Author & Punisher has released the first single, “Titanis”, off his upcoming album “Nocturnal Birding” to be released October 3rd via Relapse Records.

TRACKLIST:
1. Meadowlark
2. Titanis (ft. Kuntari)
3. Mute Swan (ft. Megan Oztrosits of Couch Slut)
4. Black Storm Petrel (ft. Fange)
5. Titmouse
6. Titmice
7. Rook
8. Thrush

The video for the song was directed by Manda Selena and Ican Harem.

The video was filmed this past summer in Bali, Indonesia live with Kuntari, who performed on the studio recording of the track.

Kuntari shared this about the song and video: “It’s hard to imagine the organic local sequence from us blend with monstrous industrial sound from Tristan. After many hours of discussion we instantly clicked and agreed where the song ended up. The results are beyond our imagination, Tristan easily fluids into fresh territory and we don’t have a border to break to. By far this is one of the most awe inspiring experience for us, not to mention our video production which is insanely epic and hilarious at the same time. The most memorable moment is we share a good laugh along the process.”

Tristan Shone shared this about the album: “When I sat down to start writing this album, I knew I wanted to make songs based on birdsong. The actual first guitar riff is one of the meadowlark’s songs. When you listen to ‘Rook,’ that melody is the rook’s sound. That track is us mimicking one of the rooks’ many songs. I wrote all my tracks around the rhythms and melodies of birds I researched or heard in the wild.”

Author & Punisher has shows lined up for Europe in the Fall, only 2 have been announced, so far, for the USofA in November. No date has been announced for Tijuana (yet).