US electro-industrial/synth-pop artist Tom Shear has been releasing records as Assemblage 23 since the turn of the millennium, when his debut album ‘Contempt’ sent shockwaves through a scene that was primarily dominated by European acts. Subsequent albums helped establish Shear as one of the leaders of the ‘Future Pop’ movement that took hold of underground dancefloors in the early 2000s.
‘Tolerate’ has been issued today as the first single from a brand new Assemblage 23 album entitled ‘Null’. “The song is about the increasingly common situation of having to cut people out of your life because they hold harmful beliefs,” explains Shear. “Even tolerant people have a line that, once crossed, causes them to have to react this way. It is a topical portrait of our current political climate and the fallout it can have in our personal lives.”
‘Tolerate’ is typical of Shear’s oeuvre in that what has separated Assemblage 23 from most other musically comparable acts from the outset has been the deeply personal and relatable manner of his song lyrics. Often broaching difficult subjects such as suicide and depression, he has gained a significant worldwide following and continues to perform around the globe.
Out on 7th November, ‘Null’ is the tenth album by Assemblage 23, but the first since ‘Mourn’ in 2020.
NULL
TRACKLISTING
1 Believe
2 Lunatics
3 Gone
4 Fuel
5 Tolerate
6 Normal
7 Last
8 The Line
9 Overthrow
10 Waited
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