Danny Elfman Announces Remix Album, Shares New Song With Iggy Pop

Danny Elfman has announced Bigger. Messier., a remix version of his 2021 album Big Mess. The record—due out August 12 via Anti- and Epitaph—includes previously released collaborations with Trent Reznor, Squarepusher, and Zach Hill, as well as a new version of “Kick Me,” featuring Iggy Pop. Find the new “Kick Me” visual below.

Additional Bigger. Messier. contributors include Kaitlyn Aurelia Smith, Boy Harsher, Xiu Xiu, and Boris. The album was executive produced by Stu Brooks and Elfman’s longtime manager Laura Engel. In a statement, Elfman said:

At the onset of the Bigger. Messier. I asked the same thing of every artist: “Express me through your own eyes.” Not only was I surprised at the artists that wanted to participate, but completely blown away by what everyone contributed. There’s a tremendous amount of diversity represented throughout, and I couldn’t be more excited to announce the record with Iggy’s version of “Kick Me,” which not only serves as a reinvention of the song vocally, but instrumentally as well. This record became such an enjoyment of experimentation and relinquishing control of my own work in a way that I’ve never done before.

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