“It looks like there’s some people that have stuck around, which is really cool,” says Twenty One Pilots’ Josh Dun about the band’s fans. “Those are the people we want around and those are the people that mean a ton to us.”

The drummer spoke to Hanuman Welch on Beats 1 about the duo’s hiatus, Trench writing process and new songs, “Jumpsuit’ and “Nico and the Niners”.

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After months of teasing, and a year-long hiatus, Twenty One Pilots ended their silence yesterday with two new songs, “Jumpsuit,” and “Nico And The Niners.” Plus, the band announced their new album, Trench, out Oct. 5.

Drummer Josh Dun discussed the new tracks and the upcoming album on Apple Music with Welch.

“We’ve had extensive conversations on all our songs and where they are, and what order to have people listen to things,” Dun explains. “We kind of agreed for “Jumpsuit” and “Nico,” that these two really kind of were a nice bridge coming from where things left off with the last album, Blurryface.”

“I feel like having something that really connected the two albums together and really felt like a natural progression from where it was at before just made sense,” he continues. “Not to say that the rest of the album sounds way different, but that one I think to us, really felt like it was the most connecting.”

Dun compared the writing process of Trench, compared to TOP’s previous records, Vessel and Blurryface. “With both of our albums before,” he says, “there was kind of a place from which to write. Whether that’s personal things going on in life, or thoughts, or just emotional or spiritual journeys.”

“I think within this one, there is a place from which to write, and I think it’s looming out a little bit from that character, and still learning about that character, but a little bit more into the story, if that makes sense,” Dun points out.

The drummer also talked about how the duo spent a full year out of the spotlight. Dun explains that, although it looked like they were taking a break, him and vocalist Tyler Joseph were actually working. “I think the way that we looked at it was just kind of like an intentional quiet period, which kind of happened for multiple reasons,” he says.

“One was coming off the back of a long tour that realistically, was kind of probably five or six years of nonstop travel. Then, the Grammy thing was crazy, and it was a really big year, or couple of years for us,” Dun explains.

“During the time where we were creating and working, we kind of wanted to just step back a little bit, and be present in that world, and not bore people with stuff that isn’t as important as the content we’re working on,” he continues.

Another reason for taking some time off was to see who would stick around and wait for the band to release new music. “Because naturally, if there’s not something that’s so in your face, they’re going to stray away a little bit, which is fine and that’s normal,” the musician says.

You can listen to clips of the interview below:

Collaborating with other artists:

Hiatus and fans sticking around:

Trench writing process:

“Jumpsuit” and “Nico and the Niners”:

Twenty One Pilots also already broke their own record already. According to Twenty One Pilots’ record label, Fueled By Ramen, the “Jumpsuit” music video — which quickly earned #1 Trending status on YouTube Wednesday — received an estimated 5.2 million plays within the first 24 hours.

The band going on the Bandito tour. The fall tour kicks off Oct. 16 in Nashville, Tennesse and it wraps up March 17 in Lisbon, Portugal, with tour support still to be announced.

You can register for first access to tickets here and check out the full list of dates and cities below:

Dates:

10/16 – Nashville, TN @ Bridgestone Arena

10/17 – Chicago, IL @ United Center

10/19 – St Louis, MO @ Enterprise Center

10/20 – Milwaukee, WI @ Wisconsin Entertainment and Sports Center

10/21 – St Paul, MN @ Xcel Energy Center

10/23 – Cleveland, OH @ Quicken Loans Arena

10/24 – Detroit, MI @ Little Caesars Arena

10/26 – Boston, MA @ TD Garden

10/27 – Uniondale, NY @ NYCB Live, Home of the Nassau Veterans Memorial Coliseum

10/28 – Philadelphia, PA @ Wells Fargo Center

10/30 – New York, NY @ Madison Square Garden

10/31 – Washington, DC @ Capital One Arena

11/02 – Atlanta, GA @ Philips Arena

11/03 – Tampa, FL @ Amalie Arena

11/04 – Sunrise, FL @ BB&T Center

11/06 – Houston, TX @ Toyota Center

11/07 – Dallas, TX @ American Airlines Center

11/09 – Phoenix, AZ @ Talking Stick Resort Arena

11/10 – Inglewood, CA @ The Forum

11/11 – Oakland, CA @ Oracle Arena

11/13 – Salt Lake City, UT @ Vivint Smart Home Arena

11/15 – Portland, OR @ Moda Center

11/16 – Tacoma, WA @ Tacoma Dome

11/17 – Boise, ID @ Taco Bell Arena

11/19 – Denver, CO @ Pepsi Center

11/20 – Lincoln, NE @ Pinnacle Bank Arena

11/21 – Kansas City, MO @ Sprint Center

12/07 – Perth, AU @ Perth Arena

12/10 – Adelaide, AU @ Adelaide Entertainment Centre

12/13 – Melbourne, AU @ Rod Laver Arena

12/16 – Sydney, AU @ Qudos Bank Arena

12/18 – Brisbane, AU @ Brisbane Entertainment Centre

12/21 – Auckland, NZ @ Spark Arena

01/30 – Kiev, UA @ Palace of Sports

02/02 – Moscow, RU @ VTB Arena

02/04 – St Petersburg, RU @ Ice Palace

02/06 – Helsinki, FI @ Ice Hall

02/08 – Stockholm, SE @ Ericsson Globe Arena

02/09 – Oslo, NO @ Telenor Arena

02/11 – Copenhagen, DK @ Royal Arena

02/12 – Hamburg, DE @ Barclaycard Arena

02/14 – Berlin, DE @ Mercedes-Benz Arena

02/15 – Lodz, PL @ Atlas Arena

02/16 – Prague, CZ @ The O2 Arena

02/17 – Vienna, AT @ Wiener Stadthalle

02/21 – Bologna, IT @ Unipol Arena

02/23 – Zurich, CH @ Hallenstadion Zurich

02/24 – Stuttgart, DE @ Hanns-Martin-Schleyerhalle

02/25 – Cologne, DE @ Lanxess Arena

02/27 – Birmingham, UK @ Genting Arena

03/01 – Dublin, IE @ 3Arena

03/02 – Belfast, UK @ SSE Arena Belfast

03/04 – Glasgow, UK @ The SSE Hydro Arena

03/05 – Manchester, UK @ Manchester Arena

03/07 – London, UK @ The SSE Arena Wembley

03/11 – Paris, FR @ Accorhotels Arena

03/12 – Amsterdam, NL @ Ziggo Dome

03/13 – Brussels, BE @ Palais 12

03/15 – Bilbao, ES @ Bizkaia Arena (BEC!)

03/16 – Madrid, ES @ WiZink Center

03/17 – Lisbon, PT @ Altice Arena

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