DEVIN TOWNSEND - neues Album inkl. neuem Video
Devin Townsend veröffentlicht heute sein brandneues Studioalbum „PowerNerd“.
Seine Karriere besteht aus vielen unterschiedlichen Epochen. Er war der Anführer von Strapping Young Lad, der Dreh- und Angelpunkt des Devin Townsend Project und der Mitbegründer des Country-Duos Casualties of Cool, während er gleichzeitig sein vielseitiges und gefeiertes Soloprojekt aufrechterhielt. Mit „PowerNerd“ beginnt nun die neueste Ära des Allrounders.
Zur Feier der Veröffentlichung des neuen Albums wurde ein Video zum dritten Titel des Albums, „Knuckledragger“, veröffentlicht, in dem seine aktuelle Live-Band mit Mike Keneally, Darby Todd und James Leach zu sehen ist. Schaut es euch jetzt hier an: https://youtu.be/K6s8JzbKsw0
Das Artwork des Albums wurde von Travis Smith, einem langjährigen Mitarbeiter, entworfen.
"PowerNerd" ist nicht nur ein Ausdruck von Stärke in schwierigen Zeiten, sondern öffnet auch die Tür zu Devins unmittelbarer Zukunft. Bald soll PowerNerd durch den Nachfolger "The Moth" - selbst beschrieben als “orchestral, over-the-top, dark and uncomfortable” - und die ‘“alien weirdness” des finalen "Axolotl" kontrastiert werden. Beide Werke sind bereits im Kasten, und zusammen wird die Trilogie die verblüffende Bandbreite dieses Mannes zum Ausdruck bringen.
Devin comments of the album & new track:
“Over the past few years, working on the Moth and a host of upcoming ‘complicated’ musical statements, I (as have many of us) have been constantly astounded by the levels of stupidity that seem to be much of what we’re presented in media and entertainment. It inspired me to write ‘the dumbest song I could’ and I think to some degree I succeeded. This song has been polarizing in my personal circle. Some people seeing it for what it is, and some being confused by why I would write something like this. What it is, however, is just a reaction to the dumb things I see everywhere and a reflection of that I guess. And ‘beer’ in this regard is not necessarily referring to beer, but more anything that kind of takes the edge off. It’s different for everyone. But in any case: I present to you the dumbest song I’ve ever written. Knuckledragger. The record comes out today. I hope some of you can find moments in it that you can relate to and maybe it can be of some use :)”
Watch the previously released videos below:
‘Gratitude’: https://youtu.be/1mnjfXmsEUQ
‘Jainism’ : https://youtu.be/IypFEGztl-4
‘PowerNerd’ : https://youtu.be/8-we4aXo_NM
Stream the tracks and order the album here: https://devin-townsend.lnk.to/PowerNerd
“It was a conscious thing,” Devin says of his brand-new album, the music on which he wrote in just 11 days. “I thought, ‘I’ve spent so much time overthinking every aspect of my work – what would happen if I didn’t?’ Maybe I would have the opportunity to be a bit more direct with what it is that I’m trying to do. I really wanted to see if I could cut through some of the meandering.”
However, that aggression is far from the only thing to come from PowerNerd’s 11 episodic tracks. ‘Dreams of Light’, by comparison, is an evocative and dynamic four-minute ballad. ‘Younger Lover’ calms down from an explosive opening to lush verses of synths and singing, whereas ‘Falling Apart’ adds texture after texture on top of a dulcet, acoustic introduction. Where PowerNerd’s music was written in less than a fortnight, its lyrics were refined over a far longer period of time into a narrative about strength and healing. On ‘Falling Apart’, Devin commands himself to “keep the tension under control”. “You’ve got to believe that things will only get better,” subsequent song “Gratitude” powerfully declares. These uplifting messages even play into the record’s title. Devin offers as a definition: “I would say that a powernerd would be somebody that has a tendency that society has deemed weak or not valuable, whether that’s empathy or being an insular person or an introvert, and turns that into a type of personal power. It’s like, ‘OK, yeah, I’m sensitive to this, that and the other thing, but man, I am going to pull through! I am going to do things with that sensitivity that are rooted in strength.’”
‘PowerNerd’ is available on several different formats, including a Limited 2CD+Blu-ray Artbook (featuring the album, bonus tracks and Devin’s first ever Dolby Atmos mix), Limited 2CD Digipak in O-card, Standard CD, Gatefold LP & Digital Album. The full tracklisting for the main album is as follows:
Tracklisting
1. PowerNerd
2. Falling Apart
3. Knuckledragger
4. Gratitude
5. Dreams of Light
6. Ubelia
7. Jainism
8. Younger Lover
9. Glacier
10. Goodbye
11. Ruby Quaker
The album’s artwork was created by longtime collaborator Travis Smith, and can be seen below:
DEVIN TOWNSEND – PowerNerd
InsideOut Music/Sony Music
25. Oktober 2024
Devin’s only live performances of 2024, will be performing acoustically on tour as support to Myles Kennedy in the UK. You can find the full list of dates below:
25th November – SWG3, Glasgow
27th November – Manchester Academy, Manchester
29th November – Rock City, Nottingham
30th November – O2 Academy, Birmingham
2nd December – Cardiff University Students’ Union, Cardiff
3rd December – O2 Forum Kentish Town, London
As well as express strength through adversity, PowerNerd will open the door to Devin’s immediate future. Its positivity and succinctness will soon be contrasted by follow-up The Moth – self-described as “orchestral, over-the-top, dark and uncomfortable” – and the “alien weirdness” of finale Axolotl. Both efforts have already been written, and together the trilogy will express the mind-boggling range of this man’s musical talent.
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Quelle: Oktober Promotion