Now Reading: Muse announce new album ‘THE WOW! SIGNAL,’ share “Be With You”
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Muse announce new album ‘THE WOW! SIGNAL,’ share “Be With You”
Bombastic rock vets Muse have announced their 10th album, THE WOW! SIGNAL, which will be out June 26 via Warner Records. Here’s a little background on the title and concept:
THE WOW! SIGNAL takes its name from one of the most compelling interstellar mysteries of the last century: a powerful 72-second radio burst detected in 1977 originating from the constellation Sagittarius with a bandwidth and intensity that suggested a possible extraterrestrial source. The astronomer who discovered the anomaly famously circled the now-iconic sequence “6EQUJ5” and wrote “WOW!” on the printout beside it — giving the signal its name and cementing its place in scientific and pop-culture lore.
In typical over-the-top fashion, Muse announced the album by sending a specially-designed video tablet 33km up into the atmosphere to premiere the video for the album’s first single, “To Be With You.” You can watch the tablet’s ascent and the music video.
While there hasn’t been a tour announced, Muse do have two North American festivals on their schedule: Milwaukee’s Summerfest on July 2 and Quebec City’s Festival d’été de Québec on July 17. There’s a lot of time in between those two fests, will more dates pop up? Stay tuned.
The WOW! Signal
The Dark Forest
Nightshift Superstar
Shimmering Scars
Cryogen
Be With You
Hexagons
The Sickness In You & I
Unravelling
Hush
Space Debris
