In a July 2012 tweet, Questlove said that the title of The Roots' next album will have the initials &TYSYC and that it is being recorded currently, with a different sound to expect than from Undun. In the November 12, 2012 issue of The New Yorker, Questlove revealed that the album is tentatively named & Then You Shoot Your Cousin... The album was officially announced in January 2013.
Listen to the first single below:
ATYSYC’s tracklist.
1.”Theme From The Middle Of The Night” (performed by Nina Simone)
2.”Never” (featuring Patty Crash)
3.”When The People Cheer” (featuring Greg Porn)
4.”The Devil” (performed by Mary Lou Williams)
5.”Black Rock” (featuring Dice Raw)
6.”Understand” (featuring Dice Raw & Greg Porn)
7.”Dies Irae” (performed by Michel Chion)
8.”The Coming” (featuring Mercedes Martinez)
9.”The Dark (Trinity)” (featuring Dice Raw & Greg Porn)
10.”The Unraveling” (featuring Raheem DeVaughn)
11.”Tomorrow” (featuring Raheem DeVaughn)
12.”Nothing”
Available to stream on Pitchfork. The Roots always deliver!
Got my copy today searched musiczip for the Roots