Puscifer Release “Director’s Cut” of the Music Video for Their New Single “Pendulum”

Last week, the benevolent folks in Puscifer deigned it necessary to not only share the fact that they’ve got a new album titled Normal Isn’t coming out early next year, but they shared some new tunes. Fast-forward to today and they’ve dropped another song on our heads — this time it’s a song titled “Pendulum.”

Along with the song’s release was the dissemination of its music video. Or rather, the “director’s cut” of the video. It’s got a whole post-punk underground vibe that I’m really digging and introduces a new character named Bellendia Black. She’s described as “a shadowy figure draped in layers of flowing black fabrics, with skin pale as moonlight, fingers tipped with black lacquered nails, and an unmistakable aura of melancholic elegance.”

Speaking of the song, Maynard James Keenan said “Pendulum” reminds him of a past-time.

“The dramatic and romantic nature of this track induces a sonic sense memory that transports me back to the dark and moody dance floor of Club Iguana, Austin, TX, circa 1985. I can almost smell the clove cigarettes.”

Similarly, Mat Mitchel says the song “is a nod to the ‘80s dark underground,” while Carina Round described the song as featuring “gorgeous synths coiling around sweet, twisted melodies while the world burns.”

You can check out the track for yourself below. As for the band’s new album, Normal Isn’t will be released on February 6, but you can preorder your copy today. You can also catch the band live at any of the shows listed below.

Normal Isn’t tracklisting:

1. Thrust
2. Normal Isn’t
3. Bad Wolf
4. Self Evident
5. A Public Stoning
6. The Quiet Parts
7. Mantastic
8. Pendulum
9. ImpetuoUs
10. Seven One
11. The Algorithm (Sessanta Live Mix)

Normal Isn’t North American Tour Dates

March 20 Las Vegas, NV The Chelsea at The Cosmopolitan of Las Vegas
March 21 Phoenix, AZ Arizona Financial Theatre
March 24 Austin, TX Bass Concert Hall
March 25 Dallas, TX Music Hall at Fair Park
March 27 Nashville, TN The Pinnacle
March 28 Atlanta, GA Coca-Cola Roxy
March 31 Asheville, NC Thomas Wolfe Auditorium
April 1 Durham, NC DPAC – Durham Performing Arts Center
April 3 Bethlehem, PA Wind Creek Event Center
April 4 Boston, MA Boch Center – Wang Theatre
April 7 New York, NY Terminal 5
April 8 Hershey, PA Hershey Theatre
April 10 Mashantucket, CT Premier Theater at Foxwoods Resort Casino
April 11 Atlantic City, NJ Ovation Hall at Ocean Casino Resort
April 15 Niagara Falls, ON OLG Stage at Fallsview Casino
April 16 Akron, OH Akron Civic Theatre
April 18 Detroit, MI Fox Theatre
April 19 Cincinnati, OH Taft Theatre
April 21 Louisville, KY The Louisville Palace
April 23 Indianapolis, IN Murat Theatre
April 25 Chicago, IL The Chicago Theatre
April 26 Milwaukee, WI Landmark Credit Union Live
April 28 Madison, WI The Sylvee
April 30 St. Louis, MO The Factory
May 1 Kansas City, MO The Midland Theatre
May 3 Morrison, CO Red Rocks Amphitheatre
May 5 Salt Lake City, UT Maverik Center
May 8 Portland, OR Theater of the Clouds
May 9 Seattle, WA WAMU Theater
May 11 San Francisco, CA Golden Gate Theatre
May 13 San Diego, CA San Diego Civic Theatre
May 14 Los Angeles, CA The Greek Theatre