Maynard James Keenan and his Puscifer bandmates have released their take on “Congregation,” originally by slowcore group Low from Duluth, MN. Their rendition isn’t just a tribute to Low’s late singer and drummer Mimi Parker — it also serves as a musical response to the recent immigration enforcement actions underway in Minnesota by U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement. Those operations have stirred controversy, sparking protests and drawing criticism over aggressive tactics that have included fatal encounters with civilians and prompted widespread demonstrations.
Keenan explained the reasons behind the cover on his social media:
“All the madness going on in Minneapolis sent me down a @lowtheband rabbit hole. Missing Mimi Parker. Carina suggested maybe we cover a song in her and their honor. Merchants of Emotion is in our job description. ‘Discovering New and Awful Ways to Treat Each Other’ wasn’t on my Bingo card for 2026, but here we are.”
With the release of their fifth studio album Normal Isn’t fast approaching on February 6, Puscifer is taking a grassroots approach to the celebration. The band has previously announced a series of exclusive early screenings for their new concert film, “Normal Isn’t: Puscifer Live At The Pacific Stock Exchange“, to be hosted at select independent record stores across the country.
The screenings, scheduled to take place between February 6 and February 8, underscore the band’s longstanding commitment to physical media and the shops that champion it.
Screening Locations
Arizona
- Candy & Records – Phoenix
- Deadwax Records – Goodyear
- Queen B Vinyl Café – Cottonwood
- Stinkweeds – Phoenix
- Vinyl Record Dude – Scottsdale
- Zia Records – Chandler
California
- DBZ Books ‘N’ Records – Corona
- Folklore Records – Napa
- Rhino Records – Montclair
- Run Out Groove Records – Burbank
- Spinning Plate Records – Covina
- Track City Records – Escondido
Colorado
- Downtown Sound Records – Greeley
- Vinyl Valhalla – Littleton
- Wax Trax Records Northside – Denver
- What’s Left Records – Colorado Springs
Connecticut
- Revolution Records – Torrington
- Static Era Records – Milford
- Telegraph Autonomous Zone – New London
- Vinyl Street Co – Fairfield
Florida
- Bearded Vinyl – Macclenny
- D & J Records – Dunedin
- Dog Records – Sarasota
- Tonevendor Records – St. Augustine
- Vintage Vibes Records – Stuart
Georgia
- Vinylyte Records – Newnan
Idaho
- Modern Sounds Vinyl – Boise & Twin Falls
Illinois
- Bucket O’ Blood – Chicago
- Elmhurst Records – Elmhurst
- Left Round Records – Plainfield
- Positively 4th St Records – Charleston
- Siren Records – McHenry
- The Record Shop on 95th – Evergreen Park
Indiana
- Psychedelic Cellar – Marion
- Siples Records – Terre Haute
- Space Monkey Records – Evansville
- The Record Cellar – Vincennes
Louisiana
- 22 Sounds Records – Mandeville
Maryland
- The Sound Garden – Baltimore
Michigan
- Green Light Music – Kalamazoo
- Rock City Music Co. – Livonia
- Slick Disc – Trenton
Mississippi
- T-Bones Records & Café – Hattiesburg
Missouri
- Jammin’ Nuggets Music – Sedalia
Montana
- Cameron Records – Billings
- Ear Candy Music – Missoula
Nebraska
- First Day Vinyl – Lincoln
New Jersey
- Revilla Grooves – Milltown
- Yearbook Records – Lanoka Harbor
New Mexico
- Heads Up Music – Taos
New York
- HiFi Provisions – Brooklyn
- Looney Tunes Record Store – West Babylon
- Squatch Den Records – Horseheads
- The Sound Garden – Syracuse
North Carolina
- Schoolkids Records – Raleigh
- Sell Your Soul Records – Mooresville
- Yellow Dog Discs – Wilmington
Ohio
- Roots Records – Columbus
- The Vinyl Groove Records – Cleveland
- Used Kids Records – Columbus
Oklahoma
- Screaming Earth Records – Owasso
Pennsylvania
- Everlong Records – Hamburg
- Spin Me Round – Easton
South Dakota
- Black Hills Vinyl – Rapid City
Tennessee
- AndVinyl Records – Clarksville
- Soundtrax Records – Morristown
Texas
- High Fidelity Records – Amarillo
- Cactus Music – Houston
- Curious Collections – College Station
- Dead Wax Records – Garland
- For The Record – Beaumont
- Sound Revolution – Spring
- Space City Audio – Spring
- Volume Music – The Woodlands
- ZT Records – Frisco & Arlington
Utah
- Graywhale – Taylorsville
Virginia
- AFK Books & Records – Virginia Beach
- Bumrush Vinyl – Fredericksburg
Washington
- C-Side Records – Port Orchard
- Rockin’ Ruby’s Records – Poulsbo
- Tangerine Tree – Aberdeen
West Virginia
- Admiral Analog’s – Shepherdstown
- Nail City Record – Wheeling
- Orbit’s Record Shop – Barboursville
Wisconsin
- Back to the Vinyl – Waupaca
- Beat Goes On – West Bend
- Rock n’ Roll Land – Green Bay
Wyoming
- Sonic Rainbow – Casper
Germany
- Rough Trade – Berlin
