(Music) Muse: "Supermassive Black Hole"

What a difference two years makes!

Muse's newly released first single "Supermassive Black Hole" from their forthcoming album Black Holes and Revelations is our first listen to what Muse has been working on since 2004's Absolution, arguabley the best rock album of that year. Having been a fan of Muse since that album, and now a fan of their previous works, I must say that I find "Supermassive Black Hole" particularly intriguing. Throw away what you believe the song will sound like. Throw out all the piano balladtry of Absolution and go ahead and get rid of all the fantastic guitar riffs of The Origin of Symmetry. If "Supermassive Black Hole" says anything about the direction that Muse is heading with their next album, then we are in for a unexpected, yet pleasant, surprise.

The track is a 3 1/2 minute dance track (yes, dance) complete with some good ol' fashioned electronic drum loops and Prince-ish, girly vocals. It honestly sounds nothing like the Muse we have grown to love, well almost. There are some pretty cool guitar riffs running throughout the song, but no complex solos or particularly difficult vocal arrangements. This is a pop song. As a pop song, it is very catchy and very intoxicating. Having only been introduced to it this morning, I have already found myself listening to is on repeat and dancing uncontrolably in my room (maybe). Sure, while it may be nothing like I expected it to sound like, I would be lying to say that I don't enjoy the hell out of this song. If Muse can make an album like Absolution, well they can do anything.

If the rest of the album is anything like this song, we are all in for a treat! The album drops July 3rd. Keep an eye out for it!

Recommended for fans of Muse, LCD Soundsystem, and Head Automatica.

4 out of 5 Stars