Trent Reznor is a music machine

So here we are - not even a full month since the release of Ghosts I-IV, and Trent Reznor has already hinted at the release of a NEW album with the unexpected single "Discipline", which hit radio waves about 24 hours ago. He's made the single downloadable on the main NIN site, so of course I got it.

It seems like ever since his official split with the record companies he's been on a musical roll, proving the reocurring lyric "nothing can stop me now" quite true.

The song feels very - well - it's definitely a pop hit but not quite as dance-y as "Only" was back when With_Teeth was released. There's something in this that combines the elements of all his music. There's a heavy hand of With_Teeth at work with the boom-chick of the background music but then there are repeating piano chords in the background that are very reminiscent of The Downward Spiral and Fragile years.

All in all, I'm loving this new Trent Reznor.

Once I start, I cannot stop myself
- Discipline