Mike Shinoda trumpeted the impending arrival of Post Traumatic, the Linkin Park MC's debut solo album, with a pair of new videos for the album tracks, "Crossing a Line" and "Nothing Makes Sense Anymore."
The two tracks come on the heels of Shinoda's three-song Post Traumatic EP, his first release since the death of Linkin Park singer Chester Bennington. The EP's three songs will fold into the 16-track Post Traumatic LP, due out June 15th.
"It's a journey out of grief and darkness, not into grief and darkness," Shinoda said of Post Traumatic in a statement. "If people have been through something similar, I hope they feel less alone. If they haven’t been through this, I hope they feel grateful." Like its introductory EP, the album tackles Shinoda's experience with loss as well as healing.
That conflicted and redemptive tone is captured on Post Traumatic's atmospheric, synth-driven first single "Crossing a Line." "I got demons inside me / So I'm faced with a choice / Either try to ignore them / Or I give them a voice," Shinoda sings. "And it's keeping me up at night / Worried it's not alright / You're not gonna like where this goes."
Shinoda paired the single with a video featuring the singer delivering the song's lyrics walking the streets of Los Angeles and surrounded by fans.
Watch the video here:
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