Mykki Blanco gets provocative on new single, "Butt Sex"

"Butt Sex" sees Blanco playfully explore desire, intimacy, and queer liberation. It arrives alongside a video shot in Berlin, directed by filmmaker, artist and collaborator Matt Lambert, capturing Blanco's sense of freedom with appearances from actors Ali and Klemens.

“I am in the golden era of my own career and I know it and the gratitude that I feel about my life and about how lucky I am to be an artist is never lost on me," Blanco says of the new track. I think because the world is so much harsher now, because these creative arenas are so saturated it’s probably even more amplified. We get to play in front of world as a job. We get to investigate our ideas and the inner workings of our niche desires and send that out to thousands of people."

"Matt Lambert is someone who brings out the very best in me," he continues, speaking on his collaboration with the director. "He pushes me to keep being clever and not rest on my laurels or resort to any kind of quick gimmick. He's very process-oriented but also open enough to know that essentially the best art is always dependent on how alive the moment is."