Overview
- The album It's A Style Sport is slated for release on 10/23/2026 via Sub Pop and the label has published the full 10-track listing.
- Ishmael Butler is presented as the primary creative force behind Shabazz Palaces and co-produced the record with longtime collaborator Erik Blood.
- Most of the album was tracked in an eight-day session in Seattle and features contributions from Marquette Miller, Thaddeus “Thaddillac” Turner, Evan Flory-Barnes, Gerald “Tugboat” Turner, Kassa Overall, and Carlos Overall.
- The opening track, “Ahh World (I Won The Alpha Bet),” was released with an animated sci-fi video directed by Jacob Kasar and showcases a burbling spoken-word electro approach.
- Butler will promote the record with live appearances, beginning with a scheduled set at clipping.'s Splendor & Misery Festival at the Knockdown Center in Queens, continuing a trajectory that follows his 2024 mini-album and standalone single.