Iggy Pop releases ‘Frenzy’

New single available now

Iggy Pop explodes back onto the scene with the aptly titled “Frenzy.” The new single is available now via the recently announced partnership between Atlantic Records and Gold Tooth Records, the new label founded by Grammy Award-winning, multi-Platinum “Frenzy“ producer and guitarist, Andrew Watt.

“Being stalked by a socio is a great way to fire up the blood,” Pop says about the track.

Three solid minutes of unadulterated primal rock fury, “Frenzy” signals a return to the raw powered aggro of earlier Iggy vintages — a sharp 180 degree turn from Pop’s most recent album, 2019’s Free. Where Free’s somber and contemplative meditations on mortality and the human condition saw a vulnerable Iggy taking a deep look inward, “Frenzy” lashes out with the unmistakable and unequaled intensity that earned Iggy the Godfather of Punk sobriquet — fueled by a band consisting of producer Watt on guitar and background vocals, Duff McKagan on bass and Chad Smith on drums.

“Frenzy” is the debut single from Pop’s forthcoming album and first in the joint venture between Watt and Atlantic.

“I’m the guy with no shirt who rocks. Andrew and Gold Tooth get that, and we made a record together the old-fashioned way. The players are guys I’ve known since they were kids and the music will beat the shit out of you. Have a great day,” Pop says.

“Iggy Pop is a fucking icon. A true original,” Watt adds. “The guy invented the stage dive..I still can’t believe he let me make a record with him. I am honored. It doesn’t get cooler. This album was created to be played as loud as your stereo will go…turn it up and hold on…”

Widely acknowledged as one of the most influential artists and dynamic live performers of all time, Iggy Pop is a singer, songwriter, musician, author, record producer, DJ, and actor whose epic body of work has earned him both worldwide critical acclaim and fanatic cult success. Beginning in 1967 with his era-defining group The Stooges, Pop merged primal rock, blues, and free jazz into something altogether dangerous and new, paving the way for punk, post-punk, hard rock, and grunge. His landmark solo career – which kicked off with 1977’s David Bowie-produced The Idiot and Lust For Life – has seen Pop traverse a stunning span of musical genres, inspiring generation after generation of rock ‘n rollers with his iconoclastic songcraft, uncompromising performance style, and one-of-a-kind charisma. Perhaps the greatest living embodiment of rock & roll, Pop has never slowed down, pushing the art form forward for more than half a century, including his most recent full length recording, 2019’s contemplative, critically acclaimed Free.

Buddy Iahn
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