Shabazz Palaces takes a darkly aquatic dive in the official video for “Goat Me (feat. Cobra Coil)” from Exotic Birds of Prey (Sub Pop), his new, seven-song mini-album for 2024, out now. 
Shabazz Palaces is masterminded by vocalist and producer Ismael Butler, whose unstinting drive to reimagine hip-hop – even as he enjoys his fifth decade on Earth – remains undimmed. 

Exotic Birds of Prey furthers the modus operandi of its predecessor, Robed in Rareness – a respectful eye on the past, an embrace of an ever-evolving present, and its feet are firmly planted in the future. Where Robed… warped sounds like shoegaze and ambient music into the Shabazz Palaces multiverse, Exotic… cross-pollinates these elements with twisted electro and funk vibes. This new endeavor features collaborations with the likes of Stas THEE Boss and Irene Barber (“Angela”), Lavarr the Starr (“Take Me To Your Leader”), Japreme Magnetic (“Myths of the Occult”), OC Notes (“Well Known Nobody”), the aforementioned Cobra Coil, and Purple Tape Nate (“Exotic Birds of Prey”).

Next week, Shabazz Palaces will appear at My Morning Jacket’s “One Big Holiday” at Hard Rock Hotel Riviera Maya, April 4th-7th, 2024. Later that month, Shabazz Palaces’ European and UK dates in support of Robed in Rareness and Exotic Birds of Prey begin April 27th in Paris, France at Le Petit Bain and currently end May 22nd in Braga, PT at Gnration.

Sat. Apr. 27 – Paris, FR – Le Petit Bain
Tue. Apr. 30 – Lille, FR – Aeronef
Wed. May 01 – Brussels, BE – AB Club
Thu. May 02 – Ramsgate, UK – Music Hall
Fri. May  03 – Dublin, IE – Sugar Club
Sat. May 04 – Leeds, UK – Headrow House
Sun. May 05 – Manchester, UK – YES Pink Room
Mon. May 06 – Brighton, UK – Patterns
Tue. May 07 – London, UK – Village Underground
Thu. May 09 – Amsterdam, NL – Paradiso
Sat. May 11 – Copenhagen, DK  – Huset
Sun. May 12 – Hamburg, DE – Turmzimmer
Mon. May 13 – Berlin, DE – Frannz Club
Tue. May 14 – Prague, CZ – Meet Factory
Thu. May 16 – Geneva, CH – L’Usine
Sun. May 19 – San Sebastian, ES – Dabadaba
Mon. May 20 – Madrid, ES – Cafe Berlin
Tue. May 21 – Lisbon, PT – B. Leza
Wed. May 22 – Braga, PT – Gnration