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"We were all just messing around."
"It was funny, Matt Bellamy from Muse was in the next room recording something, which I then got involved in."
"I never thought I could say I have a song with Matt Bellamy from Muse, but now I can say that."

I was curious about this when this article was revealed. It seems to have been a spur in the moment collab

Did Muse cause The Wow Signal?
Is this a paradox?
Has our time run out?
Why do I have to have at least 120 characters to post.

It feels like the song was put together pretty quickly for the festival run, and honestly I think that shows a little in the final version.
Don’t get me wrong I love the song. It’s already a banger. But compared to Cryogen, which feels wonderfully mixed and flows really naturally, Unravelling feels a bit more pieced together in places. Almost like you can hear the edits instead of it feeling like one complete organic build.
A few things I’d personally love if they revisited it for the album version.

Matt adding a falsetto or some variation at the end instead of repeating “Throne” twice (it sounds like
the same take doubled).

Smoother transitions between sections so the song breathes a bit more.

Extending the solo by a few bars — because honestly, Muse always shine when they let songs stretch out.

It feels like there’s an absolute monster of a track in Unravelling that maybe just needed a bit more studio time to fully evolve. The foundations are brilliant, but it feels like it’s missing that final layer of polish.
Part of me would love a Grand Omega Bosses style version of it, just let it expand and go wild.

Curious what everyone else thinks: did Unravelling need more time in the studio, or is it perfect as it is?