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Maynard James Keenan<\/a> and Puscifer<\/a> have revealed playlists of what they listened to while making their forthcoming album Normal Isn\u2019t<\/em><\/a>, which arrives February 6th.<\/p>\n On the group\u2019s Instagram<\/a>, each band member shared their personal playlist of the music they were consuming during the writing and recording process.<\/p>\n Get Puscifer Tickets Here<\/a><\/p>\n Having previously described the new LP as \u201cgoth meets punk,\u201d Maynard\u2019s 80-song playlist is not surprisingly heavy on \u201980s goth and new wave acts: The Cure, Bauhaus, Depeche Mode, Einst\u00fcrzende Neubauten, Killing Joke\u2026 you get the picture. One can easily trace a line from these songs to the sound of Puscifer\u2019s latest singles \u201cSelf Evident\u201d and \u201cPendulum,\u201d with the latter seeing Maynard go full goth<\/a>.<\/p>\n Related Video<\/p>\n As for Mat Mitchell, the multi-instrumentalist and producer skewed more toward post-punk bands like Magazine, Public Image Ltd., and New Order, among others (his list was far shorter than Maynard\u2019s). Carina Round brought a more modern pop\/electronic influence to the table based on her listening habits, which included FKA twigs, Fever Ray, Aldous Harding, The Smile, and Bon Iver, to name a few.<\/p>\n Fans were quick to compile the playlists on Spotify, with a user-created playlist of Maynard\u2019s picks streamable below, where you can also see each member\u2019s full list of songs.<\/p>\n Puscifer will be supporting Normal Isn\u2019t<\/em> with a Spring 2026 North American tour that kicks off in March. Get tickets here<\/a>.<\/p>\n