The hype for Muse’s new album is becoming unbearable. The 10 second Instagram posts every four days are intriguing to say the least. The mysterious blacked out magazine covers, distorted bass and even the sound of flutes. Although at the time of writing this little is concrete about Muse’s 7th LP, this is what we do know:
– It’s called ‘Drones’
– It’ll be out before the end of the year (probably before the summer given their already busy touring schedule)
– It’ll be heavier than ‘The Resistance’ & ‘The 2nd Law’
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Such is the quality of the first four Muse records that I’ve come to expect near perfection with each passing release. With ‘The Resistance’ and ‘The 2nd Law’, however, the band experimented too heavily with synthesisers and classical melodies and, in doing so, seemed to forget what made them so good in the first place – guitars. The promise of a heavier record excites no end. After all, ‘Origin of Symmetry’, arguably one of their best records, sees the band at their heaviest. Whilst follow up records ‘Absolution’ and ‘Black Holes & Revelations’ may have been dubbed more commercial as Muse’s popularity began to soar, both records still had their moments. Of course, one cannot forget ‘Showbiz’. Although it’s unlikely the band will completely revert back to the sound of their debut LP, another ‘Sunburn’ or ‘Hate This & I’ll Love You’ wouldn’t go amiss.
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With no actual music to judge yet, it’s hard to say just how good this new Muse album will be. But, if you’ll pardon the pun, I’m feeling good about ‘Drones’. Already more of an effort seems to have been put in around promoting the record, compared to the lacklustre promotion surrounding ‘The 2nd Law’. On the Muse forum this week, an insider is quoted as saying ‘Drones’ is “a game changer for humanity.” Whilst to some this may sound a little exaggerated, where Muse are concerned, anything is possible.
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