Muse Announce New Album 'Will Of The People', Drop New Song Compliance
Thursday, 17 March 2022
Written by Laura Johnson
Photo: Nick Fancher
Muse have announced a new album.
'Will Of The People', the follow-up to 2018's 'Simulation Theory', is due for release on August 26 via Warner Records, and was self-produced by the British rock trio. Vocalist and guitarist Matt Bellamy said:
“Will Of The People was created in Los Angeles and London and is influenced by the increasing uncertainty and instability in the world. A pandemic, new wars in Europe, massive protests & riots, an attempted insurrection, Western democracy wavering, rising authoritarianism, wildfires and natural disasters and the destabilization of the global order all informed Will Of The People. 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.”
Alongside news of the record, the band have released the new single Compliance, which follows previous cut Won't Stand Down. The synth-led, melodic rock track finds the three-piece incorporating more digitial elements in order to push their futuristic aesthetic, while lyrically Bellamy tackles subjugation. He continued:
“‘Compliance’ is about submission to authoritarian rules and reassuring untruths to be accepted to an in-group. 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. 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.”
Head below to check out the album's tracklist and artwork alongside the Compliance video, directed by Jeremi Durand and shot in Poland.
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