Ninth album
| Muse album | |
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| Name | LP9 |
| Tracks | N/A |
| Total length | N/A |
| Recorded | 2021 |
| Writer/composer | Matthew Bellamy, Dominic Howard, Christopher Wolstenholme |
| Producer | Muse, Aleks Von Korff |
| Art work | N/A |
| Publisher | N/A |
| Format(s) | N/A |
| Catalogue № | N/A |
| Release date | N/A |
| Chart position | N/A |
| album chronology | |
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Simulation Theory ← LP9
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This page will serve as a running commentary on Muse's next major release.
Information
Matt first hinted at working on new Muse material in an interview with ALT 98.7 FM backstage at the ALTerEGO Festival in January of 2020 where he said that the goal for 2020 was to work on new Muse material, allthough the plans were probably halted due to the coronavirus pandemic as the three were unable to get together due to the lockdowns. Bellamy instead focused on releasing his solo material. Matt also hinted on working on Muse material in a May interview with Zane Lowe on Beats 1 Radio, saying that he has a few pieces written that are suited for Muse.[1] In an interview with Rolling Stone, also in May, he said that that the idea would be to record the album in 2021 and potentially go on a tour in 2022. [2]
Bellamy confirmed he started writing the new Muse album in an interview with The Jaded Hearts Club Band for The Sun.[3] He also hinted at the band working on the next album in a brief Instagram comment in March 2021.[4]
In the interview, Bellamy said the following: "I started writing when all the protests and all the chaos were kicking off. It’s a weird thing to say but it suits the music I write. It keeps you a little bit on edge.".
Additionally, in an interview with NME, he said that he'd like the idea of the band "totally resetting" and going back to their hometown of Teignmouth, Devon to rehearse and record the next album.
Recording
Based on the video Bellamy posted on his Instagram on March 12th, 2021[5] while playing Explorers, it is presumed the recording started in late Spring, 2021, in an unknown studio, possibly in Los Angeles. Seeing as Aleks Von Korff (who previously worked with Bellamy on his solo material, like Tomorrow's World) posted a picture from the studio with the wooden Kawai piano, it is presumed he's producing the album or at least some tracks on it.
Ninth album recording gallery
"ty @kawaipianos for this beauty 🤍 sounding innnnnncredible 👌🏻" (12th March 2021; Aleks Von Korff's Instagram)
"Who can name that tune?" (12th March 2021; Matt's Instagram; click this link for the video)
"Being Dom Malkovitch 🎨 @roxannebettycreative" (12th April 2021; Matt's Instagram)
References
- ↑ https://youtu.be/wGHqxU-63HM?t=292
- ↑ https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-news/muse-matt-bellamy-interview-coronavirus-quarantine-999208/
- ↑ https://www.thesun.co.uk/tvandshowbiz/12884819/matt-bellamy-thought-jaded-hearts-club-were-the-beatles/
- ↑ https://www.reddit.com/r/Muse/comments/lxdvdb/new_album_on_the_way_confirmed/
- ↑ https://www.instagram.com/p/CMT4hOxjpeI/