Author & Punisher Argue There’s Nothing Soft About This “Titmouse”
The sound and fury created by industrial noise act Author & Punisher continues with the release of their new single “Titmouse” may sound cute and soft, but don’t get fooled. This thing hits hard.
It’s the latest single in the outfit’s forthcoming album Nocturnal Birding. According to the album’s credits, the record is ““dedicated to those who have lost their lives traveling across the border from Mexico to the USA through a cruel policy of prevention by deterrence. This land is not ours to hold onto nor was it ours to take.” As you can imagine, the tunes sound appropriately heavy given that inspiration.
For those that don’t know, Author & Punisher is a one-man act run by composer, vocalist and mechanical engineer Tristan Shone. Occasionally he’ll bring in another artist to contribute to a song here and there, but for the most part, it’s just one dude making some awesome noise. It’s been described by Shone as
Nocturnal Birding will be released on October 3 via Relapse Records, but you can preorder your copy today. Future tour datesareaalg
NOCTURNAL BIRDING TRACKLIST:
- Meadowlark
- Titanis (ft. Kuntari)
- Mute Swan (ft. Megan Oztrosits of Couch Slut)
- Black Storm Petrel (ft. Fange)
- Titmouse
- Titmice
- Rook
- Thrush
AUTHOR & PUNISHER ON TOUR:
EU Oct/Nov 2025 Nocturnal Birding Dates:
Oct 18 – Lisboa, PT @ Music Station ^
Oct 20 – Madrid, SP @ Sala Mon ^
Oct 21 – Barcelona, SP @ Sala Wolf
Oct 22 – Marseille, FR @ Le Molotov
Oct 23 – Montpellier, FR @ In Tenebris Lux
Oct 24 – Nilvange, FR @ Gueulard Plus **
Oct 25 – Maastricht, NL @ Samhain Fest
Oct 26 – Hamburg, DE @ MS Stubnitz *
Oct 27 – Aarhus, DK @ Voxhall *
Oct 28 – Oslo, NO @ Goldie *
Oct 29 – Goteborg, SW @ Monument *
Oct 30 – Copenhagen, DK @ Stengade *
Oct 31 – Berlin, DE @ Kantine am Berghain *
Nov 1 – Gdansk, PL @ Drizzly Grizzly *
Nov 2 – Warsaw, PL @ Voodoo *
Nov 3 – Poznan, PL @ 2Progi *
Nov 4 – Leipzig, DE @ UT Connewitz *
Nov 5 – Frankfurt, DE @ Darmstadt *
Nov 6 – Paris, FR @ Backstage *
Nov 7 – Bruxelles, BE @ Magasin 4 *
Nov 8 – Lille, FR @ La Bulle *
Nov 9 – Manchester, UK @ Damnation Festival
^ w/ Blood Incantation
* w/ Bong-Ra
** w/ Divide & Dissolve
West Coast Nocturnal Birding Record Release Shows:
Nov 12 – Los Angeles, CA @ The Echo ^^
Nov 13 – San Diego, CA @ The Casbah ^^
^^ w/ King Yosef
North American Feb/Mar 2026 Nocturnal Birding Dates:
Feb 20 – St. Paul, MN @ Turf Club ^
Feb 21 – Chicago, IL @ Reggies Rock Club ^
Feb 22 – Indianapolis, IN @ Black Circle ^
Feb 23 – Detroit, MI @ The Sanctuary ^
Feb 25 – Toronto, ON @ The Garrison ^
Feb 26 – Montreal, QC @ Bar Le Ritz PDB ^
Feb 27 – Cambridge, MA @ Sonia ^
Feb 28 – Brooklyn, NY @ The Meadows ^
Mar 1 – Philadelphia, PA @ Ukie Club ^
Mar 2 – Baltimore, MD @ Metro Gallery ^
Mar 4 – Richmond, VA @ Richmond Music Hall ^
Mar 5 – Raleigh, NC @ Chapel of Bones ^
Mar 6 – Atlanta, GA @ Boggs Social Supply ^
Mar 8 – Austin, TX @ The Far Out Lounge ^
Mar 9 – Dallas, TX @ Club Dada ^
^ w/ King Yosef, Black Magne
