My new record The Pain And The Power is out today on PortuGAY at KNIK Records (Secretly Canadian x Portugal. The Man). This is my 12th studio album since 1998 and it doubles as the original motion picture soundtrack to Cai Indermaur’s documentary, also titled The Pain And The Power. 11 new songs, featuring collaborations with Kyle Andrews, Classtronaut, and Endless Atlas — available now on vinyl, cassette, and digital.

This project feels like the culmination of my entire life and career to this point. The film and album are really two parts of the same story…looking back at where I’ve been, what I survived, what I lost, and what it took to become the person I am now. I’ve spent nearly three decades making music and telling pieces of this story along the way, but I’ve never opened the door this wide before.

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🎬 The Pain And The Power is now playing as an Official Selection of the Los Angeles Lift-Off Film Festival!

For a limited time, you can watch Cai Indermaur’s award-winning documentary from anywhere in the world, as part of the Lift-Off Global Network Limited festival program.

This is one of the first opportunities to see the film ahead of our upcoming theatrical screenings, and every view helps support its festival journey.

🎟️ Get your LA Lift-Off Festival pass and select the FEATURES program to watch The Pain And The Power here now: https://liftoff.network/los-angeles-lift-off-film-festival-2026/

It’s showing August 3-September 23 as an Official Selection at the fest. If you’re watching, we’d love your vote afterward — but most importantly, thank you for supporting independent LGBTQ+ cinema and the incredible community helping bring this film to audiences around the world.