Kaytranada’s Punchy ‘Space Invader’ Is A Throwback Dance Jam

Kaytranada announced his new album, Ain’t No Damn Way!, yesterday, and today, fans woke up to its first single. “Space Invader” is a punchy, throwback dance jam owing much of its sonic imprint to the freestyle bops of the 1980s (think Kendrick Lamar’s “Squabble Up” sample of Debbie Deb’s “When I Hear Music”). An insistent synth pushes listeners to move, while skittering drums help them keep the beat. Kaytra said his aim with Ain’t No Damn Way! is to make listeners dance (just like Tyler The Creator with his new album, Don’t Tap The Glass), so it looks like “mission accomplished.” Ahead of the