PRE-SAVE "THE UNIVERSE IS HUNGRY" OFFICIAL ALBUM BY DAMN TALL BUILDINGS

Available October 24, 2025

 

“Reminiscent of artists like Danny Barnes and John Hartford, the song balances a dark sense of humor with upbeat folk-grass that turns this nihilistic ode into a good times anthem for the end times. With their playful lyrics, bright harmonies, and occasional fiddle bustouts, the band gives us the kind of song that feels like a rip roaring party that is the perfect soundtrack for our troubled moment. The video offers plenty of humorous imagery to complement the tune.”

— Glide Magazine

Listen to our first single

“The Universe Is Hungry” out now!

The Universe Is Hungry

This title track from our fourth studio LP (The Universe Is Hungry - available October 24th, 2025) holds the thematic center of the album. It speaks to the endless searching–for meaning, for identity, for something real in this ever-changing, more-connected-while-also-more-disconnected world we live in. We’re constantly reshaping ourselves, trying to keep up, trying to feel present while buried under the weight of screens, schedules, and expectations.

It’s about the disorientation of not knowing who you are, and the quiet grief of realizing you might be living a life you don’t fully recognize. All of this is sung about over an upbeat bop of a tune, in combination with a chorus that repeats “I hope that you and I survive” - all deliberately trying to evoke a feeling of HOPE.

The narrator sees that at the beginning of the song: ‘I can’t see anyone, just the glowing of their beings’. There is more than meets the eye! We can still be connected as humans!! We can all sing this chorus at the end in harmony about ‘the universe eating us alive’, and maybe love can save us all!

After all, it is a love song, folks!! Sing it with LOVE in your hearts!!