℗ 2018, Muse under exclusive licence to Warner Music UK Limited with the exception of track 10 2017, Muse under exclusive licence to Warner Music UK
| Released | August 30, 2018 |
| Duration | 42m 02s |
| Record Label | Warner Records |
| Genre | Alternative |
Simulation Theory
Muse
Available in MQA and 96 kHz / 24-bit AIFF, FLAC high resolution audio formats
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1.1
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Algorithm
Muse |
4:05 | |||
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1.2
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The Dark Side
Muse |
3:47 | |||
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1.3
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Pressure
Muse |
3:55 | |||
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1.4
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Propaganda
Muse |
3:00 | |||
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1.5
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Break It to Me
Muse |
3:37 | |||
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1.6
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Something Human
Muse |
3:46 | |||
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1.7
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Thought Contagion
Muse |
3:26 | |||
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1.8
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Get up and Fight
Muse |
4:04 | |||
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1.9
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Blockades
Muse |
3:50 | |||
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1.10
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Dig Down
Muse |
3:48 | |||
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1.11
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The Void
Muse |
4:44 |
"On their eighth album, the trio again pivot to the present, using current affairs, pop culture tropes, and contemporary electronics to aim for Spotify omnipotence ... [Simulation Theory is] Muse’s most approachable and most ruthlessly broad record yet."
- Pitchfork
Simulation Theory is the eighth studio album by English rock band Muse. Muse co-produced the album with Rich Costey, Mike Elizondo, Shellback, and Timbaland. Following the darker themes of Muse's prior albums, Simulation Theory incorporates lighter influences from science fiction and 1980s pop culture, with extensive use of synthesizers. The contemporary political climate of the United States informed the lyrics.
Rather than working on the album as a whole, Muse focused on recording a single track at a time. Recording began at AIR Studios in London in early 2017 with Elizondo, before embarking on a tour of North America. Production restarted in Los Angeles in late 2017 with Costey, who previously produced Muse's albums Absolution (2003) and Black Holes and Revelations (2006).
96 kHz / 24-bit PCM – Warner Records Studio Masters
Tracks 1, 11 – contains material which utilizes a limited amount of the available bandwidth Tracks 2, 4, 10 – 48 kHz / 24-bit PCM Track 3 – 48 kHz / 24-bit PCM, mastered in 96 kHz / 24-bit Tracks 5, 7, 8 – 44.1 kHz / 24-bit PCM, mastered in 96 kHz / 24-bit Track 9 – 44.1 kHz / 24-bit PCM
Tracks 1, 11 – contains material which utilizes a limited amount of the available bandwidth Tracks 2, 4, 10 – 48 kHz / 24-bit PCM Track 3 – 48 kHz / 24-bit PCM, mastered in 96 kHz / 24-bit Tracks 5, 7, 8 – 44.1 kHz / 24-bit PCM, mastered in 96 kHz / 24-bit Track 9 – 44.1 kHz / 24-bit PCM
| Track title | Peak (dB FS) | RMS (dB FS) | LUFS (integrated) | DR | |
Album average Range of values | -0.04 -0.16 to -0.01 | -9.08 -11.95 to -7.79 | -6.84 -9.80 to -5.40 | 5 4 to 6 | |
| 1 | Algorithm | -0.05 | -9.02 | -6.6 | 4 |
| 2 | The Dark Side | 0.00 | -9.31 | -6.5 | 5 |
| 3 | Pressure | -0.16 | -9.64 | -7.1 | 5 |
| 4 | Propaganda | 0.00 | -9.00 | -7.0 | 5 |
| 5 | Break It to Me | -0.01 | -7.79 | -5.4 | 4 |
| 6 | Something Human | -0.02 | -8.14 | -6.0 | 4 |
| 7 | Thought Contagion | -0.01 | -8.42 | -5.9 | 4 |
| 8 | Get up and Fight | -0.01 | -9.72 | -7.5 | 5 |
| 9 | Blockades | 0.00 | -8.33 | -6.0 | 4 |
| 10 | Dig Down | 0.00 | -8.54 | -7.4 | 4 |
| 11 | The Void | -0.01 | -11.95 | -9.8 | 6 |