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Peter Gabriel Releases 'Face the Wall' as New Full‑Moon Single

It continues Gabriel's full‑moon rollout as a Tchad Blake Dark‑Side mix with Kawamata's 'The Nest' artwork, signaling the album is near completion.

Overview

  • On Saturday, Sept. 26, Peter Gabriel issued “Face the Wall” as the latest single from his upcoming album o\i, continuing his practice of releasing one track each full moon.
  • Gabriel says the song confronts aging, illness and 'looking death in the face,' framing mortality as a subject for catharsis and hope in his own words.
  • The track was presented as the Dark‑Side Mix produced by Tchad Blake, reflecting Gabriel's recurring Bright‑Side/Dark‑Side mixing approach first used on his 2023 album i/o.
  • The single's cover features Tadashi Kawamata's installation 'The Nest' at Amos Rex, photographed by Mika Huisman, which Gabriel cites as the visual inspiration for the song.
  • Coverage varies on whether this is the ninth or tenth release from o\i, outlets say two tracks likely remain and no full‑album release date has been confirmed.