MSTRKRFT Throw Fist Of God

12/02/08 2:59pm

by Kate Harper (CHARTattack)

MSTRKRFT's sophomore album will be called Fist Of God when it's released through Last Gang Records in March.

Former Death From Above 1979 bassist Jesse Keeler and producer Al-P's second album is reportedly "really different" from 2006's The Looks, according to Keeler.

Fist Of God doesn't yet have a release date or track list, but it will include "Bounce," a collaborative single MSTRKRFT released with N.O.R.E. in October. The disc also includes guest appearances from Ghostface Killah, E-40, Freeway, Lil' Mo and John Legend.

"We wanted to make a record that was more ideologically like a throwback to when rap and R&B production was old school; the line between that and dance was very blurry," Keeler told Billboard.com. "We knew people were gonna hate, because idiots don't like music because they like listening to it.

"They use it as a way of defining who they are. When it changes, it leaves them in a tough spot — 'I can't use this to create my identity anymore' — and their reaction is negative."

MSTRKFRT are playing shows throughout December, and you may be able to hear selections from Fist Of God here:

Dec. 17 Calgary, AB @ The Whiskey
Dec. 18 Kelowna, BC @ Level Nightclub
Dec. 19 Victoria, BC @ Sugar
Dec. 26 Ottawa, ON @ Heaven Nightclub
Dec. 27 Edmonton, AB @ Edmonton Event Centre
Dec. 28 Vancouver, BC @ The Plaza Club
Dec. 29 Whistler, BC @ Garfinkels