While the performances effortlessly call back to the classic rock staples of their respective record collections, Heidecker hopes it’s not heard as parody-a question he raises earnestly midway through the interview. But while his new album Fear of Death feels eerily relevant to these trying times, Tim Heidecker had no idea what was on the horizon when he wrote and recorded it. Mering is quick to corroborate: “No, you’re way too nice to be Dylan.” It’s one of several times during the interview they seem to finish each other’s thoughts, setting one another up for punchlines and twists.Īlong with Mering, Heidecker recorded the album last year in Los Angeles with collaborators including Weyes Blood keyboardist Drew Erickson, Foxygen producer Jonathan Rado, Warpaint drummer Stella Mozgawa, pedal steel player Connor “Catfish” Gallaher, and Long Island duo the Lemon Twigs (whom Mering calls “fairy pixie dust, pure magic”). Between a pandemic that has taken the lives of 200,000 and counting and the wildfires ravaging the West Coast, you’d be foolish not to be afraid of dying these days.
“Not that I’m Dylan or anything,” he adds. Fans of Heidecker’s solo work likely know what to expect going into Fear of Death. “We were vibing off that Bob Dylan, Joan Baez thing,” Heidecker explains over the phone, citing last year’s meta (and surprisingly Heidecker-esque) documentary Rolling Thunder Revue as a source of inspiration. On Prelude to Feeling, the album vows to make its listeners feel, promising an.
On Fear of Death, out September 25, they work together seamlessly, harmonizing on nearly every song and co-writing two of them. Part of the problem with Tim Heidecker’s Fear Of Death is that, immediately, it states its premise.
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