Twenty One Pilots announce new album, debut new song

2015-03-17 by TheGreatQ | 44 Comments
Ohioan indie pop duo Twenty One Pilots have released a new song alongside the announcement of the release date of their upcoming fourth album, Blurryface.

The song, 'Fairly Local', has an official video (which you can stream below) and is now avaliable on iTunes.

Blurryface will be released on May 19th, and the band will be embarking on a world tour this fall.



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porcupinetheater
March 17th 2015
11027 Comments


Song was worse than pretty much everything they've done. Damn.

rodigo1
March 17th 2015
301 Comments


that was goofy as fuck.

tryna freak like dizzee rascal.

ambivalent.

brainmelter
Contributing Reviewer
March 17th 2015
8320 Comments


ehh, dont really like this direction

Frippertronics
Emeritus
March 17th 2015
19513 Comments


nice it sounds like overproduced shite pop rap

VaxXi
March 17th 2015
4418 Comments


eh... I like the message but the song doesn't sound too good.

I'll give twenty one pilots the benefit of the doubt since they've made a few stinkers in the past and this is better than some of those said stinkers.

NakedSnake
March 17th 2015
665 Comments


fuck these guys

CutMan
March 17th 2015
1926 Comments


I dig it. I'm sure the album will be good.

theNateman
March 17th 2015
3809 Comments


its growin on me. I hope the rest of the album is better.

TheGreatQ
March 17th 2015
3003 Comments


I like it, but wouldn't want the whole album to be like it. Also, holy shit they're playing the arena here now.

Project
March 17th 2015
5822 Comments


I dig it, but it's definitely not their best. Probably insanely hype live though and for this band, that's what matters

dbizzles
March 17th 2015
15193 Comments


A bunch of stupid girls I know killed this band for me before I ever heard a song.

MegaJake1024
March 17th 2015
827 Comments


Fucking bummer this band isn't just slightly more masculine. All their shit is mad catchy with tight songwriting and lyricism. But the dude just raps like a girl. Sad for me, I can't get around it. Respect tho.

Project
March 17th 2015
5822 Comments


"A bunch of stupid girls I know killed this band for me before I ever heard a song."

I feel bad for you if you let a band's fanbase ruin the band for you

CutMan
March 17th 2015
1926 Comments


MegaJake1024 is a victim of toxic masculinity.

dbizzles
March 17th 2015
15193 Comments


"I feel bad for you if you let a band's fanbase ruin the band for you"

I've never hear a Black Veil Brides song and their fanbase made sure I never ever tried that, so I think I stand by my initial judgment.

1Sopel6
March 17th 2015
69 Comments


In my opinion this song is just a part of something bigger. To me the whole "Blurryface" seems like a somewhat concept album, with the mentioned "Blurryface" being Tyler's bad alter-ego or inner demon. He's seen when he enters Tyler in pre-chorus, speaking with deep voice. To me this song has been released to state what the new album will be about and send us the moods of it - it's gonna by dark and haunting journey.

TheGreatQ
March 17th 2015
3003 Comments


"Probably insanely hype live though and for this band, that's what matters"

Very true.

Mutantsnowstorm
March 17th 2015
514 Comments


I thought it was pretty good, I was wondering when we'd hear more from these guys

TumsFestival
March 17th 2015
2470 Comments


"the mentioned "Blurryface" being Tyler's bad alter-ego or inner demon. He's seen when he enters Tyler in pre-chorus, speaking with deep voice."

The deep voice is seen in the second verse, which use the exact same lyrics as the first verse, where tyler raps normally. If he was really going for something bigger, he would have made the lyrics different when he used the deep voice.

toasterlights
March 17th 2015
22 Comments


Can't wait for the new album! These guys are solid.

1Sopel6
March 17th 2015
69 Comments


Tyler tweeted before something among the lines "Who is Blurryface? And Why does he want to kill me?" so Blurryface is certainly a character. Also, lines like "I'm evil to the core, what I shouldn't do I will", "what I want to save I'll kill" etc. just support my theory that this may be a concept album about fighting a inner demon. It also resembles what "Semi-Automatic" from "Vessel" was about.
In the first verse Tyler is showing us about his bad self, how he doesn't act like he wants and the pre-chorus is sang in his normal voice, but the second verse is the exact opposite of the first one and pre-chorus - while the same - is sung in deep voice. Maybe the way the verses are scattered are showing how his personality is constantly switching.
Also, note that the second pre-chorus takes place in a red lit corridor (resembling hell, maybe?) and it's the only shot with these colors in the whole video, also, while singing the verse Tyler seems to be struggling/resisting something but when the deep voice comes in he relaxes and immediately looks straight into the camera and I think he's wearing lenses for this shot.
Also, while reffering to his clique I think he means that this song and album will be different but the loyal fans, who know that the form may change but the meaning will stay the same, will adapt to this while other may hate it.
Also, this video creates some questions - why are they starting in the corridor and splitting, why the drums are flying away, why is Tyler taking his clothes off and by the end of the video we see him in his usual outfit - without beenie and in short-sleeved, buttoned up shirt (so in the style he usually performs in)
I think this song has been released first because it's the backbone to the whole album - introduction to the Tyler's good-evil conflict and that it will be different but still meaningful.
Tyler also warned us to not judge this album only by this song.
This is just a beginning of something bigger.

dmp3131
March 17th 2015
1361 Comments


This is pretty good. These guys are great, and put on one hell of a show. They can do much better than this, but it's still solid.

VaxXi
March 17th 2015
4418 Comments


Eh... this song is growing on me. Not going to lie, though the rest of the album needs to be different.

Also: Why are people saying this is generic? Their last album was extremely generic but was very good generic. This is original.

Kids, this is why you don't go to youtube.

Cygnatti
March 17th 2015
36020 Comments


"I feel bad for you if you let a band's fanbase ruin the band for you"

agreed but these guys are awful anyways

Project
March 18th 2015
5822 Comments


Cyg: See them live, then tell me that

TumsFestival
March 18th 2015
2470 Comments


*see them live in 2013, then tell me that

Project
March 18th 2015
5822 Comments


yeppp saw them in baltimore end of that year, amazing show

TheGreatQ
March 18th 2015
3003 Comments


I still think their live shows are really strong, the only thing that's really changed is the crowd is a lot more insufferably preppy teen girls.

VaxXi
March 18th 2015
4418 Comments


Man. Preppy teen girls ruin everything.

GoldenWrapper
March 19th 2015
36 Comments


I actually really like this direction

Furik
March 19th 2015
64 Comments


Not really digging this. Not gonna judge the whole album on one song though.

TheGreatQ
March 20th 2015
3003 Comments


The more I listen to this the more I like it.

NordicMindset
March 20th 2015
25137 Comments


I liked their first album quite a bit. This isn't very good.

VaxXi
March 20th 2015
4418 Comments


the song sure is a grower, but it's still not that good compared to their other work.

I'm still waiting for the rest of the album before I make final judgements

TumsFestival
March 20th 2015
2470 Comments


the amount of chorus here is atrocious

CutMan
March 20th 2015
1926 Comments


oh no

4 choruses

thats like

1 more than most songs

how dare they

TumsFestival
March 20th 2015
2470 Comments


It's more of the way the song is structured. The song goes from verse to chorus to that same verse again to chorus, to instrumental break, to chorus to chorus. This makes there nothing new to hear after that first chorus.

CutMan
March 20th 2015
1926 Comments


the second verse is lyrically different than the first, except for the pre-chorus bridge thing, but at least it's slowed down the second time.

I take it you're not a fan of songs that slowly build on the same idea or progression all the way through, and I guess that's your prerogative.

Pangea
March 21st 2015
10508 Comments


Pretty bad


TerminalC
April 7th 2015
258 Comments


not a fan of this

TheSpaceMan
April 7th 2015
13614 Comments


i fucking hate this band wont listen but i hope and assume it sucks

VaxXi
April 7th 2015
4418 Comments


Why the fuck are you taking your time to find the twenty one pilots page on sputnik music, clicking on a fucking article, scrolling down, and making a comment then?

TheSpaceMan
April 7th 2015
13614 Comments


to hurt your feelings

VaxXi
April 7th 2015
4418 Comments


if that was the intention then you failed I suppose.



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