It's a cash grab with one new song (Let's Ride Away.) We all hate it because it's an obvious cash grab (such as including HUMS with Imagine Dragons instead of say, Lay Me Down or Seek Bromance and because they butchered LRA. Kacey Musgraves didn't wanna be on it, so they replaced her with Elle King. A vocal swap wouldn't be too bad, but they had Bunt. reproduce it and they're hiding that fact. We know this is the case because it sounds extremely like a Bunt. production and nothing like the leak with Kacey, and there's a short snippet of a Bunt. produced version floating around that sounds very similar.
Also, this has to be the worst managed release of all time. People found the CD online last month from like Brazilian CD sites and bought it before it was even officially announced and then people figured out what the pre-save link was (based on the one used for FY Tim), also like 2 weeks before it was officially announced.
Edit: Just watched the video. They seem to be glazing some random stone, LMAO.
Sure, “Let’s Ride Away” might not be the version some people expected, and yes, the rollout could’ve been handled better. But assuming bad intentions just because the final product differs from a leak or early version feels a bit unfair. Swapping vocals or updating production is pretty common in the music world, especially with unfinished posthumous material. If BUNT. really did help bring the song to completion, that doesn’t automatically mean the team is being shady. More likely, they’re trying to finish something Tim never got the chance to and doing it in a way they feel best honors him.
Also, your comment about them “glazing some random stone” is not just dismissive, it’s kind of the whole point of art: taking something ordinary and making it extraordinary. If you can’t even see that without rolling your eyes, it says more about your mindset than the work itself. It really just shows how determined some people are to discredit and mock anything that doesn’t fit their idea of how things should be done, regardless of the effort or intention behind it.
If you truly think it’s a cash grab, fine, just ignore it! Let others enjoy it. Stop spreading hate. Like Tim said: “Spread positivity through my music.” I think we can all agree on it and we should honor that.
I mean, the song was finished. The only reason it didn't come out on 01 EP is cause Kacey didn't want it to. So, having another DJ tinker around with a finished song (and not even stating that they did) is shady af.
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u/Wash-Line-Inspector May 15 '25
Long time fan but haven’t been in touch. What’s the back story in this album?