Nevermen are a trio consisting of
Anticon MC
Doseone,
Faith No More's
Mike Patton, and
TV on the Radio's
Tunde Adebimpe. Like other
Doseone projects such as
13 & God and
Subtle, Nevermen freely blend experimental hip-hop, indie rock, and electronic textures, with tightly wound vocal harmonies and cryptic, abstract lyrics. The group openly rejects the idea of having a frontman, and all three members contribute equally, meshing into a single entity. The project initiated around 2008, after
Doseone had appeared on the 2006 album by
Patton's
Peeping Tom project, and
Adebimpe guested on a 2007 album by
Subtle. The trio announced that they were working on music together in 2008, and in 2009
Doseone announced that they had named themselves the Nevermen and had signed to
Lex Records, also home to
Subtle. All three members kept busy with their other commitments, most notably
Faith No More's reunion, so fans had to wait until 2015 before hearing the first taste of the group's music. Singles "Tough Towns" and "Mr. Mistake" finally appeared in 2015, with the latter sporting a remix by
Boards of Canada. The self-titled album by Nevermen (who had removed "the" from their name) finally appeared on
Lex (in the U.K.) and
Patton's
Ipecac label (in the U.S.) in early 2016. ~ Paul Simpson, Rovi