Bad Religion has released their neck-breaking new track “Do The Paranoid Style” along with its accompanying video. The video is under two minutes filled with vintage clips from cartoons and people dancing to rock music. It also includes clips of rocket launches, flying saucers, the first moon landing and Elvis Presley meeting Richard Nixon. The clip was directed/edited by Dan Fusselman.
Guitarist Brett Gurewitz made a statement about the song, stating “When fringe groups blame shadowy forces for their problems it is, at worst, delusional. But when those holding the levers of power do the same thing, it’s not delusion, it’s a method of delegitimizing the opposition. It’s a tool of authoritarianism.”The song was heavily inspired by historian Richard Hofstadter’s 1964 essay “The Paranoid Style in American Politics” and follows the lead single “Chaos From Within.”
The track will also be featured on the band’s 17th studio album, Age Of Unreason, set for release on May 3rd. Gurewitz released a statement about the album, stating “Today, these values of truth, freedom, equality, and tolerance are in real danger. This record is our response.” The album is the band’s first release of new music in six years, with their last effort being their 2013 effort True North.
Age Of Unreason Tracklist:
1. Chaos From Within
2. My Sanity
3. Do The Paranoid Style
4. The Approach
5. Lose Your Head
6. End of History
7. Age of Unreason
8. Candidate
9. Faces of Grief
10. Old Regime
11. Big Black Dog
12. Downfall
13. Since Now
14. What Tomorrow Brings
15. The Profane Rights of Man (bonus)
Photo Credit: Sharon Alagna
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