Epik Excessive’s Tablo confirms new solo album and RM function
Epik Excessive frontman Tablo has confirmed {that a} contemporary collaboration with BTS chief RM is “within the pipeline” as a part of his upcoming second solo album.
The veteran Korean-Canadian musician lately sat down for an interview with Rolling Stone, throughout which he confirmed {that a} brand-new collaboration with RM is at present underway. Tablo and RM most lately labored collectively on ‘All Day’, a observe from RM’s debut solo album ‘Indigo’, launched final December.
Responding to a query about the opportunity of the BTS rapper guesting on his personal solo album, Tablo mentioned, “Who leaked that?”
“OK, let me simply put it this fashion. If there’s a Tablo solo within the works, RM would positively be Quantity One on my listing to do a tune with,” the Epik Excessive rapper advised Rolling Stone. “However I additionally wish to discover that extra emotional, form of painful type of Epik Excessive vibe, however in a totally new manner with RM. And I’m simply saying, if it have been to occur, I feel RM would do it. In order that’s all I’m gonna say.”
Rolling Stone then added that Tablo later confirmed that “one other Tablo x RM collab is within the pipeline”, as a part of the previous’s upcoming second solo album, mentioned to even be at present within the works.
Elsewhere within the interview, each artists spoke about their previous experiences working with each other on music. “To me, Tablo is sort of a big mountain that I at all times look as much as,” RM mentioned of Tablo, citing the latter’s two-part debut solo album ‘Fever’s Finish’ as examples of his artistry. “Amongst many issues, I like his poetic and insightful lyrics, his musicality, and profession as a musician, the best way he overcame all of the hardships he went by way of. Simply take heed to ‘Fever’s Finish’, and you’ll really feel it.”
RM continued: “Tablo is a genius, however I’m unsure about myself. I simply attempt to give my finest effort in the whole lot. We have now completely different backgrounds, however since he’s at all times been the hero all through my musical journey thus far, I feel we may recognise one another.”
The Okay-pop idol additionally recalled how “Epik Excessive and Tablo have at all times been there throughout my childhood” and the way “they positively influenced my music”. “Tablo is a type of who can deal with social points in sharp and delightful methods by way of music… I’ve at all times wished to collaborate with him on a tune in 2000s hip-hop that touches on a social situation,” he shared.
Epik Excessive are set to drop their new document titled ‘Strawberry’ later in the present day (February 1) at 6pm KST. It comes just a little underneath a 12 months for the reason that trio dropped their final document, the 12-track studio album ‘Epik Excessive Is Right here 下, Half 2’ in February 2022. It was headlined by title observe ‘Grey So Grey’, which reunited them with Younha, and included two singles initially launched in 2021: ‘Face ID’ and ‘Rain Track’.
In a five-star evaluation of the document , NME’s Rhian Daly wrote: “A lightweight within the darkness and a fantastically encouraging portrait of the very essence of life, it’s an album that must be remembered for a very long time to come back.”