Experimental hip-hop trio clipping. (made up of Daveed Diggs, William Hutson, and Jonathan Snipeswill) are back with a brand new album, Dead Channel Sky. It's out 3/14 via Sub Pop, and is being hailed as their "long-awaited cyberpunk and hip hop project." Preorder the album here.

The announcement is accompanied by first official song, "Change the Channel". Listen to it below:

The album from feature both previously shared singles – “Run It” and “Keep Pushing" – in addition to songs featuring Tia Nomore, Aesop Rock, Nels Cline, and more.

The new LP continues the band's penchant for sci-fi influenced storytelling and narrative, and take inspiration from various touchstones and years. According to a bio of the album Roy Christopher:

"[The band] texture-map the twin histories of hip-hop and cyberpunk onto an alternate present where Rammellzee and Bambaataa are the superheroes of old; where Cybotron and Mantronix are the reigning legends; where Egyptian Lover and Freestyle are debated endlessly, and Ultramag and Public Enemy are the undeniable forefathers; where the lost movements of the 1980s and the 1990s are still happening: rave, trip-hop, hip-house, acid house, drum & bass, big beat—the detritus of a different timeline, the survivors of armed audio warfare."

Dead Channel Sky also features two distinct tracklists – one for CD/digital and one for the 2xLP vinyl release. Check those out below:

CD + Digital Tracklisting:
1. Intro
2. Dominator
3. Change the Channel
4. Run It
5. Go
6. Simple Degradation (Plucks 1-13) (with Bitpanic)
7. Code
8. Dodger
9. Malleus (with Nels Cline)
10. Scams (feat. Tia Nomore)
11. Keep Pushing
12. "From Bright Bodies" (Interlude)
13. Mood Organ
14. Polaroids
15. Simple Degradation (Plucks 14-18) (with Bitpanic)
16. Madcap
17. Mirrorshades pt. 2 (feat. Cartel Madras)
18. "And You Called" (Interlude)
19. Welcome Home Warrior (feat. Aesop Rock)
20. Ask What Happened
 
2xLP Tracklisting:
A1. Intro
A2. Dominator
A3. Change the Channel
A4. Run It
A5. Go
B1. Code
B2. Dodger
B3. Malleus (with Nels Cline)
B4. Scams (ft. Tia Nomore)
C1. Keep Pushing
C2. Mood Organ
C3. Polaroids
C4. Madcap
D1. Mirrorshades pt. 2 (ft. Cartel Madras)
D2. Welcome Home Warrior (ft. Aesop Rock)
D3. Ask What Happened

The band will also be heading out on a short tour in support of the album:

03/14 Los Angeles, CA @ The Echoplex
03/15 San Francisco, CA @ The Independent
03/29 Knoxville, TN @ Big Ears Festival
04/24 Phoenix, AZ @ Rebel Lounge
04/26 Salt Lake City, UT @ Metro Music Hall
04/27 Denver, CO @ Larimer Lounge
04/29 Portland, OR @ Holocene
04/30 Seattle, WA @ Neumos
05/01 Vancouver, BC @ Rickshaw
05/03 Sacramento, CA @ Goldfield