrely upside-down time.”
“I guess that’s the whole point of this record—addressing it, acknowledging it, seeing if it’s real, but also trying to make the best of it,” continues Bruno. “Del interpreted the lyrics about being happy out of your mind in the face of fear and nailed it. And what an honor. It’s basically like my Gorillaz song. I didn’t even put it together at the time but Del raps the phrase ‘Panoramic View’ on the Gorillaz song ‘Clint Eastwood.’ He’s a legend.”
Listen to “I Am Happy” below and pre-order The Phantom Five here.
The Phantom Five is a collection of ten songs that highlights every different impulse and urge Bruno has learned to master with AWOLNATION in a cohesive, anthemic pastiche of modern music. It functions almost as a “greatest hits” album, in the sense that it offers something for everyone who has followed the band’s arc in its celebrated, shape-shifting way. ‘The Phantom Five’ is concerned with trying to find one’s way to happiness in a bizarrely upside-down time.
Artwork:
Track-listing:
- Jump Sit Stand March (Feat. Emily Armstrong)
- Party People
- Panoramic View
- I Am Happy (Feat. Del the Funky Homosapien)
- Barbarian
- Bang Your Head
- City of Nowhere
- A Letter To No One
- When I Was Young
- Outta Here
Tour dates:
July 20 – Cincinnati, OH – Hard Rock Cincinnati Outdoor Arena
July 21 – Chicago, IL – The Salt Shed
July 23 – Indianapolis, IN – Everwise Amphitheater at White River State Park
July 24 – Huber Heights, OH – Rose Music Center at The Heights
July 26 – Interlochen, MI – Kresge Auditorium
July 27 – Sterling Heights, MI – Michigan Lottery Amphitheatre
July 28 – Cleveland, OH – Jacobs Pavilion
July 31 – Niagara Falls, ON – OLG Stage at Fallsview Casino Resort
August 3 – Bridgeport, CT – Hartford HealthCare Amphitheater
August 4 – Columbia, MD – Merriweather Post Pavilion
August 6 – Gilford, NH – BankNH Pavilion
August 7 – Boston, MA – Leader Bank Pavilion
August 9 – Outer Banks, NC – Roanoke Island Festival Park
August 10 – Raleigh, NC – Red Hat Amphitheater
August 11 – Charlotte, NC – Skyla Credit Union Amphitheatre
August 13 – North Charleston, SC – Firefly Distillery
August 14 – Atlanta, GA – Coca-Cola Roxy
August 15 – Albertville, AL – Sand Mountain Amphitheater
August 17 – St. Augustine, FL – The Saint Augustine Amphitheatre
August 18 – Tampa, FL – Hard Rock Event Center
August 20 – Houston, TX – 713 Music Hall
August 21 – Austin, TX – Moody Amphitheater at Waterloo Park
August 24 – Phoenix, AZ – Arizona Financial Theatre
August 25 – San Diego, CA – Cal Coast Credit Union Open Air Theatre
August 27 – Costa Mesa, CA – Pacific Amphitheatre
August 29 – Bend, OR – Hayden Homes Amphitheater
August 30 – Troutdale, OR – McMenamins Edgefield
August 31 – Redmond, WA – Marymoor Park
