The release corresponds to the third theme of the new album “Scaled and icy”. The Grammy Award-winning duo also present their first album after their platinum-certified LP “Trench”.
Grammy Award-winning duo Twenty One Pilots share “Saturday,” the third track from their new album, “Scaled and icy.” “Saturday” is now available on all digital sets accompanied by an official lyric video on the band’s official YouTube channel.
“Saturday” follows the recently released single, “Choker,” which is accompanied by a music video directed by Mark Eshleman for Reel Bear Media, and Scaled And Icy’s lead single, “Shy Away,” which is currently No. one on Alternative Radio for the fourth consecutive week. “Shy Away” places the duo in an elite group of multi-song acts at No. 1 in three weeks or less within this format, including artists such as: U2, REM, The Cure, Linkin Park, Red Hot Chili Peppers, and Foo Fighters.
Written and produced largely by Joseph in isolation over the course of the last year in his home studio, with Dun as the album’s drum engineer from across the country. “Scaled And Icy” is the product of long distance virtual sessions. In this one, the duo process their routines alongside 2020’s predominant emotions like anxiety, loneliness, boredom, and doubt.
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Scaled And Icy is Twenty One Pilots’ first studio album in three years, following their platinum-certified LP, Trench.
In 2020, Twenty One Pilots surprised their fans with indie singles “Level of Concern” and “Christmas Saves The Year.” “Level of Concern” dominated Alternative Radio for 12 consecutive weeks and made it to the Top 25 on Billboard’s “Hot 100” chart. At the same time it achieved Gold certification by the RIAA, driving the band’s victory at the American Music Awards last year, taking home the “Favorite Artist – Alternative Rock” award.
“Christmas Saves The Year” arrived in late 2020 and debuted on Billboard’s “Alternative Airplay” chart, becoming the first Christmas-themed song to enter the chart since 2012.
Twenty One Pilots won the last accolade in the closing moments of 2020 , breaking The Guinness World Record by creating the longest music video in history for “Level of Concern.”
Conceived by the band with interactive director Jason Nickel, and award-winning storyteller and director Jason Zada, the first “Endless Music Video” compiled fan-created content with over 162,000 materials, submitted in real time, live on Youtube.
Powered by Imposium, a new music video was created every three minutes and forty seconds and streamed directly through YouTube, with brand new content for fans. Surpassing previous record holder Pharrell and his 24-hour video “Happy,” Twenty One Pilots’ “Endless Video”, “Level of Concern” aired 177 days in a row with a total run time of 4,264. hours, 10 minutes and 25 seconds.
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Twenty One Pilots LP’s “Trench” in 2018 ushered in a new era for the Ohio duo . Earning Platinum certification and critically acclaimed with Billboard stating, “Trench revels in the genre confusion and cavernous conceptualism that has always defined Twenty One Pilots.”
A true global phenomenon that has surpassed two billion streams worldwide, standing out with hits like “The Hype,” “Chlorine,” and “Jumpsuit,” obtaining Gold and Platinum certifications. “Jumpsuit” is the fastest song to rank one on Billboard’s “Alternative Songs” charts and earned them their fourth Grammy nomination (Best Rock Song). The acclaimed collection also includes the Gold certified song “Nico And The Niners” and the hit single “My Blood.”
