The Universe Around Us

The Universe Around Us is a twenty-track concept album by English rock band The Beatles, released in 2020 by an unknown record label. The album musically interprets the complex narratives and themes presented in the unknowable entity Planet Sheen, and offers insightful commentary on the fundamentals of the knowable human experience. Stylistically, the music incorporates traditional Beatles-esque elements of rock, blues, funk, as well as influences and motifs from genres previously unexplored by the band, such as dark wave, orchestral, and math rock. The tracks also make notable use of sounds that had previously been unheard by human ears. Listeners have claimed that the music sounds different every time it is heard, and descriptions of songs given by different individuals have been shown to vary in a statistically significant way.

The vast majority of information recovered about The Universe Around Us has been lost due to mysterious circumstances. Although the album's contents are accessible to the public, it remains esoteric, and it cannot be translated into raw information by humans or computers. It is known that extensive research was conducted by three scientific development companies and at least two known government agencies, but the identities of these institutions remains unknown. The greatest obstacle researchers faced was keeping subjects alive and sane while listening to the music. Findings of the studies were erased from the public record three hours after their release, and all institutions involved were dissolved without a trace soon after.

The album has given rise to much speculation regarding its true nature and origins. It is accepted that it is indeed a true Beatles album, written, composed, and performed by the actual real life Beatles. Conspiracy theorists often consider it an operation of psychological warfare, carried out by the U.S. National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration. It has even been claimed that at least two-thirds of the album doesn't exist at all.

Known tracks

 * Hold the Stars
 * Track and Field of Choice, a rock ballad, most often interpreted as an analysis of the hubris of Mr. Nesmith.
 * I Lost Her
 * Turn Left at Alpha Centauri, a song about weed that contains soundbytes from the 2019 Planet Sheen video game.
 * Funny King Alien Man Likes to Fuck, a song about how Funny King Alien Man likes to fuck.
 * The Universe Around Us, a sixteen-minute track composed of cacophonous bass guitar strums, industrial noise and low-frequency hums. The lyrics cannot be determined.
 * Racism

Reception
Immediately following the album's release, the entirety of the institution of terror known as the Islamic State dissolved. The most common explanation for this is that it was eradicated by a notable inhabitant of the Higher Plane, Michael Stevens. The involvement of The Beatles in these affairs is still not known.