Devin Townsend Announces New Album Details and Releases New Track

Devin Townsend is pleased to announce the release of his forthcoming new studio album PowerNerd on the 25th October 2024 via Inside Out Music. Pre-order it HERE. The title track that has been released for the announcement features special guest Jamey Jasta. Check it out below.

POWERNERD (noun)
- A person of any gender who has, through tenacity and perseverance, turned what society may deem as a ‘weakness’ into a superpower
- A total fucking badass.
- You.

Devin says:

“It was a conscious thing, 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. 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. 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.”

However, that aggression is far from the only thing to come from PowerNerd’s 11 episodic tracks. ‘Dreams of Light’, by comparison, is an evocative and dynamic four-minute ballad. ‘Younger Lover’ calms down from an explosive opening to lush verses of synths and singing, whereas ‘Falling Apart’ and ‘Jainism’ add texture after texture on top of dulcet, acoustic introductions.

Where PowerNerd’s music was written in less than a fortnight, its lyrics were refined over a far longer period of time into a narrative about strength and healing. On ‘Falling Apart’, Devin commands himself to “keep the tension under control.” “You’ve got to believe that things will only get better,” subsequent song 'Gratitude' powerfully declares. These uplifting messages even play into the record’s title.

Devin offers as a definition:

“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. 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.’”

PowerNerd will be available on several different formats, including a Limited 2CD+Blu-ray Artbook (featuring the album, bonus tracks and Devin’s first ever Dolby Atmos mix), Limited 2CD Digipak in O-card, Standard CD, Gatefold 2LP & Digital Album.

Track List:

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