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Sacramento’s Death Grips will be releasing their fifth studio album, Bottomless Pit, tomorrow (May 6). As with each of their albums beforehand, the experimental trio couldn’t go without another surprise or two, launching a hotline for fans the day before its release. Tweeting from their @bbpoltergiest account, Death Grips revealed a phone number, 1-844-278-7255, telling those brave enough to call to “press 1 for trash.”
“Trash” is one of the songs from Bottomless Pit, and the only way to listen to the song before its release as part of Bottomless Pit tomorrow is to call up the hotline. Pitchfork reports that when you call up the hotline, you’ll immediately be welcomed to the “Caged pillow feelings network.” The hotline offers listeners opportunity to press one to hear “Trash,” press two to hear a creepy radio broadcast that features the American national anthem, or press three to leave a message.
Pressing four unprompted plays a woman telling listeners “how to touch the world of caged pillows.” The message continues, saying, “You just have to look in the right light… We will guide you through the process step by step over the next few days. The feelings network is a living breathing object and changes day to day, so you might want to save this number to your contacts.” Apparently an Instagram will share updates, but it’s unclear whether this is actually true or what Instagram will even be sharing these apparent updates.
It’ll be interesting to see how this all pans out, especially considering how rabid Death Grips’ fanbase can be at times. Here’s hoping those fan messages are put to good use somehow. Look out for Death Grips’ new album Bottomless Pit when it drops tomorrow.
