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Futures
Staff Reviewer
June 30th 2026


19164 Comments

Album Rating: 3.7

unravelling has some classic muse nasty riffage wtf

kalkwiese
June 30th 2026


11231 Comments

Album Rating: 4.0

I haven't loved a new release like this in a while tbh

This might not be true at all, but I really enjoy this lol

gravityswitch
June 30th 2026


2608 Comments

Album Rating: 3.5

I'm just glad my favourite band from my teenage days still had something like this in them.

Like Sowing said I just miss some piano driven songs, and also some post rocky moments like in Citizen Erased.

It's very solid nonetheless.

StickFeit
June 30th 2026


2374 Comments


Sooo, last time I checked this record out, I had it on shuffle and it started with “Be With You” (by far the worst song on the album, in my opinion). I just listened to it properly, and it’s actually really fun and catchy.

Gyromania
Staff Reviewer
June 30th 2026


39086 Comments

Album Rating: 3.7

Be With You is a highlight for me lol

Sowing
Moderator
June 30th 2026


46223 Comments

Album Rating: 4.5

Same, that breakdown at the end is epic

StickFeit
June 30th 2026


2374 Comments


Be With You and Shimmering Scars are the only tracks that don’t do it for me.

Futures
Staff Reviewer
June 30th 2026


19164 Comments

Album Rating: 3.7

shimmering scars really works for me, love the builds and that electric melody at the end. usually not a fan of their more ballad-y songs but that one is great.

gravityswitch
June 30th 2026


2608 Comments

Album Rating: 3.5

Shimmering Scars is their best ballad

Insurrection
July 1st 2026


25097 Comments

Album Rating: 4.0 | Sound Off

it’s no falling away with you but it is quite good

be with you is definitely the weak link for me. it sounds like an amalgam of guiding light and follow me

Larkinhill
July 1st 2026


9247 Comments

Album Rating: 3.5

Ok I’m just now getting to my 2nd full listen through and Unravelling is definitely shining through as an early favorite. As of now, it’s the only track here I’d put in top tier Muse, though it’s still no Citizen Erased, Take a bow; map of the problematique, reapers, time is running out, Stockholm etc. The album as a whole flies by, varied, CONSISTENT and paced well. 45 mins feels closer to 30. Leaves you wanting more in a good way. Even Be With You sounded good this time. Shit I feel like I may be talking my way into a 4.



And Shimmering Scars is great agreed. Didn’t get into it first listen. But this time, it hit me right in the feels. Currently going through a divorce myself and while I’m the one who wanted it and have been in a new relationship for 4 months, I can still obviously heavily relate to the emotions in it.



I think I can still say I prefer Drones, but I do lowkey love that album. We shall see if it stays that way.

Larkinhill
July 1st 2026


9247 Comments

Album Rating: 3.5

Like Sowing said I just miss some piano driven songs, and also some post rocky moments like in Citizen Erased.



Yeah post rock muse is my favorite.

Larkinhill
July 1st 2026


9247 Comments

Album Rating: 3.5

Yeah I might sit down and give these guys a serious listen. I’ve heard a bunch of their shit before but this is the first album by them I’ve listened to in full.



Daaaaaamn brother. For real?! Oh man, check out Origin of Symmetry first. Their best. Then Absolution, which is nearly just as good. Then Black Holes, which is front half loaded, but solid nonetheless. Drones is really good too, but def do those three previously mentioned first.

Aerisavion
July 1st 2026


4050 Comments

Album Rating: 3.5

"be with you is definitely the weak link for me. it sounds like an amalgam of guiding light and follow me"

That's pretty spot on, but I would argue that 'Guiding Light' was the better song of the three.

kalkwiese
July 1st 2026


11231 Comments

Album Rating: 4.0

Idk, I seem to have a soft spot for Follow Me. All of these three songs are good and I enjoy them, but certainly nome of them are favorites

FrozenFirebug
July 1st 2026


1265 Comments

Album Rating: 3.5 | Sound Off

this album is about 80% as good as follow me and frankly that's amazing for muse

Aerisavion
July 1st 2026


4050 Comments

Album Rating: 3.5

I'm just really partial to the cheesy to all hell guitar solo, I guess.

Hawks
Staff Reviewer
July 1st 2026


128832 Comments

Album Rating: 3.4

I should probably jam this band sometime.

Faraudo
July 1st 2026


5609 Comments

Album Rating: 4.5 | Sound Off

The fact that they didn't self-produce this and allowed someone else to do their magic is probably what made it as good as it is, as they focused entirely on better songwriting

Insurrection
July 1st 2026


25097 Comments

Album Rating: 4.0 | Sound Off

yes you should hawks. start with origin or absolution



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