Less than a month ago, MIKE, Wiki, and The Alchemist released an album together. Then Wiki announced a new album this week and now MIKE has surprise-released one. It’s called Burning Desire, and it’s a lengthy, 24-song reminder that MIKE’s hazy, abstract rap never goes out of style. In classic MIKE fashion, he brings stream-of-consciousness screeds to sun-kissed jazz and soul samples, and it all swirls together into one mind-bending concoction. Guests include Earl Sweatshirt, Larry June, Liv.e, Niontay, El Cousteau, Lila Ramani of Brooklyn psych-rock band Crumb, UK singer/songwriter mark william lewis, and more. MIKE also put out an Alex Huggins-directed video for “What U Say U Are,” and you can watch that and stream the full album below.

MIKE will be opening Earl Sweatshirt & The Alchemist’s upcoming fall tour (including NYC’s Brooklyn Steel on 11/22), and he also just announced a headlining tour of North America and Europe for 2024. Tickets go on sale Friday, October 20.

The tour begins in Dublin in February, and it wraps up in MIKE’s NYC hometown on May 25 at Webster Hall. All dates are listed below.

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Tracklist
1. Intro with Klein
2. Dambe
3. Zap!
4. African Sex Freak Fantasy
5. Snake Charm
6. plz don’t cut my wings (feat. Earl Sweatshirt)
7. REAL LOVE with fashions pitta
8. U think Maybe? (feat. Liv.e & Venna)
9. Zombie
10. Set the Mood
11. Billboards with Anuoluwapo “Sandra” Majekodunmi
12. 98
13. Do you Believe?
14. Burning Desire
15. THEY DON’T STOP IN THE RAIN with TAKA
16. Baby Jesus
17. Ho-Rizin
18. Mussel Beach (feat. El Cousteau & Niontay)
19. Sixteens
20. Should be! (feat. Lila Ramani of Crumb)
21. What U Say U Are
22. Golden Hour (feat. Larry June)
23. Playtime (Interlude)
24. Let’s Have a Ball (feat. mark william lewis)

MIKE — 2024 Tour Dates
2/27/24 – Dublin, IE @ The Sound House
2/28/24 – Lisbon, PT @ ZDB
2/29/24 – Braga, PT @ Gnration
3/01/24 – Barcelona, ES – LAUT
3/02/24 – Berlin, DE @ PANKE
3/05/24 – Aarhus, DK @ VoxHall
3/07/24 – Stockholm, SE @ Nalen Klubb
3/08/24 – Oslo, NO @ Bla
3/09/24 – Copenhagen, DE @ DK – Rust
3/12/24 – Tilburg, NL @ Hall of Fame
3/13/24 – Amsterdam, NL @ Paradiso Tolhustuin
3/14/24 – Cologne, DE @ Veedel
3/15/24 – Brussels, BE @ Botanique
3/16/24 – London, UK @ Cafe OTO
3/19/24 – Leeds, UK @ Belgrave Music Hall
3/20/24 – Glasgow, UK @ Rum Shack
3/21/24 – Manchester, UK @ Band on the Wall
3/22/24 – Bristol, UK @ Strange Brew
3/23/24 – Paris, FR @ Bourse du Commerce

4/17 – Philadelphia, PA @ Union Transfer
4/18 – Boston, MA @ The Sinclair
4/19 – Montreal, QC @ Theatre Fairmount
4/20 – Toronto, ON @ Lee’s Palace
4/21 – Cleveland, OH @ Grog Shop
4/24 – Detroit, MI @ Sanctuary
4/25 – Chicago, IL @ Metro
4/26 – Milwaukee, WI @ TBA
4/27 – Minneapolis, MN @ Underground Music Venue
4/28 – Kansas City, MO @ recordBar
4/30 – Denver, CO @ Bluebird Theatre
5/01 – Salt Lake City, UT @ Soundwell
5/02 – Boise, ID @ Treefort Music Hall
5/03 – Seattle, WA @ Crocodile
5/04 – Vancouver, BC @ The Pearl
5/05 – Portland, OR @ TBA
5/08 – San Francisco, CA @ The Independent
5/09 – Santa Cruz @ Catalyst Atrium
5/10 – Los Angeles, CA @ Echoplex
5/11 – Pomona, CA @ The Glass House
5/12 – San Diego, CA @ Voodoo Room
5/14 – Phoenix, AZ @ Crescent Ballroom
5/15 – El Paso, TX @ Lowbrow Palace
5/16 – Austin, TX @ The Parish
5/17 – Dallas, TX @ Sons of Hermann Hall
5/18 – Houston, TX @ The Secret Group
5/19 – Baton Rouge, LA @ Chelsea’s Live
5/21 – Atlanta, GA @ The Masquerade – Hell Stage
5/22 – Carrboro, NC @ Cat’s Cradle
5/23 – Richmond, VA @ The Broadberry
5/24 – Washington, DC @ Union Stage
5/25 – New York, NY @ Webster Hall

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Earl Sweatshirt & The Alchemist / MIKE / Black Noi$e — 2023 Tour Dates
11/6 – Seattle, WA @ Showbox SoDo*
11/7 – Portland, OR @ McMenamins Crystal Ballroom*
11/9 – San Francisco, CA @ The Regency Ballroom*
11/14 – Dallas, TX @ The Studio at the Factory
11/15 – Houston, TX @ The Ballroom at Warehouse Live
11/18 – Atlanta, GA @ Heaven at the Masquerade
11/20 – Washington, DC @ The Fillmore Silver Spring
11/21 – Philadelphia, PA @ Theatre of Living Arts
11/22 – New York City, NY @ Brooklyn Steel
11/24 – Boston, MA @ Royale
11/27 – Detroit, MI @ Saint Andrew’s Hall

* – no MIKE