Puscifer have released the second single "Pendulum," from their upcoming album Normal Isn't. True to their word, the new track finds the band "leaning into [their] early influences" with a decidedly 80's electro/New Wave feel. For much of the track, distorted guitars take a backseat to wobbling synths and crisp drum machine patterns.
The director's cut of the music video, featuring Maynard James "MJ" Keenan interviewing his alter-ego(?) Bellendia Black, sheds some light on the new album's themes. In Black's own words:
"It's a collection of insights we were compelled to share. All borne out of despair. Desperation. Distress. Despondency. Dejection. Gloom and anguish. And yet, a glimmer of hope in all this hopelessness."
Ironically, the premise of the interview might be the most illuminating part of all. Strained anti-comedy aside, it's fascinating to see the two sides of Keenan laid bare: too kool for skool on the one side, painfully earnest on the other. Half-hearted humor fighting sincerity and sentimentality. Cynicism revealing wounded optimism. And that's before even getting to the music.
Check out the official music video and the extended director's cut below.
Normal Isn't comes out February 6th via Puscifer Entertainment/Alchemy Recordings/BMG, with a North American tour to follow.
Puscifer 2026 Tour
03/20 Las Vegas, NV @ The Chelsea at The Cosmopolitan of Las Vegas
03/21 Phoenix, AZ @ Arizona Financial Theatre
03/24 Austin, TX @ Bass Concert Hall
03/25 Dallas, TX @ Music Hall at Fair Park
03/27 Nashville, TN @ The Pinnacle
03/28 Atlanta, GA @ Coca-Cola Roxy
03/31 Asheville, NC @ Thomas Wolfe Auditorium
04/01 Durham, NC @ DPAC Durham Performing Arts Center
04/03 Bethlehem, PA @ Wind Creek Event Center
04/04 Boston, MA @ Boch Center Wang Theatre
04/07 New York, NY @ Terminal 5
04/08 Hershey, PA @ Hershey Theatre
04/10 Mashantucket, CT @ Premier Theater at Foxwoods Resort Casino
04/11 Atlantic City, NJ @ Ovation Hall at Ocean Casino Resort
04/15 Niagara Falls, ON @ OLG Stage at Fallsview Casino
04/16 Akron, OH @ Akron Civic Theatre
04/18 Detroit, MI @ Fox Theatre
04/19 Cincinnati, OH @ Taft Theatre
04/21 Louisville, KY @ The Louisville Palace
04/23 Indianapolis, IN @ Murat Theatre
04/25 Chicago, IL @ The Chicago Theatre
04/26 Milwaukee, WI @ Landmark Credit Union Live
04/28 Madison, WI @ The Sylvee
04/30 St. Louis, MO @ The Factory
05/01 Kansas City, MO @ The Midland Theatre
05/03 Morrison, CO @ Red Rocks Amphitheatre
05/05 Salt Lake City, UT @ Maverik Center
05/08 Portland, OR @ Theater of the Clouds
05/09 Seattle, WA @ WAMU Theater
05/11 San Francisco, CA @ Golden Gate Theatre
05/13 San Diego, CA @ San Diego Civic Theatre
05/14 Los Angeles, CA @ The Greek Theatre
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