Take heed to Muse’s explosive new single ‘Unravelling’
Muse have returned with a brand new single, ‘Unravelling’ – you possibly can take heed to it under.
The trio debuted the observe as they kicked off their present European tour in Helsinki, Finland final week. This got here after a sequence of teaser posts on-line, with Matt Bellamy and co. telling followers they had been “again at it”.
‘Unravelling’ was produced by Convey Me The Horizon collaborator Dan Lancaster, who was recruited by Muse as their new reside member in 2022.
“An insect trapped in amber, I’m a fading pulse/ The ecstasy was false/ Our love is an unlit script nobody can memorise/ Redacted and revised/ I’ll lie beside you and I’ll attempt to play alongside,” Bellamy sings within the brooding, arpeggiated synth-led first verse.
The frontman goes on to explain himself as “a static hum” who’s “not glad dumb“. Then, ‘Unravelling’ switches gear right into a heavier, soiled instrumental earlier than unleashing an explosive breakdown forward of a euphoric refrain.
“Feeling the glow/ Die inside our bones/ This can be a hymn for our love/ With no God and no throne,” Bellamy belts out, with ‘Unravelling’ rapidly flicking again into one other sparse, electro-tinged verse.
The lyrical themes and sound of Muse’s new observe blends the heavier space-rock components of ‘Origin Of Symmetry’, ‘Absolution’ and ‘Black Holes And Revelations’ with the extra refined synth moments from ‘The 2nd Legislation’ and ‘Simulation Concept’.
Grammy nominee Lancaster beforehand blended Muse’s 2022 single ‘Gained’t Stand Down’. He at present performs keyboards and extra guitar in Muse’s expanded reside band on tour.
Lancaster additionally took on mixing duties for Convey Me The Horizon’s 2015 album ‘That’s The Spirit’, 2019’s’ ‘Amo’, varied songs on their ‘Submit Human: Survival Horror’ mini album/EP, and is credited as a producer on ‘Submit Human: Nex Gen’.
Moreover, he has labored with the likes of Blink-182, Enter Shikari, Don Broco, Mallory Knox and One OK Rock.
‘Unravelling’ is the primary preview of Muse’s forthcoming tenth album – particulars of that are anticipated within the coming months. The band launched their ninth and newest full-length file, ‘Will Of The Folks’, in 2022.
They’ve been opening their current reveals with the brand new single, previous to its official launch immediately (June 20), and can headline Hellfest 2025 tonight. From there, Muse are set to make appearances at quite a few different European occasions reminiscent of Pinkpop, Open’er, Mad Cool and NOS Alive.
Muse’s summer time 2025 European dates are:
JUNE
20 – Hellfest , Clisson, France,
22 – Pinkpop, Landgraaf, Netherlands
25 – Tons Of Rock , Oslo, Norway
27 – STHLM Fields , Stockholm, Sweden,
JULY
04 – Open’er Pageant, Gdynia, Poland
10 – Mad Cool Pageant, Madrid, Spain
12 – NOS Alive, Lisbon, Portugal
Again in February, bassist Chris Wolstenholme talked about the way forward for Muse, and advised that the trio had been occupied with a brand new album – which might be arriving subsequent 12 months.
“I feel we’re gonna begin work on the following file pretty quickly,” he mentioned, explaining that the group weren’t signed to a label on the time.
“I feel for the previous few albums we’ve been with Warner and we’ve prolonged after every album,” the musician continued. “We could do the identical once more; we could go along with a brand new label, who is aware of.”
As for when followers might anticipate the following Muse LP, Wolstenholme revealed that they might be beginning work “very, very quickly, like within the subsequent couple of months”. “I might think about that 2026 will probably be a brand new album, barring any disasters,” he commented.