2022

The Residents on stage, May 14th. Photo by Elizabeth Gohr.

2022 saw The Residents largely promoting their Triple Trouble feature film.

## Timeline

### January

* 4th: *Polyhedren's Psychic* is announced alongside a Kickstarter to give the project a CD and Vinyl release. The Residents and Josh Freese (Who interviewed for The Theory of Obscurity in 2015) feature on the track '*Sixteen Gold Candles*.' The album is scheduled for release on March 15th on CD, LP, and streaming services.

* 7th: Melodic Virute publishes '*A Sight For Sore Eyes*', an collections of photographs spanning from their origins in San Mateo up until The Mole Show. It contains the exclusive single 'Nobody's Nos'
* 13th: Homer Flynn, The Residents' spokesperson, is interviewed for the Cacophony Podcast.
* 28th: The *Wormwood Box* is released.
* 29th: The Residents release their '01 The Residents Blue' NFT.
* *Holy Kiss Of Flesh / Songs For Nambia* is released.

### February

* 1st: Homer Flynn responds to the outcry brought on by The Residents' involvement in NFTs. This is followed by the announcement that the group's unsold NFTs will be discontinued.
* 9th: Homer Flynn is interviewed by *Make Weird Music*.
* 11th: Loss Of The Lizard Lady is re-issued.
* 12th: Homer Flynn is interviewed by the Industry Tactics podcast.
* 16th: The Residents' 2022 Record Store Day exclusive is announced, *Warning: Uninc. - Live And Experimental Recordings 1971-1972.*
* 17th: Superior Viaduct announces that they will re-release Blorb Essete. This will be the first release of the album in its unedited in 45 years. This is also the first Superior Viaduct Residents release since 2015, continuing their Residents Rarities re-issue series.
* 24th: Secret Records announce their color LP re-issues of Refused and Loss of the Lizard Lady. On this same date, two additional performances of God In Three Persons were announced.
* 25th: *Santa Dog 50th Anniversary Collection* is released through the Secret Records bandcamp
* 28th: Ibbur by Hardy Fox is released. On the same day, Alieno de Bootes' Unconventional Residents, an official tribute album released by Klanggalerie, is released.

### April

* 20th: Subterranean Modern is re-issued on CD by Klanggalerie.
* 21st: Warning: Uninc is released.
* 29th: Psychic, the debut album by Polyhedren, is released. The Residents feature on one track, Sixteen Gold Candles.

### May

* 14th: The Residents perform God In 3 Persons at the Presidio Theatre Performing Arts Center.
* 15th: The Residents perform God In 3 Persons at the Presidio Theatre Performing Arts Center
* 20th: Cherry Red premiere their revamped version of The Residents' newsletter. The newsletter notably features a free MP3 single titled *Six Minutes Of Satisfaction*.
* 27th: *Wormwood* is released as a 2xLP.

### June

* 14th: The Residents release a collection of 50 trading cards in a limited edition of 100. It most notably features the first official poster for *Triple Trouble*.
* 18th: The Residents perform God In Three Persons at the Alex Theatre in Glendale, California. Warninc: Uninc. is released in the USA.
* 19th: *So Long Sam (1945-2006)* is announced.
* 21st: The second volume of Cherry Red's revamped Residents newsletter is released, containing two instrumental studio rehearsals for "*Give It To Someone Else*" and "*Birthday Boy*" dated 1982. The Residents also announce that they will be performing God In Three Persons in Germany on the 10th-11th of September.
* 25th: Homer Flynn and Aaron Tanner attend a book signing for A Sight For Sore Eyes at Haight Street Art Center in San Francisco.
* 29th: *Triple Trouble* premieres at the 29th Chicago Underground Film Festival.

### August

* 12th: The German performances of God In Three Persons are cancelled due to COVID safety concerns.
* 23rd: The Residents' August newsletter is released, announcing that Triple Trouble will be made available digitally to Australian fans through the Sydney Underground Film Festival. The newsletter also announced that their 45th studio album, the Triple Trouble soundtrack, will be released in November. Other announcements include 50th-anniversary specials such as an official encyclopedia, yet another re-recording of Santa Dog, and a performance of 'Dog Stab' in Hamburg, Germany, for February 7th.
* 31st: John Sanborn releases a minute-long excerpt from his God In Three Persons concert film - set to 'The Touch.'

### September

* 9th: The Residents' 45th studio album, Triple Trouble, is available for pre-order from Cherry Red Records. The group also announced a one-off performance on October 15th at the Sweetwater Music Hall - which coincidentally shares a birthday with the group. The show is titled 'Faceless Forever' and has been described as 'The 50th Anniversary Tour,' which was once the subtitle for 'Dog Stab.'
* 11th: Psychofon Records announce that The Residents' Triple Trouble vinyl will be available from them as well as MVD Audio. Papagájův Hlasatel Records release vinyl versions of Moravian Meeting.
* 12th: Triple Trouble is made available to rent digitally in Australia, through the website watch.eventive.org. The release was pushed back from the 11th due to unknown upload errors.
* 19th: So Long Sam is released. The Gatekeepers, an album by Alex Wroten, is announced for a November 11th release date. The album is to feature guest contributions by The Residents, Renaldo & The Loaf (Both contributing seperately), Molly Harvey, Cult With No Name, and Blaine Reininger.

### October

* 13th: The Residents' perform Faceless Forever at Sweetwater Music Hall, Mill Valley, California.
* 21st: Faceless Forever and Santa Dog 2022 are made available for pre-order.

### November

* 5th: Cherry Red's 3xLP version of Meet The Residents (Featuring both mono and stereo versions of the album, as well as a disc of outtakes) is announced for January 13th, 2023.
* 6th: Psychofon announce their mysterious 'Die-Hard' re-issue of Meet The Residents, with a January 2023 release date.
* 10th: The Residents' November newsletter is released, featuring two more additions to the LS1 collection, 'Die In Terror' (mislabelled as Red Rider) and 'The Talk of Creatures.'
* 11th: The Gatekeepers is released, including tracks featuring The Residents on 'The Patron', and Molly Harvey, Renaldo M, The Darkening Scale, and Blaine Reninger on other tracks
* 18th: Triple Trouble The Original Soundtrack Recording is released digitally and on CD by MVD audio and Cherry Red Records.

### December

* 1st: Triple Trouble's home media release is announced for March 24th, 2023.
* 2nd: Cherry Red Records announce a 2xLP version of The Third Reich N Roll, featuring a RDX mix of the album titled 'Groovy Greats,' The Mummy Show, and a bonus 7" of The Beatles Play The Residents and The Residents play The Beatles.
* 3rd: Psychofon announce their limited 'Die Hard' edition of The Third Reich N Roll, on marbled vinyl, with packaging mirroring the rare first pressing.
* 5th: Live shows in France and Slovakia are announced for January and February of 2023.
* 7th: 23 Northern US dates are added to The Residents' Faceless Forever tour.
* 29th: Homer Flynn is interviewed on the Filmusik YouTube channel.

## Releases

* Triple Trouble The Original Soundtrack Recording
* A Sight For Sore Eyes
	+ Nobody's Nos
* Wormwood Box
* Holy Kiss Of Flesh / Songs For Nambia
* *Santa Dog 50th Anniversary Collection*
* Ibbur *(Hardy Fox)*
* Warning: Uninc.
* Triple Trouble
* So Long Sam

*Various Artists / Collaborative Albums*

* Polyhedren - Psychic
	+ Sixteen Gold Candles
* The Gatekeepers
	+ The Patron

*Re-issues*

* Loss Of The Lizard Lady
* Subterranean Modern
* Wormwood
* Moravian Meeting

## References

1. ↑ POLYHEDREN: Psychic LP/CD A unique music collaboration: Kickstarter
2. ↑ The Residents: A Sight For Sore Eyes, Vol. 1 | Melodic Virute
3. ↑ Ep. 1 - Homer Flynn on The Residents and Duck Stab!
4. ↑ https://twitter.com/theResidents/status/1488329645661380608
5. ↑ Homer Flynn on Swastikas and NFTs, The Residents - YouTube
6. ↑ Secret Records on Facebook
7. ↑ https://www.presidiotheatre.org/show/2022theresidents/
8. ↑ https://www.gatekeepersalbum.com/#artists
9. ↑ https://www.amazon.com/Residents-Present-Triple-Trouble/dp/B0BMGTPYZ2/ref=sr\_1\_fkmr2\_2?crid=2Z1BA3ZWZ6ILD&keywords=triple%20trouble%20residents%20blu-ray&qid=1669830305&sprefix=triple%20trouble%20residents%20blu-ray%2Caps%2C92&sr=8-2-fkmr2&fbclid=IwAR02ccoEpUnveGCL2hUssyIidRBAYR-R\_k1qvXJkSX6YG\_4C0x4goVYGC-A
10. ↑ The Third Reich & Roll, pREServed Double Vinyl Edition | Cherry Red Records
11. ↑ CONVERSAZIONE CON HOMER FLYNN (THE RESIDENTS)