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Fifteen years on from the final Beastie Boys album, Michael Diamond – better known as Mike D – has returned to music-making to share his debut solo release with the world, Thank You.

The project sees the 60-year-old rapper, musician and producer collaborating with his sons Skyler and Davis on a colourfully psychedelic set of thirteen tracks that marks the first new music from a Beastie Boys member since the death of Adam Yauch in 2012.