A Perfect Circle have shared the official video for “So Long, and Thanks for All the Fish,” from their most recent album, Eat the Elephant.
The video, directed by Kyle Cogan, pairs disturbing imagery with the “atomic pageantry” described in the lyrics. “Welcome to the new normal,” said singer Maynard James Keenan about the subject matter portrayed in the clip.
Earlier this year APC guitarist Billy Howerdel spoke to Guitar World about the compositional approach he took on Eat the Elephant. Instead of starting with guitar riffs, arpeggios or effect loops as he had in the past, Howerdel instead began most of the songs on keyboards and then either transposed the material to guitar or used the guitar to provide complimentary melodies and atmospheric flourishes. “A few years ago I decided to dig fully into synths and keys, which I was very bad at,” he explained. “And once I became a little better it allowed me to push my creativity instead of falling into a pattern.”
A Perfect Circle are currently out on a U.S. and European tour. All upcoming dates are below.
A Perfect Circle tour dates:
November 9 Detroit, MI Masonic Temple Theatre (WRIF Radio Show)
November 10 Madison, WI Coliseum at Alliant Energy Center
November 11 Minneapolis, MN Armory (93X Radio Show)
November 13 Cedar Rapids, IA U.S. Cellular Center
November 14 Park City, KS Hartman Arena
November 17 Anaheim, CA The Theatre at Honda Center
November 18 Las Vegas, NV The Cosmopolitan of Las Vegas – The Chelsea
November 20 Phoenix, AZ Comerica Theatre
December 2 Glasgow, Scotland Glasgow Academy
December 3 Manchester, UK Victoria Warehouse
December 5 London, UK Wembley Arena Pavilion
December 6 Paris, France Zenith Paris – La Villette
December 7 Antwerp, Belgium Lotto Arena
December 9 Amsterdam, Netherlands AFAS Live
December 10 Cologne, Germany Palladium
December 12 Copenhagen, Denmark Forum Copenhagen
December 13 Hamburg, Germany Sporthalle Hamburg
December 15 Kraków, Poland Tauron Arena Kraków
December 16 Vienna, Austria Wiener Stadhalle
December 18 Milan, Italy Mediolanum Forum
December 19 Rome, Italy Palalottomatica
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