The fifth studio album from New Orleans'
MUTEMATH, 2017's
Play Dead features more of the experimental electro-indie outfit's ambitious, arty rock. Rife with themes of life, death, and rebirth, the album finds lead singer
Paul Meany ruminating on the personal and creative growth the band has undergone over the past five years, and especially since the release of 2015's
Vitals. Notably, longtime drummer/producer
Darren King announced he was leaving the band after recording
Play Dead. The album therefore represents the end of the
Meany/
King era for
MUTEMATH, and a symbolic new beginning as the band embarks on a nationwide tour in the wake of its release. Included on
Play Dead is the lead single "Hit Parade." ~ Matt Collar