Multi-platinum live sensations Rainbow Kitten Surprise have released the brand new track “Overtime” featuring 7x-GRAMMY winner Kacey Musgraves. Musgraves shared news of the duet on her socials earlier this week, and expressed her own excitement about the collaboration in a heartfelt message to the band. The effervescent single marks the latest offering from the North Carolina-bred quartet’s first full-length album in six years, LOVE HATE MUSIC BOX, due out May 10, 2024 via Elektra Entertainment
Rainbow Kitten Surprise singer/songwriter/frontperson Ela Melo explains: “I really believe in serendipity. I wrote ‘Overtime’ on a Saturday, met Kacey the following Monday, and got up the nerve to ask if she’d be down to lay down some vocals for it on Tuesday. It’s the first time we’ve had a feature on an RKS song and we’re still pinching ourselves that it’s her.”
The band recently announced details for their upcoming Tiny Music Box Tour, a run of underplay shows that feature differing set lists each night, highlighting material from LOVE HATE MUSIC BOX alongside fan-favorites from throughout the band’s beloved discography. With most dates already sold out, the tour will kick off May 6 in Nashville at Brooklyn Bowl, followed by a show at New York’s Webster Hall on May 9. Due to overwhelming demand, additional shows have been added to their previously announced 2-night stands in Boston, Austin, and Denver. (Full dates below; additional dates later in the year to be announced soon). Working with Plus 1, $1 per ticket goes towards supporting organizations delivering mental health treatment and access to care.
“Overtime” follows the album’s effervescent, lead single “Superstar” and surprise fan offering “LOL,” both streaming on all platforms now. Each song arrived accompanied by a music video directed by Matthew DeLisi [Paramore, Judah & The Lion] – streaming on the band’s official YouTube channel.
After years of struggling with her own mental health that resulted in writer’s block, on-stage episodes, and tour cancellations, RKS singer/songwriter/frontperson Ela Melo was properly diagnosed and treated in 2023, vastly improving her quality of life. As if suddenly struck by creative intervention, songs once again poured out of her, writing at least one a day for an entire year and forming the backbone of their 22-track opus LOVE HATE MUSIC BOX. This epic mosaic of sound and emotion was fully realized once the band – guitarists Bozzy Keller and Ethan Goodpaster, drummer Jess Haney and former bassist Charlie Holt – reconvened in the studio, adding another dimension sonically.
Produced by Daniel Tashian (Kacey Musgraves) along with Konrad Snyder (Noah Kahan) and Melo, the much-anticipated album ponders life’s ups and downs, and traces the turbulent trajectory of relationships, painted out loud in hues of pop, electronic, rock, and hip-hop. As such, it finds the musicians at their most vulnerable, vibrant, and vital.
LOVE HATE MUSIC BOX Track Listing:
Peter Pan
Sickset
Finalist
LOL
Lucky
Meticulous
Hot Pink Ice Cube
SVO
Code Blue
Overtime (Feat. Kacey Musgraves)
Ghoul
John Woo
Low As We Go
Bearwalk
Superstar
Cinderella
Best Man
Rabbit Run
Daddy Yankee
Re-Entry
No Occasion
Thanks For Coming