Peter Gabriel releases the latest single, “Face the Wall,” as part of a planned series of new songs tied to the full moon. The track follows an earlier release from the same cycle, “Looking for the Happy,” which Gabriel described as reflecting gratitude and a desire to complain less.
Rolling Stone frames the new song as Gabriel confronting mortality, while Stereogum highlights Gabriel’s own description of the subject matter, saying he is “looking death in the face.” Both outlets treat “Face the Wall” as the newest installment in his slow rollout of the upcoming album o/i, with a separate single released each full moon. The reports emphasize the thematic shift from gratitude in the previous single to a direct engagement with death and life’s finitude in the latest one, while not detailing additional production or chart information.
