Mastodon began teasing something called Light the Torch yesterday, which I assume is that unreleased 2018 track featuring Neurosis vocalist Scott Kelly. The track is due out this Friday, as is (reportedly) the announcement of a new B-sides and rarities compilation called Medium Rarities. The compilation is rumored to be out September 11. You also have to wonder if Cattle Decapitation is at all mad about the title, considering they did the same exact thing in 2018.
So what might be included on Medium Rarities? My guesses are:
- The 2016 Game of Thrones track "White Walker"
- The Adult Swim single "Atlanta"
- The 2010 radio edits of "The Czar" and "The Last Baron" from Crack the Skye
- The 2012 cover of Feist's "A Commotion"
- The 2012 cover of The Flaming Lips' "A Spoonful Weighs a Ton"
- The 2011 cover of ZZ Top's "Just Got Paid"
Plus who knows what else! Assuming I'm right about anything I just said, anyway. Sign up for Mastodon's Light the Torch mailing list here.
