has shared the first new music from his upcoming album , and you can watch a video for the title track below. At the same time he has revealed the album, , will be released through InsideOut Music on October 25. It will be the first part of a trilogy of releases from the prolific Townsend which will be followed by – self-described as – and the of finale .
"I would say that a powernerd would be somebody that has a tendency that society has deemed weak or not valuable, whether that’s empathy or being an insular person or an introvert, and turns that into a type of personal power," Townsend explains. "It’s like, ‘OK, yeah, I’m sensitive to this, that and the other thing, but man, I am going to pull through! I am going to do things with that sensitivity that are rooted in strength." Amazingly, Townsend wrote all the music for his latest album in just 11 days! “It was a conscious thing," he says.
"I thought, ‘I’ve spent so much time overthinking every aspect of my work – what would happen if I didn’t?’ Maybe I would have the opportunity to be a bit more direct with what it is that I’m trying to do. I really wanted to see if I could cut through some of the meandering." will be available on several different formats, including a limited edition 2CD+Blu-ray artbook (featuring the album, bonus tracks and Devin’s first ever Dolby Atmos mix), a limited edition 2CD digipak in O-card, standard CD, gatefold 2LP and as a digital album.
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Falling Apart 3. Knuckledragger 4. Gratitude 5.
Dreams of Light 6. Ubelia 7. Jainism 8.
Younger Lover 9. Glacier 10. Goodbye 11.
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