Puscifer have unveiled the details for their new album “Normal Isn't.” The effort will be available on February 6 and a music video for its first single, “Self Evident,” can be seen below:
“Normal Isn’t” Track Listing:
01. “Thrust”
02. “Normal Isn’t”
03. “Bad Wolf”
04. “Self Evident”
05. “A Public Stoning”
06. “The Quiet Parts”
07. “Mantastic”
08. “Pendulum”
09. “ImpetuoUs
10. “Seven One”
11. “The Algorithm” (Sessanta Live Mix)
Core members Maynard James Keenan, Mat Mitchell and Carina Round worked on the new record with Greg Edwards (bass), Gunnar Olsen (drums), and Sarah Jones (drums) with guests Tony Levin (bass on “Normal Isn’t” and “Seven One”), Danny Carey (drums on “Seven One”), and Mr. Ian Ross (father of Atticus Ross, who narrates “Seven One”). Keenan had the following to say about the effort:
“We’re definitely leaning into our early influences. It’s the place where goth meets punk. It’s where I came from.”
Mitchell also commented:
“From the outset, we had discussed an element of rawness and edge, which guitar brings. We got rid of the guard rails and made the music more aggressive.”
Round continued:
“Instead of just saying, ‘I want this to sound like Fleetwood Mac on cocaine if they had a baby with PJ Harvey,’ Maynard was showing us his intention, which was really cool. In Puscifer, any idea can totally change without any preciousness, and everybody is on board – not unlike an insane asylum. We found each other because we’re demented in a symbiotic way.”
Keenan added:
“’Normal Isn’t’ reflects this time we are living in. As storytellers and artists, our job is to observe, interpret, and report. We take in our environment and share what we see, and what we see around us does not appear normal. Not by a long shot.”
Tour Dates (with Dave Hill):
03/20 Las Vegas, NV – The Chelsea at The Cosmopolitan of Las Vegas
03/21 Phoenix, AZ – Arizona Financial Theatre
03/24 Austin, TX – Bass Concert Hall
03/25 Dallas, TX – Music Hall at Fair Park
03/27 Nashville, TN – The Pinnacle
03/28 Atlanta, GA – Coca-Cola Roxy
03/31 Asheville, NC – Thomas Wolfe Auditorium
04/01 Durham, NC – DPAC – Durham Performing Arts Center
04/03 Bethlehem, PA – Wind Creek – Event Center
04/04 Boston, MA – Boch Center – Wang Theatre
04/07 New York, NY – Terminal 5
04/08 Hershey, PA – Hershey Theatre
04/10 Mashantucket, CT – Premier Theater at Foxwoods Resort Casino
04/11 Atlantic City, NJ – Ovation Hall at Ocean Casino Resort
04/15 Niagara Falls, ON – OLG Stage at Fallsview Casino
04/16 Akron, OH – Akron Civic Theatre
04/18 Detroit, MI – Fox Theatre
04/19 Cincinnati, OH – Taft Theatre
04/21 Louisville, KY – The Louisville Palace
04/23 Indianapolis, IN – Murat Theatre
04/25 Chicago, IL – The Chicago Theatre
04/26 Milwaukee, WI – Landmark Credit Union Live
04/28 Madison, WI – The Sylvee
04/30 St. Louis, MO – The Factory
05/01 Kansas City, MO – The Midland Theatre
05/03 Morrison, CO – Red Rocks Amphitheatre
05/05 Salt Lake City, UT – Maverik Center
05/08 Portland, OR – Theater of the Clouds
05/09 Seattle, WA – WAMU Theater
05/11 San Francisco, CA – Golden Gate Theatre
05/13 San Diego, CA – San Diego Civic Theatre
05/14 Los Angeles, CA – The Greek Theatre