After celebrating two decades since the inception of Author & Punisher in its founding year, founding composer Tristan Shone has released Nocturnal Birding via Relapse Records.

The album marks the project's broadest scope to date.

Today, Author & Punisher announces US Fall headline tour dates further celebrating Nocturnal Birding with support from Guiltless on all dates.

Tickets are on sale this Friday, June 12 at 10 AM local time at authorandpunisher.com.

The tour schedule includes: September 19 – Los Angeles, CA – Golddigger’s 20 – Cottonwood, AZ – Queen B Vinyl 22 – Denver CO – The Bluebird Theater 23 – Salt Lake City, UT – Urban Lounge 24 – Boise, ID – The Shredder 25 – Portland, OR – Dante’s 26 – Vancouver, BC – The Cobalt 27 – Seattle, WA – Substation 29 – Sacramento, CA – Cafe Colonial 30 – Oakland, CA – Stork Club, October 1 – San Diego, CA – Casbah 2 – Landers, CA – Giant Rock – Generator Party.

Author & Punisher shares the official 4K live performance video for "Black Storm Petrel" from Nocturnal Birding.

The video was filmed live in Warsaw, Poland at VooDoo Club with Fange, who perform on the song’s studio version.

Nocturnal Birding features literal birdsong melodies and rhythms transposed to guitar, creating a rare union between the natural world and harsh, mechanized soundscapes.

Tristan Shone explained, "When I sat down to start writing this album, I knew I wanted to make songs based on birdsong." The actual first guitar riff is one of the meadowlark’s songs.

When you listen to 'Rook,' that melody is the rook’s sound.

That track is us mimicking one of the rooks’ many songs." The album's standout single, "Titanis," unleashes unrelenting ferocity alongside Indonesian 'primal-core' duo Kuntari in a vivid music video shot in Bali.

Other highlights include the sludgy, atmospheric "Thrush." Tristan Shone stated, “This song epitomizes the album… When I heard the wood thrush, it immediately reminded me of Neurosis or Jesu… the melodic, heart-wrenching tracks like The Last You’ll Know." Nocturnal Birding is dedicated to those who have lost their lives travelling across the border from Mexico to the USA through a cruel policy of prevention by deterrence.

More than a dedication, it is a solemn act of remembrance and a call to conscience—bearing witness to human loss and resilience.