John Maus – Because We Built It
John Maus returns with ‘Because We Built It’, the opening track from his forthcoming album ‘Later Than You Think’, arriving September 26th via YOUNG. After a decade-long hiatus, the philosopher pop star delivers a politically charged and hypnotic meditation on collective responsibility. The track builds around a repetitive bassline while Maus intones, “Because we built it/We can watch it go up in flames” – a stark acknowledgment of humanity’s complicity in destructive systems paired with dreams of their demise.
True to form, Maus transforms academic rigour into accessible synth-pop philosophy. His CalArts experimental music degree and political science PhD aren’t just credentials here, they’re creative fuel for examining how societies construct their downfall. The production maintains his signature lo-fi aesthetic while exploring grief, justice, and radical transformation themes. Where his previous single ‘I Hate Antichrist’ positioned him in spiritual confrontation, this new offering charts a path toward reckoning and reconstruction.
Tracklist:
- Because We Built It
- Disappears
- Reconstruct Your Life
- Shout
- Came & Got
- I Hate Antichrist
- Theotokos
- Let The Time Fly
- Out Of Time
- Tous Les Gens Qui Sont Ici Sont D’ici
- Tonight
- Let Me Through
- Water
- Pick Me Up
- Losing Your Mind
- Adorabo
European Tour Dates:
June 24 – Landmark – Bergen, Norway
June 25 – Oceanen – Gothenburg, Sweden *SOLD OUT
June 27 – This Is Not A Love Song (Festival) – Nîmes, France
June 29 – Fusion (Festival) – Lärz, Germany
July 15 – Sonsdenit 25 – Pollença, Spain
July 20 – Dour (Festival) – Dour, Belgium
August 21 – Trädgården – Stockholm, Sweden
August 23 – Rock en Seine (Festival) – Paris, France
August 28 – Hayfilm Cluster – Yerevan, Armenia
August 31 – End of the Road (Festival) – Dorset, England
September 2 – Estonian National Museum – Tartu, Estonia
September 3 – Vagonu Hall – Riga, Latvia
September 4 – Kablys – Vilnius, Lithuania
September 6 – Extreme Chill (Festival) – Reykjavík, Iceland
September 9 – Akvárium Klub – Budapest, Hungary
September 10 – Vintage Industrial – Zagreb, Croatia
September 11 – Zappa Barka – Belgrade, Serbia
September 13 – Plissken (Festival) – Athens, Greece
November 1 – C2C Festival – Turin, Italy
November 3 – O2 Kentish Town Forum – London, UK
November 4 – Academy 2 – Manchester, UK
November 5 – Simple Things – Bristol, UK
November 7 – MIRA Festival – Barcelona, Spain
November 8 – Capitólio – Lisbon, Portugal
November 10 – Plaza – Zurich, Switzerland
November 12 – TRIX – Antwerp, Belgium
November 14 – L’Aéronef – Lille, France
November 15 – Espace Julien – Marseille, France
November 17 – Kwadrat – Kraków, Poland
November 18 – Oczki – Warsaw, Poland
November 19 – CBE – Cologne, Germany
November 20 – 013 – Tilburg, Netherlands
November 22 – Paradiso – Amsterdam, Netherlands
November 23 – Astra – Berlin, Germany
November 24 – Uebel & Gefährlich – Hamburg, Germany
November 26 – Stereolux – Nantes, France
November 27 – L’Étage – Rennes, France
November 29 – Le Cargo – Caen, France
December 2 – Amager Bio – Copenhagen, Denmark
December 4 – TBA – Paris, France
December 6 – Button Factory – Dublin, Ireland
December 9 – Òran Mór Auditorium – Glasgow, UK
