Steve Aoki Just Us Two

2x-Grammy-nominated artist and producer Steve Aoki teams up with Taking Back Sunday for the new high-octane single 'Just Us Two.' 

The new song is a full-circle moment for Aoki. It finds him leaning into the alternative roots of the start of his career with his record label Dim Mak in his college dorm room, championing music from acts like The Kills and Bloc Party. Now, with their performance on 'Just Us Two' Aoki and Taking Back Sunday made the recording in the studio "old school style," according to Aoki. It was written by the entire band and Steve from scratch during a late afternoon studio session only a few months ago. Taking Back Sunday offers their signature vocal stylings to the song while the energy of Aoki's production brings a cinematic element that gives the song a dynamic cross-genre appeal. 

The technicolor, neon-lit music video finds the artists rip-roaring through an eerie motel, reverberating a performance of 'Just Us Two,' surprising guests in the airwaves and on television screens.

Steve Aoki shares, "I met up with Taking Back Sunday in Charlotte, North Carolina and we recorded the song live in a physical recording studio, honing in on the group's powerful instrumentation. I come from a punk background and it's always so good to work with artists that share the same passion for live music. This record encapsulates both of our roots while maintaining the Aoki elements that bound the track together."

Adam Lazzara of Taking Back Sunday says, "Getting a call asking if we wanted to write with Steve Aoki was very surreal. Steve comes from a very similar background as we do, house shows, DIY labels, the whole thing. We were listening back to different ideas he had, and one guitar part in particular caught our drummer Mark's ear. We approached it in the same way we do our own songs, and we couldn't be happier with the outcome. Turns out our worlds aren't as far apart as people might think."