Muse will launch their ninth album, Will of the Folks, on Aug. 26. The British alt-prog trio previewed the challenge with lead single “Compliance,” paired with an unnerving video.
“Compliance” is a cool, synth-streaked observe constructed on a distorted bass groove, punchy drums and vocoder chords that swoop in to paint Matt Bellamy’s hovering refrain vocal. The video provides a creepy edge, using imagery of burning automobiles, glowing eyes, masks and mysterious drugs.
You may watch the clip under.
In a press launch, Bellamy detailed the inspiration for “Compliance,” calling it a music “about submission to authoritarian guidelines and reassuring untruths to be accepted to an in-group.”
“Gangs, governments, demagogues, social media algorithms and religions seduce us throughout occasions of vulnerability, creating arbitrary guidelines and distorted concepts for us to adjust to,” he famous. “They promote us comforting myths, telling us solely they will clarify actuality whereas concurrently diminishing our freedom, autonomy and impartial thought. We aren’t simply coerced, we’re herded, frightened and corralled to supply a day by day ‘two minutes of hate’ towards an out-group of their selecting and to show a blind eye to our personal inner voice of motive and compassion. They simply want our compliance.”
He additionally described how Will of the Folks, which follows 2018’s Simulation Principle, was “influenced by the rising uncertainty and instability on the earth.”
“A pandemic, new wars in Europe, large protests and riots, an tried rebellion, Western democracy wavering, rising authoritarianism, wildfires and pure disasters and the destabilization of the worldwide order all knowledgeable Will of the Folks,” he wrote. “It has been a worrying and scary time for all of us because the Western empire and the pure world, which have cradled us for therefore lengthy are genuinely threatened. This album is a private navigation via these fears and preparation for what comes subsequent.”
The self-produced Will of the Folks was recorded in London and Los Angeles. Grammy winner Serban Ghenea (Bruno Mars, Taylor Swift) blended eight of the album’s 10 songs.
Followers can pre-order the album, with “Compliance” and “Received’t Stand Down” provided as instantaneous downloads. A number of codecs shall be obtainable: digital, CD, black vinyl and different collectible editions, together with a marbled double-vinyl solely bought via the band’s official retailer.
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