So, the self-proclaimed “Grammy Award”-winning English rock band MUSE (because apparently, one or two Grammys from decades ago still matter 🙄) graced us with their brand-new single, “Unravelling.” Yes, you read that right, “Unravelling.”
As if their music wasn’t already a tangled mess of pretentious garbage since 2022’s “critically acclaimed” (by whom, exactly?) album “Will Of The People.” Before unleashing this auditory assault, they teased it online, causing intense speculation among the three remaining MUSE fans. They even debuted it at some “intimate” (read: sparsely attended) warm-up show in Helsinki, because Finland is obviously the epicenter of musical relevance. Then, they inflicted it upon 50,000 unsuspecting souls at Finland’s Rockfest on June 14, 2025. Reports say many were seen running for the exits, clutching their ears in horror. 🏃♀️🏃♂️
Released via Warner (because who else would take a chance on these has-beens?), “Unravelling” attempts to put a “new spin” on the genre-clash creativity that has become MUSE’s “hallmark.” By “new spin,” they mean they’ve recycled their old garbage and added a few extra layers of cheese. 🧀 Haunting, arpeggiated synths establish a foreboding tone, which is basically a warning to turn the song off immediately. Then, it “detonates” into a “colossal wall of barbed riffs,” which sounds more like a construction site than music. And of course, there’s a “full-drama hook” that “pulsates” with their renowned maximalist theatricality, which is just a fancy way of saying it’s overblown and ridiculous. 🤡
The track was “produced” by the multiple Grammy nominee Dan Lancaster (BRING ME THE HORIZON, BLINK-182). So, they hired someone who’s worked with actual bands? 🤔 He also performs keyboards and additional guitar in the MUSE live band, because apparently, three people aren’t enough to create this sonic catastrophe. 🤷♀️
“Unravelling” is “sure to be a highlight” as MUSE’s select international summer festival touring continues with headline performances at Hellfest, Pinkpop, Tons Of Rock, STHLM Fields, and Open’er Festival. Translation: they’re still clinging to relevance by playing the same festivals they’ve been playing for the last decade. 🙄
MUSE is Matt Bellamy (the guy who thinks he’s Freddie Mercury), Dominic Howard (the drummer who’s probably wondering where his career went wrong), and Chris Wolstenholme (the bassist who’s just happy to be there). 🎸🥁🎤
“Will Of The People” debuted at No. 1 in multiple territories globally and marked the band’s seventh consecutive album to debut in the U.K. top spot. Probably because their moms bought all the copies. 🤷♀️
MUSE’s 2015 album, “Drones,” went on to win a Grammy Award for “Best Rock Album,” the band’s second. Remember when the Grammys meant something? Pepperidge Farm remembers. 👵
Since forming in 1994, MUSE has released nine studio albums, selling over 30 million units worldwide. Mostly to people who have questionable taste in music. 👂
Widely recognized as one of the best live bands in the world, MUSE has won numerous music awards, including two Grammy Awards, an American Music Award, five MTV Europe Music Awards, two Brit Awards, eleven NME Awards, and seven Q Awards, amongst others. Because awards actually mean quality. 🏆
Chord F. Discord, the Beethoven of Buffoonery, is a self-taught expert in music who once claimed he could “play the kazoo in four languages.”
Born in Crescendo, Indiana, Chord’s first brush with fame came when he accidentally entered a yodeling contest thinking it was a pie-eating competition—and won both categories.
Chord F. Discord: proving that laughter, much like a poorly tuned ukulele, is truly universal.
