

The song arrives with a video of Heidecker, Mering and musicians Eliana Athayde, Josh Adams and Mike Bloom performing “Fear of Death” in the studio.įear of Death follows Heidecker’s 2019 album, What the Brokenhearted Do… and it’s being billed not as a comedy record but “a Serious Album about Serious Topics - a doomed future, abandoning life in the city and the inevitability of death.” ( What the Brokenhearted Do… was also about serious topics, mainly divorce and heartbreak, although it was a tongue-in-cheek concept album inspired by fake internet rumors that Heidecker’s wife had left him. Primary Artists Tim Heidecker & Tim Heidecker & Weyes Blood. I don’t see the value in having fun/ I think I’m done. Put your headphones on if you dare, you’re about to feel. Today, Heidecker is sharing Fear Of Death ’s lead single and title track, which features vocals from his old friend Weyes Blood. Despite its rollicking sound, the song’s lyrics - as the title suggests - are a bit more morbid, as Heidecker parses the point of living when the end is always nigh, but ultimately settles firmly on the side of life: “Fear of death/Is keeping me alive,” he sings on the hook, with Mering providing harmony. This album begins with Tim Heidecker and Weyes Blood saying Sit on back in your favorite chair, you don’t have to be anywhere. “Fear of Death” is a brisk rocker that sounds like it was plucked straight out of Seventies Southern California. Fear of Death arrives September 25th on Spacebomb Records. Tim Heidecker has released a new song, “Fear of Death,” the title track from his upcoming album, which the comedian made with a band featuring Weyes Blood’s Natalie Mering, the Lemon Twigs’ Brian and Michael D’Addario and more.
