- 2022-03-18
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MUSIC
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Muse Announces New Album “Will Of The People”, Shares New Song “Compliance”
British rock band Muse, consisting of Matt Bellamy (vocals/guitar), Dominic Howard (drums) and Chris Wolstenholme (bass) announced ninth studio album “Will Of The People” would be released on August 26, 2022 via Warner Records.
It is their first album in four years since the 2018 album “Simulation Theory”.
From the album, the band released the second single “Compliance” along with a music video, following “Won't Stand Down”.
It was written by Matt Bellamy. The video was directed by Jeremi Durand.
“‘Compliance’ is about submission to authoritarian rules and reassuring untruths to be accepted to an in-group,” Matt Bellamy said of the song. “Gangs, governments, demagogues, social media algorithms & religions seduce us during times of vulnerability, creating arbitrary rules and distorted ideas for us to comply with. They sell us comforting myths, telling us only they can explain reality while simultaneously diminishing our freedom, autonomy and independent thought.”
He continued, “We are not just coerced, we are herded, frightened and corralled to produce a daily ‘2 minutes of hate’ against an out-group of their choosing and to turn a blind eye to our own internal voice of reason & compassion. They just need our Compliance.”- The album comprises 10-track, produced by Muse. The band recorded it in Los Angeles and London.
Matt Bellamy explained in a statement, “It is influenced by the increasing uncertainty and instability in the world A pandemic, new wars in Europe, massive protests and riots, an attempted insurrection, Western democracy wavering, rising authoritarianism, wildfires and natural disasters and the destabilisation of the global order all informed ‘Will Of The People’”
He said, “It has been a worrying and scary time for all of us as the Western empire and the natural world, which have cradled us for so long are genuinely threatened. This album is a personal navigation through those fears and preparation for what comes next.” -
Photo by Nick Fancher - source : Spotify
