Tubeway Army, who released two acclaimed albums, Tubeway Army (1978) and Replicas (1979). Their final single, “Are ‘Friends’ Electric?,” established them as electronic/New Wave pioneers. Before 1979 was done, Numan released his solo debut album, The Pleasure Principal. His first single from that album, “Cars,” became an international smash hit, and it remains his signature song to this day. Numan has remained prolific ever since: he released his 18th studio album, Intruder, in May. During a Zoom call from his Los Angeles home, Numan seems affable despite discussing his dystopian vision for this new album. You first announced this album in 2019, but your lyrics make it seem like you had some kind of premonition about how bleak 2020 was going to become…