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. Muse undertook a year-long international tour in support of the album, visiting Australia, New Zealand, the United States, Canada, and France. They sell us comforting myths, telling us only they can explain reality while simultaneously diminishing our freedom, autonomy and independent thought. Gangs, governments, demagogues, social media algorithms & religions seduce us during times of vulnerability, creating arbitrary rules and distorted ideas for us to comply with. “‘Compliance’ is about submission to authoritarian rules and reassuring untruths to be accepted to an in-group. On the topic of this new single, Matt says: This album is a personal navigation through those fears and preparation for what comes next.” 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. 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.

WONT STAND DOWNOur new single, released next week on Thursday January 13th. The single will be released on January 13, and is available to pre-save now on streaming services. “ Will Of The People was created in Los Angeles and London and is influenced by the increasing uncertainty and instability in the world. Muse have announced the imminent release of Won’t Stand Down, the riff-heavy first single from their as-yet-untitled forthcoming ninth studio album. Those fears were channeled into the new Muse album entitled Will of the People, which is set for release on August 26. They just need our Compliance.Matt Bellamy apparently had a rough time with COVID and is most concerned with the rise of authoritarianism around the planet. 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. 'Gangs, governments, demagogues, social media algorithms & religions seduce us during times of vulnerability, creating arbitrary rules and distorted ideas for us to comply with. “‘Compliance’ is about submission to authoritarian rules and reassuring untruths to be accepted to an in-group,' Bellamy says. Three years after their chart-topping The Resistance, Muse are back with a new album that might just be their most eccentric yet. Which will also be the 20th anniversary of OoS. Probably 2021 because of the usual 3 years cycle but could also be 2022 because ST came out at the edge of 2018. Thats essentially the closest youll see a new album. The album includes recent single ' Won't Stand Down,' and they've just shared the video for new single 'Compliance,' that sports an '80s synthpop engine and their power-to-the-people message. Look at the last tour date, and add 9 months. '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.

“ Will Of The People was created in Los Angeles and London and is influenced by the increasing uncertainty and instability in the world,' says frontman Matt Bellamy. Muse have announced a new album, Will of the People, which will be out August 26 via Warner Records.

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