Published by Mason Oldridge, 20 August 2022
Muse are on top form with their new album, a mixture of all their previous sounds.
The album opens on the title track, an anthemic chant of democracy, before Compliance, an intriguing electronic piece as the lyrics and video suggest the song is a criticism of the pandemic restrictions.
Liberation is an operatic masterpiece in the vein of Origin of Symmetry whereas Won’t Stand Down touches upon metal and earns its place as lead single.
You Make Me Feel Like It’s Halloween is the standout of the record, incorporating organ sounds to make for the perfect spooky soundtrack. Latest single Kill or Be Killed is Muse at their heaviest. Based upon an industrial riff, its energy matches the likes of Stockholm Syndrome.
Verona is a beautiful ballad with lyrics that align with Romeo & Juliet before Muse close the album with We Are Fucking Fucked, a message of our impending doom, providing an insight into the trio’s perspective of the current state of the world.
Will Of The People stands equivalent to Muse’s best work. Close to a perfect album, every song is amazing and narrowly misses a 10 as Bellamy’s screamo falsetto from the early days is missed.
9/10