The Black Queen (Feat. The Dillinger Escape Plan's Greg Puciato) Announce New Album

The Black Queen have announced details of their new album, Infinite Games, due out on September 28.

The trio – Greg Puciato, Josh Eustis and Steven Alexander – will be unveiling the record via their own creative entity, Federal Prisoner, which is "a joint collective between the band members and acclaimed fine artist Jesse Draxler". Pre-order Infinite Games now at Theblackqueen.bandcamp.com.

“Federal Prisoner won’t function like a typical label,” explains Greg. “It’s an expression of passion and individualism in a way that opens more doors for us to create and to own what we create with minimal compromise. It’s as much an act of refusal as it is a statement of intent. We won’t be working within the current industry blueprint of premieres, ‘instant grat tracks’ or any of that nonsense. We’re concentrating on the music, videography and packaging, an aural and visual experience. It’s exciting to create our own path.”

Meanwhile, of the album itself, Greg adds: “This time, we learned how to do everything ourselves. There’s less uncertainty and more confidence. I’m speaking both about the artistic and business aspect of creating and releasing an album. As for what’s changed with Infinite Games, I think it feels more conceptual as an album. It’s less a collection of songs and more about the front-to-back listen. Probably because it wasn’t compiled over a four-year span of time like the last one. This one is actually hookier but more insidious, it’s a more delicate record.”

The Infinite Games tracklist is as follows:

1. Even Still I Want To
2. Thrown Into the Dark
3. No Accusations
4. Your Move
5. Lies About You
6. Impossible Condition
7. Spatial Boundaries
8. 100 to Zero
9. Porcelain Veins
10. One Edge of Two

And the artwork looks like this: