Devin Townsend has shared the official promo video for his uplifitng new single “Gratitude.” The song is taken his upcoming album “PowerNerd,” which he will release through InsideOut Music on October 25, 2024. Watch the video through the YouTube player below:
“PowerNerd” will be the first part of a trilogy of releases from the prolific Townsend, and will be followed by “The Moth” – self-described as “orchestral, over-the-top, dark and uncomfortable” – and the “alien weirdness” of finale “Axolotl.”
“Gratitude is a simple song in the vein of Life or Stagnant (from Ocean Machine and Terria, respectively) that acts as a simple way to continue the theme of PowerNerd,” Townsend explains of the new single. “During the making of this album, there were a lot of hurdles that we went through as a family, and the tendency to look at ones lot in life from the vantage point of being a ‘victim’ seems to be an easy hole to fall into. I wrote this song during a very difficult time, yet the idea of gratitude is not meant to be ironic in any way.
I’m grateful for the lessons, I’m grateful for the swings and roundabouts of life, I’m here for it. Retaining equilibrium during challenging times is a job in and of itself, and in a sea of nihilistic thoughts, having ones creative output as a tangible expression of gratitude is in many ways the whole point for me at this stage. In any event: I feel like I’m dumb as a rock, and life is so incredible and absurd, that I just feel the urge to say ‘Thank you’ for all of it. If the quality of people who surround me and this work is of any indication, we’re pointed in the right direction.”
Townsend has previously released videos for “PowerNerd” and “Jainism.”
Stream the singles and pre-order the album here: https://devin-townsend.lnk.to/PowerNerd.
“PowerNerd” will be available on several different formats, including a Limited 2xCD+Blu-ray Artbook
(featuring the album, bonus tracks and Devin’s first-ever Dolby Atmos mix), Limited 2xCD Digipak in
O-card, Standard CD, Gatefold 2xLP & Digital Album.
Tracklist:
01. PowerNerd
02. Falling Apart
03. Knuckledragger
04. Gratitude
05. Dreams of Light
06. Ubelia
07. Jainism
08. Younger Lover
09. Glacier
10. Goodbye
11. Ruby Quaker
Lineup:
Devin Townsend / Vocals, Guitars, Synths, Bass and Computer
Darby Todd / Drums
Diego Tejeida / Keyboards, Synths
Mike Keneally / Additional Keyboards
Jean Savoie / Additional Bass
Aman Khosla / Additional Vocals
Tanya Ghosh / Additional Vocals
Jamie Jasta / Additional Vocals