Blog: Stereogum

In the buildup to their new album The 2nd Law , pomp-rock superstars Muse have been talking up the Skrillexy side of dubstep, which really only means that they're a popular rock band recording music in 2012, and they have to come down in either the pro- or anti-dubstep side of the conversation. But sure enough, their new track "The 2nd Law - Unsustainable," despite a few instants of triumphant prog harmony and guitar heroism, is pretty much a straight-up gut-demolishing dubstep track. Its video even has a CGI robot who's really mad about the energy crisis. [...]