showbiz
released october 4, 1999
"Muse then. Sound like Radiohead. Only better." - NME
"They're painfully young and painfully thin. They're into angst, catharsis and destruction. And if they weren't in a band, they'd be in jail. Meet Muse - standing up for good old dysfunctional rock'n'roll values. Just don't mention Radiohead." - Q
origin of symmetry
released july 17, 2001
"Touched by god's hands, this boy plays his instruments with authentic fury and sing with vocal possibilities far above the average... Anguishing, hurtful, agressive rock with attacks of pianistic fury and guitar catharsis, perfectly complemented with a harmonious rhythm..." - El País
"You know how it would be really cool if we could genetically engineer puppies that never grow old? 'Plug In Baby' is about that." - Matt Bellamy
absolution
released september 29, 2003
"With tales of governmental conspiracy and impending doom, the apocalypse cometh, according to Muse." - Rock Sound
"A definite step forwards and the sound of the band really and truly coming into their own, pulling together things they love." - Drowned in Sound
black holes and revelations
released july 3, 2006
"Notebooks out, anarchists: Matt Bellamy has some truths to impart. The Truths They Didn’t Want You To Read…" - NME
"Monstrously brilliant album full of raunchy guitars, cherubic vocals, and an impenetrable wall of sound loaded with delicacy. This time they added glam and flamenco guitars, which gave the Devon three-piece a bizarre wallop of Mexico. If that wasn't enough, then the ELO meets Queen crescendos topped it off. Totally unlikely, but supremely worthy. "Starlight" and "Supermassive Black Hole" two of the best tracks of the year too." - CDWOW
the resistance
released september 14, 2009
"'Over-the-top-ness' is a good way to describe the bombastic blend of decade-associated styles brought to bear on Muse's fifth studio album, The Resistance [Warner Bros.]. From the '70s, Muse unabashedly draws on operatic, classically influenced art-rock bands for epic tunes like "Eurasia"; the bass-synth-inspired, totally '80s new wave groove in "Uprising" sounds like a cross between Gary Glitter and Gary Numan; and it's all powered by the hard rock rhythm." - Bass Guitar Magazine
"Pompous, over-blown, self-indulgent and a lot of fun, Muse are what your dad might call prog-rock. We just call them brilliant..." - FHM
the 2nd law
released october 1, 2012
"The scale [on The 2nd Law] is such that you have to stand back in a kind of addled awe. Much in the same way that you might regard a 75ft-high luminous pink pissing flamingo water feature; you have to admire the size of the ambition and the craftsmanship, even if it's not something you'd necessarily want at your own house." - The Fly
"The array of musical styles on show across The 2nd Law means that, like many of this band's past albums, it doesn't entirely coalesce into a seamless collection of songs... But when this album works, it works well." - BBC Music
drones
released june 8, 2015
"The result is a claustrophobic classic that sharpens the focus of what is possible in the name of high-minded rock." - Kerrang!
"Muse records are largely blockbuster action flicks centered around a cryptocratic nightmare that can be explained on a billboard. Drones, their latest, proves no more capable of altering U.S. military strategy than The 2nd Law managed to singlehandedly end global warming." - Pitchfork
simulation theory
released november 9, 2018
"Whether they're fighting alien invaders, shadowy government conspiracies, or the Apocalypse, Muse always do it for love." - AllMusic
"Yes, this is still Muse, but here they’re trying to be something else--well, everything else. They are avatars in a ridiculous simulation of teenage nerdery, inviting you to steal away from the nightmare, and into an electric dream." - NME
muse in 2002, photographed by youri lenquette
