The sons of three Beatles members, John Lennon, Paul McCartney, and Ringo Starr, have collaborated on a new track. The song “Rip-Off” comes from the supergroup Mantra of the Cosmos, which includes member Zak Starkey, formerly of The Who, and guests Sean Ono Lennon and James McCartney.
Starr dropped an extensive first listen on his official Instagram account, alongside the simple caption, “Vocals – Shaun Ryder, James McCartney, Sean Lennon.” Clocking in at two minutes and 15 seconds, the “Rip-Off” preview presents a sense of musical experimentation that can be sonically linked to their fathers’ own late-60s outputs in association with their time in India by co-opting the use of chanting, dominated by lyrics that touch on the time, “Time is gonna fuck you up/ Time is gonna get ya/ Time is got ya..”
The video also featured images of The Beatles, their songs, and Mantra of the Cosmos, threading a visual connection between the track’s contributors and influences. Stakey forged the band in 2023, along with Shaun Ryder, Mark Berry (Happy Monday), and Andy Ball (Oasis, Beady Eye). Ball’s Oasis bandmate, Noel Gallagher, previously appeared on Mantra of the Cosmos’ latest single release, “Domino Bones (Gets Dangerous),” which dropped on Wednesday, June 11.
Just last year, Sean Ono Lennon and James McCartney teamed up on their single, “Primrose Hill.” At the time of the aforementioned single release, James wrote on social media, “I had a vision as a child in Scotland, on what was a lovely summer’s day. Letting go, I saw my true love and saviour in my mind’s eye. ‘Primrose Hill’ is about getting the ball rolling with me & finding this person.”
Listen to a sample of “Rip-Off” below.
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