So here’s more on Justin Timberlake’s “Man of the Woods” album. A first single and video drop on Friday, they’re called “Filthy.” I don’t know if this is because you get filthy if you walk in the woods. Wipe your feet on the mat before coming inside…
Then starting January 18th, for three Fridays, there will be three more singles with videos. No titles yet. But in keeping with the woods theme, I hope JT has updated Fleetwood Mac’s “Bare Trees.”
Guests on the album include Alicia Keys, Timbaland, Pharrell and the Neptunes, and country superstar Chris Stapleton.
According to a press release: The colorful, futuristic music video for “Filthy” was directed by groundbreaking and multiple award-winning director Mark Romanek. The dance heavy video features Timberlake as a modern day inventor presenting his latest creation to the world. This is the second time Timberlake and Romanek have teamed up for a one-of-a-kind video.
I read one interesting take on JT’s announcement so far claiming that he was “rebranding as a white man.” This sounded good, and was clickbait, but with Alicia, Timbaland and Pharrell involved, I don’t think that’s going to stand up. We’ll see…
No word on whether “Can’t Stop the Feeling” will be an album extra, etc. But you can bet that will be a big part of JT’s Super Bowl show on February 4th– and should send that single right back to the top of the charts by the end of the evening!
