Muse - Simulation Theory (Deluxe Edition) (2018)

Posted By: pyatak

Date: Nov. 7, 2018

We’ve all been there. Somebody, maybe a friend of a friend who has nothing of relevance to add to the conversation, wonders aloud if this is all a simulation. It’s not exactly a reference to The Matrix, but maybe something more like what Elon Musk might let slip on Twitter — or in a hot tub, gross as that might be to visualize. Or, maybe that person is Matt Damon speaking to our nation’s brightest young minds: “What if this, all of this, is a simulation? I mean — it’s a crazy idea, but what if it is?”

Wondering about the simulation theory entered the zeitgeist a few years ago, and not ones to ignore an opportunity to align themselves with such a topic, the members of English rock band Muse announced on Thursday that their upcoming album would be called just that.

The artwork for Muse’s Simulation Theory feels very much like an elevated version of the ‘80s Text Generator meme that was popular two years ago, an aesthetic that was no-doubt inspired by Stranger Things. Things have come full circle as celebrated digital artist Kyle Lambert, the creator of much of the retro-styled Stranger Things art, also designed the cover for Simulation Theory.

TRACKLIST

01. Algorithm
02. The Dark Side
03. Pressure
04. Propaganda
05. Break it to Me
06. Something Human
07. Thought Contagion
08. Get Up and Fight
09. Blockades
10. Dig Down
11. The Void
12. Algorithm (Alternate Reality Version)
13. The Dark Side (Alternate Reality Version)
14. Propaganda (Acoustic Version)
15. Something Human (Acoustic Version)
16. Dig Down (Acoustic Gospel Version)

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