David Bowie Teases “Lazarus”

Ears perked up recently when David Bowie's longtime collaborator Tony Visconti talked to Rolling Stone about the making of the singer's next album. "We were listening to a lot of Kendrick Lamar," the producer explained. "We wound up with nothing like that, but we loved the fact Kendrick was so open-minded and he didn’t do a straight-up hip-hop record. He threw everything on there, and that’s exactly what we wanted to do. The goal, in many, many ways, was to avoid rock and roll."

A 15 second snippet of another Bowie track surfaced today before the full song arrives at the end of the week. Look up here, I'm in heaven, the star sings over a bass-heavy groove. He adds a boast laced with menace: I've got scars that can't be seen. Listen above, and look for ★ January 8.