Album review: Muse reinvent themselves with the synth rock saga of 'Simulation Theory'
Muse return with a record that strays from the dark theme of their three previous concept albums and their typical sound, but pulls it off with unapolegtic swagger.
On the run-up to the release of 'Simulation Theory', Muse had no secrets about what this album was going to be about. They were feeling rather generous with the early release of singles and put out five (out of a total of eleven original songs). That's almost half the album right there. All five of them signaled the coming of a synth-heavy 80s styled record that had retro revolution written all over it. If that wasn't strong enough of a sign, each of the tracks came with a music video that echoed the same aesthetic, showing the band immersed in different realms of virtual reality.