Kaytranada has something sinister up his sleeve. The DJ and producer released a music video Wednesday for “Witchy” featuring Childish Gambino, the 16th track off his latest album Timeless. The nearly four minute video show Kaytranada and Gambino grooving in a cool-toned studio when a phantom-like figure begins to mirror Gambino’s dance movements.
“It’s voodoo/You make me feel like I’ve been floating/This ain’t a spell, you got me open, girl,” Gambino says in the music video.
Timeless, released June 7, includes tracks like “Lover/Friend” which chronicles the in between space in relationships along with features from Tinashe, Anderson .Paak, Pink Pantheress, and Mariah the Scientist.
In a Rolling Stone digital cover story, Kaytranada said he recorded a majority of the songs for his third album around the time he received a Grammy for his record Bubba in 2021. One of the songs were the synth-heavy track “Witchy.” Downplaying the artist collabs, Kaytranada told Rolling Strone, “It’s not big, big names, but it’s definitely artists that I love to work with.”
Kaytranada, who fuses traditional hip-hop and R&B with dance music, released his debut album 99.9% in 2016, which features standout single “You’re the One” with the Internet’s Syd on vocals. Two years later, other songs, like Kaytranada’s edition of “Be Your Girl” by Teedra Moses, helped him reached commercial success.
The artist announced his Timeless tour on July 16, featuring collaborator Channel Tres as a special guest and select appearances by Amaarae, Sam Gellaitry, Kitty Ca$h, and Lou Phelps throughout the North American tour. Kaytranada has a pair of shows Friday and Saturday at New York’s Forest Hills Stadium, with additional performances in Philadelphia, Houston, Miami, and Atlanta.