The singer has discussed his politics ahead of the election

Muse's Matt Bellamy has proposed starting what he calls the Direct Democacy Party, through which MPs base every vote they take in parliament on an app vote from constituents.

Ahead of next week's general election, NME asked artists such as Savages, Noel Gallagher, Emmy The Great and Young Fathers for their political perspectives.

Perhaps the most unusual perspective came from Muse's Matt Bellamy, who said, "I was thinking the other day we should start the Direct Democracy Party. The way to play the existing system is to be an MP and say that 'every vote I take in parliament, I will take an app vote from my constituents'. The argument that MPs should decide because they are better researched on the topic at hand, to me, really supports the old idea that the masses are not clever enough."

The Horrors' Faris Badwan, meanwhile, voiced his clichéd disillusionment with the whole thing, saying, "I just think voting is for people who don't have their own imagination. It's for a different generation. You're not accomplishing anything. The problem is, my opinion on it isn't fully formed - the only thing I do think is that, realistically, voting doesn't make a great deal of difference."

Muse's new album, Drones, which they descibe as "a modern metaphor for what it is to lose to lose empathy", is set for release on 8 June.

They will also headline Download Festival alongside Slipknot, Kiss, Marilyn Manson and many more. See here for tickets and information.

Meanwhile, the band have also been confirmed to head BBC Radio One's Big Weekend in Norwich, and have also announced a string of US tour dates. See here for tickets and information.