Muse

Muse play every song as if the apocalypse is booked for the final chorus. Formed in 1994 in Teignmouth, Devon, the trio of Matt Bellamy, Chris Wolstenholme and Dominic Howard fuse huge riffs, classical piano and science-fiction paranoia. A Muse band poster needs the same sense of scale.

From surrealism to neon

For years Muse handed their sleeves to Storm Thorgerson, the mind behind so much of Pink Floyd's imagery. He made Absolution (2003) and Black Holes and Revelations (2006): surreal scenes where everyday things turn up in impossible places, like dreams caught on camera. This is widescreen Muse, empty landscapes and a quiet kind of strangeness.

Simulation Theory (2018) moved to another planet entirely. Its cover was painted by Kyle Lambert, the illustrator behind the posters for the first two seasons of Stranger Things, and it was the first time the band themselves appeared on a studio album sleeve. Pink, violet, cyan, 1980s references everywhere: Muse after dark.

Those two faces give you two ways to hang the band, the clean and mysterious version or the retro-futurist one that glows.

Building a Muse wall

Simulation Theory's neon palette was made for a gaming setup with LED strips: the print picks up the colours of your lighting and pulls the whole desk together. Thorgerson's calmer images breathe better on their own, above a bed or a bookshelf.

For a fuller wall, pair Muse with bands that share their love of the epic. Queen brought the same operatic drama to stadiums, while our Electric prints add bolts and amps around them.

Each poster is printed in Tunisia and paid on delivery. All that's missing is the volume.