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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Two more new songs from The Pain And The Power original motion picture soundtrack out today, ahead of the full album on September 4th.

Side A: Run Away From The Sun

Side B: Rainbow Connection

Run Away From The Sun is about realizing that the thing I had been reaching toward is also the thing that’s been hurting me. I used to think strength meant staying — staying loyal, staying hopeful, staying inside things long after they had turned. I spent a lot of my life mistaking endurance for strength. This song is about me realizing I am allowed to leave. I don’t have to keep standing in the fire just because I once believed the light was going to save me.

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