NEW RELEASE FROM MIKE D “TRUE COLORS” OUT NOW | TOUR DATES
CAPITOL RECORDS/UNIVERSAL MUSIC CANADA
The August 28 release of Thank You, the debut album from Mike D 5D, will mark the first full length offering of new music from a Beastie Boys alum since 2011’s Hot Sauce Committee Part 2.
Preceded by the “playful, beat-driven collage” (THE NEW YORK TIMES) of “Switch Up” and “the classic, bombastic, boisterously energetic” (OKAYPLAYER) “What We Got,” Thank You is a dozen servings of sonically inventive post-electronic grooves and hypnotic hooks that find Mike D’s unmistakable voice leading the listener through an aural playground that defies categorization.
The album’s announcement coincides with the launch of the visualizer for the darkly melodic “True Colors,” which can be seen HERE
Thank You traces its origins back to a series of zero-pressure, experimental recording sessions at Mike’s home studio. The sessions began with Mike’s sons Skyler and Davis as the first of a cast of collaborators that would expand to include Carter Lang, Jared Solomon, Ging, Jason Lader, Eddie Ruscha, Tyran Donaldson and more joining in across a variety of locations. The album’s fluid, intuitive nature is reflected in its eclectic artwork by visual collaborators Can Can Press, Thad Higa and Charles Deroyan.
“It’s been so much fun making this music with people I love and I have grown to really appreciate in our collaboration,” Mike D commented. “And I just hope it’s fun for others and not overly serious, because let’s be real, I’m releasing this music into a very strange and dark and power-fixated world that really devalues art and feelings and compassion and empathy and equality.”
Mike D 5D’s Thank You will be released August 28 via Capitol Records. The album was mixed by Derek “MixedByAli” Ali and mastered by Nicolas de Porcel.
Tour Dates
June 10 — Saalchen — Berlin, Germany (SOLD OUT)
June 13 — Primavera Sound Festival — Porto, Portugal
June 14 — Beyond The Pale Festival — Wicklow, Ireland
June 16 — La 2 de Apolo Nitsa — Barcelona, Spain
June 18 — Blender at Bolwerk — Kortrijk, Belgium (SOLD OUT)
June 19 — De Casino — Sint-Niklaas, Belgium (SOLD OUT)
June 20 — Beyond The Streets — Paris, France
September 26 — Portola Music Festival 2026 — San Francisco, USA
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Background Photo Credit: Pierre Suu/Getty Images
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