MIKE D 5D
THANK YOU
DEBUT ALBUM OUT AUGUST 28th
PRE-ORDER HERE
Watch the “True Colors” Visualizer HERE
“It’s heartening to hear a Beastie Boy just having fun on a record again”
— THE NEW YORK TIMES
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, mastered by Nicolas de Porcel, and consists of the following songs
Switch Up
What We Got
True Colors
That’s Right
Secrets Pt. I
Secrets Pt. II
I Don’t Care
Make It Stop
Crypto
Here We Are
Back To Start
It’s Time
Thank You
Thank You is available to pre-order here: https://MikeD.lnk.to/THANKYOU
Hailed by ROLLING STONE as “embodied with the punk energy that led to his band’s early breakthrough” and by GRIMY GOODS as “a wild good time,” the Mike D 5D band — featuring Mike, Skyler and Davis joined by Eddie Ruscha, Will Graefe and Milo Ruscha — has been bringing Thank You to life for those fortunate enough to score tickets to a series of instantly sold out shows at intimate, non-traditional venues. Currently in the midst of a UK visit, Mike D 5D’s shows to date have included appearances at Los Angeles’ Plaza Nightclub & Dance Hall, Malibu’s Brothers Marshall Surf Shop, The Ojai Valley Women’s Club, Sid the Cat Auditorium in South Pasadena CA, and most recently at Xanadu Roller Arts in Brooklyn and 26 Leake Street in London. Upcoming shows are listed below, with more to be announced.
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
Photo Credit: Sam Finelli
