Next week, on May 11, Mark Kozelek releases his new self-titled album (via Caldo Verde/Rough Trade). As is his tradition, he’s streaming the record on his website ahead of its official release, accompanied by an interview about the LP. This time, Kozelek spoke with Phoebe Bridgers. Listen to Mark Kozelek at SunKilMoon.com, and check out his conversation with Bridgers.

The third track on Mark Kozelek is called “The Mark Kozelek Museum,” and it includes some notable lyrics about Ariel Pink. “Ariel Pink ain’t your run-of-the-mill indie rock,” Kozelek sings. “If it was 1975, he’d be a household name/And we’d be neck-and-neck/He’d be David Bowie famous, and I’d be Neil Young famous.”

Kozelek’s lyrics are eerily similar to remarks made by Julian Casablancas in a March 2018 Vulture interview. Casablancas said, “I strive to build a world where... Ariel Pink is as popular as Ed Sheeran,” adding his personal prediction that Pink will be “one of the best-remembered artists of this generation.” In addition, Casablancas said Pink is “analogous” to Bowie.

Later in the track, Kozelek sings, “Next time I see him [Ariel Pink] will probably be some indie rock festival in Europe/At some cafeteria/Port-a potties outside that reek of diarrhea.” He goes on to sing “diarrhea” eight times.

According to a listing on his website, Mark Kozelek was recorded “May 11, 2017 through January 26th, 2018,” meaning Kozelek’s Ariel Pink thoughts predate Casablancas’ public statements. It also means his fecally-minded lyrics were written long before Kanye West rapped, “Poop-diddy, whoop-scoop/Poop, poop.” The track does, however, arrive many years after Tim & Eric’s “Diarrhea” sketch. Find excerpted “The Mark Kozelek Museum” lyrics below.

Excerpt from “The Mark Kozelek Museum”: