Mykki Blanco has released a new song with R.E.M. frontman Michael Stipe – watch the video for ‘Family Ties’ below.The song is out now via Transgressive, with a black and white video directed by Kit Monteith that includes a cameo from Stipe through a flickering TV screen.
It follows a difficult relationship between a father and son, with Blanco playing the son’s partner.The reflective and melancholic track includes a chorus with the lyrics “Cause I hate to see you so low / I hate to see you all fucked up / I hate to see you so numb / These family ties tend to suck”.
Stipe joins Blanco on this chorus and contributes his own verse too.‘Family Ties’ is produced and arranged by FaltyDL, Blanco’s executive producer, and was recorded in Lisbon and New York City.“Having Michael Stipe sing and collaborate on this duet I wrote was a once in a lifetime moment!” Blanco wrote on Instagram. “Thank you Michael for believing in my songwriting and believing in me!
You are an icon and I am blessed to have worked with you.”In a statement (via Rolling Stone), Blanco said: “‘Family Ties’ is the first song where I sonically found my voice and I mean that in a very literal way.
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