[Cover photo credit to Felsmann + Tiley]
Ahead of their upcoming album, Protomensch, out 2/13 on Mute, German synth-duo Felsmann + Tiley, comprised of Dominik Felsmann and Patrick Tiley, have returned with “God Is Lonelier” (ft. Laius), an “introspective track steeped in the notion of prophetic solitude.”
While another recent track “Reset” focuses on “pause and reflection”, “God Is Lonelier” examines “the quiet that follows once the spotlight fades.”
The band elaborate on the track:
God Is Lonelier dives directly into the ‘Playing God’ side of our manifesto. It looks at our instinct to grow, optimise, conquer and dominate – all the ways in which we try to shape the world, and ourselves, into something more powerful and controlling. But we play God while being inherently human, and that tension sits at the heart of the song.
The more control and power we gain, the more disconnected we become. Power and loneliness start rising in parallel, and the protagonist in the lyrics learns this the hard way. Once we reach our seemingly god-like ideal, we often realise we’re more isolated than before. Paradoxically, striving for greatness can quietly pull us away from the very connection we hoped it would bring.
“God Is Lonelier” follows the previous release of album tracks “Reset,” “OPIOID,” “Warnung,” “Warum”, “Open Fields (Ft. The Kite String Tangle)” and “Gabriel”.
Slated for release in February 2026, their upcoming album Protomensch is” an audiovisual statement on the absurdity of modern existence.”
