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Muse Drops Breakup-Themed Tenth Album “The Wow! Signal”

6/26/2026

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Muse released their tenth album, *The Wow! Signal*, a break-up record referencing the 15 August 1977 Wow! burst.
Matt Bellamy, 48, wrote the album in autumn of last year between school runs after splitting from wife Elle Evans.
The record mixes hard rock, glam, prog and opera and includes “Hush” with Ellie Goulding.
Bellamy described the album as a lifeline that ties the Wow! Signal to loneliness and humanity’s search for meaning.

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Story summary

Muse released their tenth album, *The Wow! Signal*, a break-up record referencing the 15 August 1977 Wow! burst.
Matt Bellamy, 48, wrote the album in autumn of last year between school runs after splitting from wife Elle Evans.
The record mixes hard rock, glam, prog and opera and includes “Hush” with Ellie Goulding.
Bellamy described the album as a lifeline that ties the Wow! Signal to loneliness and humanity’s search for meaning.