American singer and dancer Willow has released the remix of her song, “Transparent Soul” (stylized as “t r a n s p a r e n t s o u l”) featuring Blink-182 drummer Travis Barker.
The remix of the song sees guest appearance from rapper singer Kid Cudi.
“Transparent Soul” featuring Travis Barker was originally released as the lead single from Willow’s fourth solo studio album Lately I Feel Everything.
The theme of the song is Willow’s struggle with “fake” people seeking to exploit them, revealed to the singer by her ability to see these qualities in their “transparent” souls.
Willow described the song as having been written during a very introspective time at the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic, and inspired by a quote from Hindu guru Radhanath Swami.
Willow was also inspired to enter the genre by her mother, Jada Pinkett Smith, who previously fronted nu metal band Wicked Wisdom in the early 2000s. She plays an Ernie Ball Music Man St. Vincent signature guitar on the track.
