THE ANNOUNCEMENT
Mike D is releasing his first solo album — *Thank You*, out August 28 via Capitol Records under the name Mike D 5D — and he recorded it at home with his sons Skyler and Davis *. It’s the first full-length of new music from a Beastie Boys member since *Hot Sauce Committee Part Two* dropped in 2011 *. The latest single “True Colors” has him singing instead of rapping over psychedelic rock that feels more Chemical Brothers than Brooklyn hip-hop *†.
THE DETAILS
- 13 tracks including “Crypto,” “Make It Stop,” and “I Don’t Care,” plus previously released singles “Switch Up” and “What We Got” *†
- Collaborators include Carter Lang, Jared Solomon, Ging, Jason Lader, Eddie Ruscha, and Tyran Donaldson *
- The touring Mike D 5D band features Mike D, his sons Skyler and Davis, Eddie Ruscha, Will Graefe, and Milo Ruscha *
- European dates in June 2026 include Primavera Sound in Porto and Beyond the Streets in Paris *
- US show September 26, 2026 at Portola Music Festival in San Francisco *
- Recent warm-up shows included a surprise pop-up at Ojai Valley Women’s Club and a Brooklyn gig *
WHY IT MATTERS
BUCKET LIST. This is the first time we’re hearing what a Beastie Boy sounds like completely untethered from the group’s legacy, and Mike D chose to make it a family project that ditches rapping entirely for sung psychedelic funk. Fifteen years is a long time to wait for new music from one of hip-hop’s most influential acts, and what we’re getting is nothing like what anyone expected.