Kevin Parker photo by Pooneh Ghana

Yesterday, Rihanna finally released her album ANTI. Surprisingly, it featured a cover of Tame Impala's "New Person, Same Old Mistakes" from the band's 2015 album Currents. Tame Impala's management have now issued a brief statement to NME about the cover. Read it below.

The Roc Nation team got in touch with us here at Spinning Top letting us know that Rihanna loved the Tame Impala track 'New Person, Same Old Mistakes'. They asked if she could cover the song for her new record. Kevin was more than happy to send it her way. We’re all really happy with how the song turned out, love it!

Tame Impala recently announced a tour in support of Currents. Read "Cosmic Neurotic: The Heady Perfectionism of Tame Impala's Kevin Parker."

Listen to Tame Impala's "New Person, Same Old Mistakes":

Watch Tame Impala perform "Feels Like We Only Go Backwards" for Pitchfork.tv: