‘Black Holes and Revelations’ was the fourth album by Muse, first released on 3 July 2006 in the United Kingdom. It gets its title from a line in the song “Starlight” which is the second track on the album.
Recording was split between New York and France, and it was the first time Muse had taken a more active role in the album’s production. The album was a change in style from Muse’s previous albums, and the band cited influences that included Depeche Mode, Millionaire, Lightning Bolt, Sly and the Family Stone, and music from southern Italy.
Like their two previous albums, ‘Black Holes and Revelations’ has political and science-fiction undertones, with the lyrics covering topics as varied as political corruption, alien invasion, revolution and New World Order conspiracies as well as more conventional love songs.
Track Listing
SIDE A
- Take A Bow
- Starlight
- Supermassive Black Hole
- Map Of The Problematique
- Soldier’s Poem
- Invincible
SIDE B
- Assassin
- Exo-Politics
- City Of Delusion
- Hoodoo
- Knights Of Cydonia
