With new album Intruder set to drop in May, Gary Numan’s offering a teaser of what’s to come with a live stream fan Q&A session this week.
The star is headed online on Thursday (Feb 18) for the broadcast, via Crowd Cast, as part of IAMX’s Headnoise virtual series.
“This week Chris and Janine will talk with the electronic music pioneer and legend Gary Numan about his mental health experiences,” reads a teaser for the show, which aims to “remove the stigma from talking about mental health issues”.
“Chris and Janine will speak with Gary for about one hour and then open to audience questions which can be submitted before and during the livestream on the event page.”
Taking to social media, Gary adds: “This is happening on Thursday. You can watch it live, watch replays, join the chat and submit questions.
This is happening on Thursday. You can watch it live, watch replays, join the chat and submit questions.
— Gary Numan (@numanofficial) February 14, 2021
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“Join us on our quest to destigmatise mental health challenges.”
Gary’s latest LP is set for a May 21 release, with its lead single and title track, Intruder, out now.
Of the concept behind the music, he explains: “Intruder looks at climate change from the planet’s point of view. If Earth could speak, and feel things the way we do, what would it say? How would it feel?
“The songs, for the most part, attempt to be that voice, or at least try to express what I believe the earth must feel at the moment.
“The planet sees us as its children now grown into callous selfishness, with a total disregard for it’s well being. It feels betrayed, hurt and ravaged. Disillusioned and heartbroken it is now fighting back. Essentially, it considers human kind to be a virus attacking the planet.
“Climate change is the undeniable sign of the Earth saying enough is enough, and finally doing what it needs to do to get rid of us, and explaining why it feels it has to do it.”
Intruder is available to pre-order on standard Standard and Deluxe CD, 2LP Black and Coloured Vinyl and as a Double Picture Disc LP, and Cassette from Gary’s official store.
Pre-ordering the album grants access to a private area of Gary’s online store, where you receive exclusive album text, audio and video updates documenting the creation of the project.
There will also be two more exclusive coloured double-vinyl formats: an indie-exclusive red pressing and a silver edition from Amazon.
