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The Wow! Signal is the tenth studio album by the English rock band Muse, released on 26 June 2026 through Warner Records and Helium-3. It was produced by Muse, Dan Lancaster and Aleks von Korff. The bandleader, Matt Bellamy, said Lancaster pushed Muse to create a more modern sound. The lyrics explore themes of cosmic mystery, influenced by Bellamy's split from the model Elle Evans. "Hush" features the singer Ellie Goulding. "Unravelling", "Be with You", "Cryogen", "Hexagons", and "Nightshift Superstar" were released as singles ahead of the album's release. The Wow! Signal received generally favourable reviews from critics and fared well commercially, becoming the band's eighth consecutive UK number 1 album. A North American tour in support of the album began in July 2026, with a European arena tour to begin in November.
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Great record
Muse does it again with a really interesting new album. Don’t know how this will be seen in the scheme of things in 20 years. Don’t really care I probably will be dead.
I feel like I could give this vastly different reviews on different days - I'm not always in the mood for this kind of overdriven operatic pop but I was up for it yesterday. I will say the lyrics didn't make much of an impression - which doesn't mean they were bad but nothing really hooked me.
Wow! This is shit.
As always with Muse. Not bad 4
Muse is pretty consistent. This one sounds just like the rest, it's good, but probably a bit too new to be putting on this list. Just my opinion, but this should be a list of true classics that have proven themselves over time, not a new release that is HOT when it comes out.
Oof this was bad. It sounds so god damn cheesy and just so AI-sounding. I know it's not, but it sounds like an AI made it. It's so over produced and sounds fake. The album cover is also so terrible. We definitely don't need to be listening to a new Muse album in 2026. My personal rating: 2/5 My rating relative to the list: 2/5 Should this have been included on the original list? No.
What a pleasant surprise! I loved this album. Each song had such a unique sound and the whole album seemed to span many genres. Whiffs of Justice and Silversun Pickups and friggin ABBA etc. Very cool for a brand spanking new album and I think this one will hold up better than the Muse album on the original list
Some people are like super into Muse and that's okay for them
Dammit all I really love Muse in spite of myself. I think this album is really good but I can't in good conscience support an album less than 6 months old being on this list. In my heart you're a 4 or above
Too much drama, too much whining.
I listened to this whole album and didn't really have a single thought about it. Muse is one of those bands I just don't really connect with. They are very competent musicians, and there's absolutely nothing about it I find objectionable, at least for this album, but it doesn't really make me take notice either. I'm not a prog guy, and their work certainly shares a fence with prog, if you don't want to call it prog directly. I can see why people like this, but it doesn't fit what I'm looking for 3/5
I'd say this is pretty alright. 3 stars.
I’ve not really paid much attention to Muse since Black Holes and Revelations. This album has confirmed that decision.
Typical Muse sound, but still pretty good.
Okay, pre listen, I'm going to have to say it... The thought of a new Muse album since Absolution does not exactly fill me with anticipation or excitement... Well it lived down to my expectations. Pompous and overblown where they used to balance the pomp with pop so well. Is it terrible? No, there are moments, but you can't help but feel they are enjoying themselves far more than the listener.