New Albums 2027

CAGE THE ELEPHANT Release 9th LP ‘DYING IN REVERSE’ In February – Here First 2 Singles Here

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6 November 2026

Band:  CAGE THE ELEPHANT
Who: Bigshot Kentucky rockers with
frontman Matt Shultz in the middle.

CTE celebrate their 20th anniversary
as a band this year. Congrats.

New album: DYING IN REVERSE.
Their 7th. It’ll drop on 5 Feb 2027.
More info here.

Nearly twenty years into their career, Cage The Elephant have accomplished just about everything a rock band could hope to achieve. They’ve won GRAMMYs, built a catalog of generation-defining alternative hits, and graduated from clubs to arenas and stadiums around the world.

Drawing on the ragged spirit of garage rock and flashes of psychedelia, Dying In
Reverse is full of infectious melodies, fuzzed-out walls of guitar, and the restless
energy that has always distinguished the band. Matthew Shultz moves between
singing, rapid-fire rhythmic delivery, and moments of startling vulnerability, bringing
a new sense of urgency to songs that are as unpredictable as they are catchy.

Beneath the immediacy of the music is a deeper emotional current supported by lyrics that grapple with fractured reality and self-examination. The result is a record that feels simultaneously raw and assured.


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Hitherto, the guys dispatched
2 easygoing singles.

– MAKE IT EASY –
Live on Jimmy Kimmel

– DYING IN REVERSE –

TOUR 2027
So far, only UK/Euro dates.
US shows TBA.

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KEG – Unbridled English Punk Indies Announce 2nd Album For March 2027 Release – Info & Lead Single Here

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2 November 2026

Band: KEG
Who:7 unbridled English indies, Brighton via London, toe a fine line
between the angular throb of contemporary post-rock sensibilities
and a timeless necessity for harmony and meticulous songwriting.

Album: RELAXIN’ NEXT TO THE HOSPITAL
Their 2nd one, following 2025’s debut Fun’s Over.

It’s described as a break-up album. KEG turn towards themes of separation,
regret and personal reckoning. Across its sprawling mix of post-punk, prog,
jazz, hardcore and psychedelia, the record finds the band expanding their
sound in broader sonic directions, while retaining the mischief that has
defined them since their formation.

With the news comes the lead single, named CALL ME SATAN

Albert Haddenham (frontman/songwriter): “The lyrics follow a possible trajectory
of someone I didn’t want to turn into. I conjured up a horrible little thought exercise
and imagined how all the traits I didn’t enjoy about myself would eventually turn out
if I followed them to the extremes. It’s mainly about trying to accept your foibles and
accepting responsibility for your actions.”

There’s a Satan in all of us. Hallelujah.

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CHRVCHES – Scottish Electro-Pop Trio Launch Their 5th In January – Info And 2 Singles/Clips Here

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29 October 2026


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Band: CHVRCHES
Who: The extolled Scottish synth-pop
trio dancing around since 2011.

New album: ALL THE KING’S MEN
Their 5th and first in 6 years.

More info & pre-order here.

In between, frontwoman Lauren Mayberry took the time and space for
her solo debut CD/LP, called Vicious Creature, which came out in 2024.

Mayberry: “This is the longest break we had ever taken between albums and when
we got together to write new music, we wanted to really push ourselves and not be
most coherent vision we’ve had as a band. We’re excited to be back.”

The 2 singles (so far) display a new direction indeed.

– OVERTHINKER –

– ROSES –

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STARCRAWLER – Glamorous Garage Rockers Release 4th Album ‘KICK ME’ In March – Info & Raw Title Track Here

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28 October 2026

Band: STARCRAWLER
Who: Glam and glitter rockers from Los Angeles,
fronted by the utterly charismatic and idiosyncratic
Aaron Dewilde.

Album: KICK ME
Their 4th. Out 5 March 2027.
Pre-save info here.

The L.A. misfits return to their DIY roots with this new, independently recorded full-length.

Henri Cash (guitarist-co/songwriter) about the album: “We played the same festival as Patti Smith a couple years back, and right when she was about leave the catering tent, she came to our table and told us: ‘You know what Jimi Hendrix always told me? Let your freak flag fly.’ That moment always stuck with us, and I feel like that’s exactly what we’re doing with this album.”

Cash about the lead single, the title track: “The idea for the song came one night thinking back to when I was a little kid, hating school and being super obsessed with Elvis Presley and playing the tuba. I was always getting into fights at school because I was the one weird freak that couldn’t relate to the rest of the other kids. We are all still weird freaks in our own ways, and that’s probably why we all get along so well.”

Raw and rough.
Rawk ‘n’ roll.
Punk ‘n’ dunk.

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THE FLAMING LIPS Announce New LP For January Release Via JACK WHITE’s Third Man Records

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27 October 2027


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Spaced-out psych-rock vets THE FLAMING LIPS have
signed with Jack White’s Third Man Records.

Next year, on January 22, they will release their 17th album,
their first one in 7 years. It’s baptized The Teardrop Throbs.
Pre-order info here.

Along with the great news (yes, I’m a big fan) comes the
first single, called God Will Control The Werewolves.

A characteristic, starry-eyed Lips lullaby.

More info right here below.

To promote the record, they will start 2027 with some special shows.

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THE ACADEMIC – Enlivening Irish Guitar Indies Will Launch Their 3rd LP In January – Info & 3 Singles/Clips Here

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27 October 2026


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Band: THE ACADEMIC
Who: Enlivening Irish guitar indies, from
Mullingar/Killucan, County Westmeath. They
formed in 2013.

Album: I’M NOT CRYING YOU ARE
Their 3rd. It’ll land on Jan 22nd.
Pre-save info here.

The band on their career so far.

“We’re incredibly proud to say that we made this on our own terms at home in Ireland.
No big machine behind us. No one telling us what it should sound like, when it should
come out, or what it should be. Just the four of us, our songs, and a belief in what we’re
making. Being an independent band is a big, bold, beautiful journey.

But it’s never easy. There have been plenty of moments where we’ve had to take a leap of faith and keep going. Every show, every song, every message, every person who has listened, bought a ticket, bought a record, shared a song, or simply stuck with us has given us more belief than you could ever imagine. We’ve poured everything we have into this album. It’s the most honest and best version of The Academic.”

Singles.

– KEEPING UP APPEARANCES –

– FIGURE IT OUT –

– THE SMOKING ROOM –

TOUR 2027

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LAMBRINI GIRLS – Razorblade Punk Turbine Unleash 2nd LP In January 2027 – Info & 4 Tracks/Clips Here

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21 October 2026


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LAMBRINI GIRLS, the two riotous razorblade girrrrlzz – vox/guitarist Phoebe Lunny and bassist Lilly Macieira – from Brighton (UK) with an insatiable appetite for mass moshpits and kicking political, right-wing asses, rose to fame like a crazed comet in the past few years.

Following, last year’s ferocious punk debut LP, Who Let The Dogs Out,
they went from dusty clubs to big venues, all over the Western world.

Now they have announced their follow-up longplayer.
It’s named NO REFUNDS and will hit the streets on
January 15, 2027.

Tracklist and pre-order info here.

Press info: The follow-up to their acclaimed 2025 debut Lambrini Girls return with
a darker and increasingly more urgent record for a world that, in their own words,
“got even worse”. The band are keeping up an undeniable momentum with their
potent strain of scathing social commentary and barbed humour.

‘No Refunds’ confronts a litany of modern horrors, from genocide and fascism to the rise
of AI, reproductive rights, and the descent into the grubby basement of the ‘manosphere’,
all whilst expanding the sonic world that made Lambrini Girls’ debut so memorable.

Industrial punk sits alongside moments of pop-adjacent immediacy, angular basslines
and unexpected vulnerability, with the duo pairing their most confrontational material
with the dark humour and wit that has become synonymous with the duo.”

– SPILT –
LG go acoustic and mellow.
No kidding!

– THE BASEMENT –
Industrial sledgehammer.
No kidding!

– CULT OF CELEBRITY –
Combustible commotion.

BANG BANG BANG.
Ballistic banger.

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HOT CHIP – London’s Electro Pop Champs Launch Their 9th LP Out In January – Hear First Single ‘RANDOM VIOLENCE’ Here

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20 October 2026

Band: HOT CHIP
Who: London‘s electro-pop champs.
Active: Since 2000.

New Album: A LONG WAY FROM KANSAS

Release: 8th January 2027
Order info here

On their 9th full-length, the band operate at their most primal. Paraphrasing
The Wizard of Oz, the title is a nod towards Dorothy, her dog, and the distance
they needed to travel to get back home and find some sense of normality.


Album artwork

Along with the news comes the first preview
rollout with RANDOM VIOLENCE.

Joe Goddard (HC’s co-founder) says: “Last year in September our old friend
and brilliant DJ Keith McIvor of Optimo in Glasgow passed away after a diagnosis
of an inoperable brain tumour a few months earlier. He largely inspired the words
of the song.

He was a passionate music lover and a staunch believer in socialism. Many of
the words relate directly to his death and to memories of being in Sub Club in
Glasgow where we met 20 years ago.”

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BLONDIE Return With 12th Album ‘HIGH NOON’ In February – Hear The First JOHNNY MARR Written Single

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15 October 2026

BLONDIE are one of those iconic star bands that have been around for ages,
actually since 1974. Yep, 52 years, and still fronted by the now 81-year-old
legend Debbie Harry and her former husband Chris Stein (76) as guitarist
and co-songwriter.

They just announced the upcoming birth of their 12th full-length, their
first in 9 years. It’s baptized HIGH NOON and will see the day of light
on 26 February 2027.

The record features the final recordings of co-founder
and drummer Clem Burke, who passed away last year
in April.

Across the 13 songs, Harry and Chris Stein are joined by special guests including
Johnny Marr, Glen Matlock, Zach Condon of Beirut, and Jess Wolfe and Holly Laessig
of Lucius.

Debbie: “This album is classic Blondie. An amalgamation of all our different
influences and eras into something new. This music feels grounded in the present,
shaped by who we are and how we’re living now.”

Pre-order info here.

The lead single SPECTRAL EYES is written by ex-The Smiths guitar champ
Johnny Marr, who released his new top-drawer album The Age Of Everything
2 weeks ago.

He knows exactly what Blondie dance-guitar-pop is about.

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MOGWAI & IGGY POP Go ‘UNDERGROUND’

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1 October 2026

Scottish mavericks MOGWAI celebrate their 30th anniversary.

To mark the remarkable event they will release a career-spanning compilation,
with a total of 28 tracks, baptized HAPPY TEARS: THE STORY OF MOGWAI on
8 January 2027.

It will feature songs from across their career, and
also rarities from across their discography.

Tracklist and pre-order info here.

They will also include a brand new song, called UNDERGROUND
performed with no one other than your punk dog IGGY POP.

Pop: “I’ve always liked Mogwai. The opening of the track reminded me of the crushing modern loneliness. The sung vocal, felt like it was made for someone who is pissed off and doesn’t mind saying so.”


Credit: Steve Gullick

Stuart Braithwaite (Mogwai‘s guitarist/vocalist): “Hearing the Stooges had been a life-changing moment for me. Their self-titled album was pretty much my bible. It was druggy, dumb and completely primal. I’d never heard anything quite like it and even though that
band had pretty much fallen apart by the time I was born, I grew to love the three Stooges albums as much as any music I’d heard.”

Now let’s go to business. Here comes their lust for life
collaboration UNDERGROUND. A torrid motherrocker.
A happy song for happy people.