Stranger to Stranger

Paul Simon released his 13th solo album, Stranger to Stranger on 3 June 2016. It’s his first studio album since So Beautiful or So What in 2011.

Simon collaborates with Clap! Clap! on three songs; “The Werewolf”, “Street Angel” and “Wristband”.

Paul about Clap! Clap! in an interview with Rolling Stone Magazine:

He takes African sound samples and puts digital dance grooves behind it. His newest album is a masterpiece. He makes music sound new and old at the same time.

He told the New York Times about the overall theme of the album:

The theme of this album — it’s not a lyrical theme. It’s a sound theme. This is the time that we’re living in and this is what it sounds like to me from the sources that I find interesting. In a way it’s not that different from hip-hop guys that are interested in sound, like Kanye or Kendrick.