Record Store Day 2021 has tons in store for rock fans, including a record that amounts to Muse mastermind Matt Bellamy‘s first solo album. It’s a 10-song platter called Cryosleep that collects the various works the sci-fi shredder has released outside of his main Muse domain in the recent past.
That means things like Bellamy’s Game of Thrones song “Pray” and his cover of Simon & Garfunkel‘s “Bridge Over Troubled Water” will find a home together on 12″ vinyl come the third weekend of July (Day 2 of RSD 2021’s two days) instead of languishing unconnected to each other.
Plus, Cryosleep contains two solo Bellamy versions of “Unintended,” an early Muse cut found on the band’s 1999 debut Showbiz, perhaps the most exciting aspect of the limited-edition Record Store Day release.
See the album cover and track listing down toward the bottom of this post.
“‘Cryosleep’ a special #RSDDrops will be available on 16 July 2021,” Bellamy revealed on Wednesday (April 7). “The limited-edition picture disc contains ten tracks, including never-before-released ‘Take A Bow (Four Hands Piano),’ ‘Guiding Light (On Jeff’s Guitar)’ and ‘Pray’ (without the Game of Thrones voice over). Also an exclusive songbook of sheet music, and a gatefold LP.”
Elsewhere among Record Store Day’s 2021 rock gems are Black Sabbath, Deftones and Linkin Park. Get more information at recordstoreday.com and see the complete list of RSD 2021 items here.
Matt Bellamy, Cryosleep Album Art + Track Listing
1. “Unintended (Acoustic)”
2. “Bridge Over Troubled Water”
3. “Behold, the Glove”
4. “Take a Bow (Four Hands Piano)”
5. “Pray”
6. “Tomorrow’s World “
7. “Guiding Light (On Jeff’s Guitar)”
8. “Simulation Theory Theme (Instrumental)”
9. “Fever”
10. “Unintended (Piano Lullaby)”
