Early 2025 for The Residents was centered around the release of Doctor Dark. The group is expected go on a world tour in the fall, presenting a live adaptation of Eskimo.
Timeline[]
January[]
- 9th: Snakefinger's Greener Postures is reissued by Klanggalerie with a bonus disc of unreleased mixes made by The Residents in 1987 for the Snakey Wake.[1]
February[]
- 1st: Marie Losier's Barking in the Dark premieres at the Rotterdam International Film Festival in a press-exclusive screening.[2]
- 5th: The Residents publish 'Doctor Dark's Gift' on their social media platforms.[3]
- 8th: The Residents announce that they are officially abandoning Twitter as a platform.[4]
- 14th: An edit of "Ol' Man River" from Doctor Dark is released as a single.[5]
- 20th: A promotional video is published explaining the origins of Doctor Dark and announcing an upcoming tour of Eskimo in the Fall.[6]
- 28th: Doctor Dark is released on Cherry Red / MVD as a CD[7] or 2xLP.[8] Collector's editions are soon issued by Psychofon.
March[]
- 22nd: Animator Bruce Bickford's film Prometheus' Garden is shown at the TV Eye in New York City with a new score composed of one-minute segments by 28 artists, including members of Sonic Youth, Foetus, Lightning Bolt, Bauhaus, and of course, The Residents.[9]
- 27th: Barking in the Dark has its public premiere at the CPH:DOX festival in Copenhagen, Denmark.
- 28th: A music video for "The Crying Clown" made by Daniel Blafford (dreambreeder 079) is released,[10] along with an 11-minute "Hypnopompic Hallucinatory Assimilation" remix.
April[]
- 2nd: A performance of Eskimo at the Exotikon festival in Los Angeles is announced.[11]
- 4th: After many delays and licensing complications, the American Composers Series pREServed set is finally due for release in June.[12]
- 13th: Barking in the Dark wins "Best Direction for Avantgarde & Genre Film" award at the BAFICI festival in Buenos Aires, Argentina.[13]
- 25th: A single mix of "White Guys with Guns" from Doctor Dark is released.[14] / A New Ralph Too newsletter mentions that demos have already been made for The Residents' next album.
May[]
- 20th: Charles Bobuck's God-O is reissued in a 2xCD deluxe edition by Klanggalerie.
June[]
- 7th: The Residents perform Eskimo at the Mayan Theater in Los Angeles for the Exotikon festival. The half-hour performance is followed by an encore of assorted "classic era" and Dookietown songs, as well as a surprise appearance by the late N. Senada.
Releases[]
- Doctor Dark (studio album)
- "Ol' Man River (Machine Edit)" (single)
- "White Guys with Guns" (single)
- "The Crying Clown" (music video by dreambreeder 079)
Re-releases[]
- Greener Postures (Snakefinger album, 2xCD deluxe edition with bonus disc of remixes by The Residents)
- God-O (Charles Bobuck album, 2xCD deluxe edition)
Newsletter freebies[]
- "Doctor Dark's Gift" (album sampler) - January 31st
- Seven Cats (second EP of Hunters material) - April 25th
References[]
- ↑ https://klanggalerie.com/gg225-2
- ↑ https://iffr.com/en/iffr/2025/films/barking-in-the-dark
- ↑ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=P4IWS8SyqPQ&ab_channel=theresidents
- ↑ Facebook post.
- ↑ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=StF8YsYw5a8&ab_channel=theresidents
- ↑ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ofs-POhnTrg&ab_channel=theresidents
- ↑ https://www.cherryred.co.uk/the-residents-doctor-dark-cd-edition
- ↑ https://www.cherryred.co.uk/the-residents-doctor-dark-double-vinyl-edition
- ↑ https://www.seetickets.us/event/bruce-bickfords-prometheus-garden/637892
- ↑ YouTube.
- ↑ https://residents.com/news/?article=20250402-1100
- ↑ https://residents.com/news/?article=20250404-0959
- ↑ https://bafici.org/se-anunciaron-los-ganadores-del-bafici-26/
- ↑ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PQCu3Fu5WR0