Aussie genre-defiers Twelve Foot Ninja have shared a heavy new single titled “Over and Out“, featuring Jinjer’s Tatiana Shmayluk. You can view the track’s official stream below.
“Over and Out” serves as the third single from Twelve Foot Ninja‘s long-awaited third studio album, Vengeance. The track follows the release of singles “Long Way Home“ and “Start the Fire“ over the past few months.
Speaking on the brand new single, vocalist Kin Etik explains “the song is an ode to the complicated relationship we have with our own mortality and how death can seem like the arms of a lover beckoning us to an early demise. The French first coined the phrase l’appel du vide which is the feeling of wondering what it would be like to jump in front of a truck or to jump off a cliff. It translates into English as the ‘call of the void’. The phenomenon is actually a positive affirmation that by not answering the call you unequivocally choose life.”
About the choice of Tatiana Shmayluk to feature on the track, Kin says, “we wanted someone who could represent the lyric ‘the devil in my blood’ – both the darkness and the light. Tatiana embodies what we needed for this track perfectly so asking her to feature on it was a no brainer. Her band Jinjer and Twelve Foot Ninja have played together a number of times and we instantly connected the first time we met in the Ukraine capital Kyiv. We’ve since come to respect Tatiana as a musician and as a human so we’re stoked she’s agreed to jump on this track.”
Further, featured vocalist Tatiana Shmayluk had the following to say, “when the TFN guys asked me to feature on one of their new tracks, I immediately said yes without even hearing it! The song and video were a lot of fun and very different from anything I’ve done with Jinjer … it’s a great pleasure to be an honorary member of the Twelve Foot Ninja clan now!”
The brand new album, Vengeance is set to be the first extended outing from Twelve Foot Ninja since 2016’s Outlier. Since then, the group have shared a special vinyl b-side from Outlier titled “Red“, and a cover of Huey Lewis & The News‘ “Stuck With You“.
Vengeance is set for release on October 22nd via self-release on the band’s own label, Volkanik. You can pre-order the record here. For all things Twelve Foot Ninja, including our upcoming review of Vengeance, keep it locked on Boolin Tunes.