Author & Punisher Return with ‘Nocturnal Birding’, First Single “Titanis” Out Now

Industrial noise act Author & Punisher are back with a new track titled “Titanis” and ho-boy, does it pack a punch. It’s the lead single off of Nocturnal Birding, the solo act’s first full-length offering since 2022’s Krüller. And if the rest of the album is as killer as this new song is, we’re in for a hell of a new release when it all drops on October 3, everyone.

For those that don’t know, Author & Punisher is a one-man act run by composer, vocalist and mechanical engineer Tristan Shone. Occasionally he’ll bring in another artist to contribute to a song here and there, but for the most part, it’s just one dude making some awesome noise.

When it comes to Nocturnal Birding, the entire project is being touted as having the “broadest scope-to-date” for A&P. Shone explains how birds helped put this new offering together.

“When I sat down to start writing this album, I knew I wanted to make songs based on birdsong. The actual first guitar riff is one of the meadowlark’s songs. When you listen to ‘Rook,’ that melody is the rook’s sound. That track is us mimicking one of the rooks’ many songs. I wrote all my tracks around the rhythms and melodies of birds I researched or heard in the wild.”

One of the more interesting aspects of “Titanis” is the fact that it’s actually a collaborative effort with artist Kuntari. They performed on the studio recording of the album and was also involved in the filming of the accompanying music video.

“It’s hard to imagine the organic local sequence from us blend with monstrous industrial sound from Tristan. After many hours of discussion we instantly clicked and agreed where the song ended up. The results are beyond our imagination, Tristan easily fluids into fresh territory and we don’t have a border to break to. By far this is one of the most awe inspiring experience for us, not to mention our video production which is insanely epic and hilarious at the same time. The most memorable moment is we share a good laugh along the process”

Nocturnal Birding will be released on October 3 via Relapse Records, but you can preorder your copy today.

NOCTURNAL BIRDING TRACKLIST:

1. Meadowlark
2. Titanis (ft. Kuntari)
3. Mute Swan (ft. Megan Oztrosits of Couch Slut)
4. Black Storm Petrel (ft. Fange)
5. Titmouse
6. Titmice
7. Rook
8. Thrush

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