Nine Inch Nails are set to drop ‘Nine Inch Noize’ on Friday, April 17 via Interscope Records, unveiling a bold, electronic-leaning rework of their catalog created alongside producer Boys Noize.
The 12-track project reshapes familiar material into a cohesive live-inspired experience, mirroring the group’s Coachella setlist. Among the songs revisited are “Closer,” “Came Back Haunted,” “Copy of A,” “Heresy,” “She’s Gone Away,” and “Vessel,” along with “As Alive as You Need Me to Be” from the Tron: Ares soundtrack. The album also branches out with a fresh take on “Parasite” by How to Destroy Angels and a cover of Soft Cell’s “Memorabilia.”
The collaboration brings together Trent Reznor and Atticus Ross with Boys Noize, while Mariqueen Maandig joins the lineup for live performances. Frontman Trent Reznor shares: “The creative fulfillment of working on the Challengers and Tron scores with Boys Noize led me to think that including him in the Peel It Back Tour could be an interesting way to express NIN in more purely electronic terms live – a concept I’ve wanted to explore for some time. The result was so much fun for us we felt it was worth expanding and formalizing in some way. On a whim, I mentioned it would be cool to play a whole set as Nine Inch Noize in the Sahara tent at Coachella. Careful what you wish for…the next thing I knew we were designing a whole new show to present in the way it deserved. There’s no surprise tour announcement – this Saturday is it. I’m taking Sunday off and excited to be working on new Nine Inch Nails music Monday – I’ll see you when I come up for air. We recorded this album all over the place – some of it’s live, some in studios, hotels, planes, etc. We had a lot of fun revisiting these songs and hope you enjoy. Listen LOUD.”
Following their Coachella performance, Reznor indicated his focus will shift back to creating new Nine Inch Nails material, signaling that ‘Nine Inch Noize’ is both a creative detour and a bridge to what comes next.
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