Since gracing FLOOD’s digital cover last August, the genre-defying duo of SOFI TUKKER—Sophie Hawley-Weld and Tucker Halpern—have not slowed down for a moment, with multiple singles and remixes released since then in addition to non-stop touring (including a surprise appearance at the Do Lab stage at Coachella). Today, they’ve formally announced their anticipated third album hinted at in our interview, with Bread set to arrive on August 23. It’s preceded by the lead single “Throw Some Ass,” which seems poised to become a booty-shaking anthem—though the provocative song’s subject matter was actually based on a more serious concern: Hawley-Weld’s journey to seek a cure for her chronic back pain.
“When the brain is anticipating pain, it creates more pain,” she revealed. “Eventually my neural pathway of pain got so strong that, even when there was no structural reason for it, I became chronically in pain. The inverse was true too. When I told my body that it’s safe and free, I was able to re-write the neural pathway. I was so mentally happy and free in the moments of throwing ass that my brain re-wired itself.”
“The song started where I was working on some Brazilian funk-inspired drumbeats,” added Tucker on the track’s instrumental. “This was right after we had spent some time in Brazil at Carnaval last year. At 6:00 a.m., we went into this nightclub under the parade. Someone was playing a baile funk set, and I was blown away. The song really gives the vibe of that club, Carnaval, and Brazil.”
The single arrives with a wild video directed by Aerin Moreno, filmed at Palácio das Laranjeiras, the staggering residence of the governor of Rio de Janeiro. Watch the video below, and check out their upcoming tour dates here.
