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NEWS : FRI, MAY 29, 2026 at 7:00 AM
The Bug Club’s Every Single Muscle Is Out Today
Today (May 29th) is the day, people! Caldicot, Monmouthshire, Wales’ finest, The Bug Club, have released Every Single Muscle, their incredible new album on CD/LP/all DSPs worldwide from Sub Pop. The 18-track long player features approximately 18 tight, anxious, and engaging garage-punk numbers like “Watching the Omnibus,” “Yours (If You Want Me),” “A Good Day for Dying,” “Make It Count,” and “My Uncle Warren Drives a Passat.” Every Single Muscle was produced and mixed by Tom Rees at Rat Trap Studios in Cardiff, Wales, and mastered by Mikey Young.
Every Single Muscle is available now on CD/LP/all DSPs from Sub Pop. LPs purchased from megamart.subpop.com in North America, Mega Mart Europe in the UK + EU, the band’s tour dates, and your local record store, will receive the limited Loser Edition opaque blue (NA) and blue vinyl (UK/EU)(all vinyl color editions whilst stock lasts!). Every Single Muscle also features what is likely the band’s most BONKERS cover art to date, illustrated by Ross Willmett.
Later this morning, The Bug Club will answer questions from fans for their Reddit Indieheads AMA, happening today at 8 am PT / 11 am ET /4 pm UK.
The Bug Club’s previously announced tour in support of Every Single Muscle resumes Monday, June 1st in Norwich, UK at Arts Centre and currently runs through Friday, July 10th in Chicago, IL at Lincoln Hall.
As for The Bug Club’s recently announced fall support run with The New Pornographers, that will begin Saturday, September 12th in Tucson, AZ at La Rosa and end Saturday, October 3rd in Portland, ME at the State Theatre. Please find a complete list of dates below.
Every Single Muscle is available now on CD/LP/all DSPs from Sub Pop. LPs purchased from megamart.subpop.com in North America, Mega Mart Europe in the UK + EU, the band’s tour dates, and your local record store, will receive the limited Loser Edition opaque blue (NA) and blue vinyl (UK/EU)(all vinyl color editions whilst stock lasts!). Every Single Muscle also features what is likely the band’s most BONKERS cover art to date, illustrated by Ross Willmett.
Later this morning, The Bug Club will answer questions from fans for their Reddit Indieheads AMA, happening today at 8 am PT / 11 am ET /4 pm UK.
The Bug Club’s previously announced tour in support of Every Single Muscle resumes Monday, June 1st in Norwich, UK at Arts Centre and currently runs through Friday, July 10th in Chicago, IL at Lincoln Hall.
As for The Bug Club’s recently announced fall support run with The New Pornographers, that will begin Saturday, September 12th in Tucson, AZ at La Rosa and end Saturday, October 3rd in Portland, ME at the State Theatre. Please find a complete list of dates below.
June/August 2026, UK Shows
Mon. Jun. 01- Norwich, UK - Arts Centre
Tue. Jun. 02 - Brighton, Uk - Concorde 2
Wed. Jun. 03 - Bristol, UK - Lantern Hall (Bristol Beacon)
Thu. Jun. 04 - Liverpool, UK - Hangar 34
Fri. Jun. 05 - Leeds, UK - Project House
Sat. Jun. 06 - Barry, UK - Memo Arts Centre
Sat. Aug. 22 - Crickhowell, UK, Green Man Festival
June/July 2026, CAN/US Shows
Thu. Jun. 18 - Toronto, ON - The Garrison ^
Fri. Jun. 19 - Picton, ON - Matron Brewing ^
Sat. Jun. 20 - Burnstown, ON - Neat ^
Sun. Jun. 21 - Montreal, QC - Foufs ^
Mon. Jun. 22 - Quebec City, QC - Le Centre ^
Wed. Jun. 24 - Charlottetown, PE - Trailside Inn ^
Thu. Jun. 25 - Fredericton, NB - The Cap ^
Fri. Jun. 26 - Halifax, NS - Seahorse ^
Sat. Jun. 27 - Sydney, NS - Daniel’s Ale House ^
Mon. Jun. 29 - Portland, ME - SPACE Gallery +
Tue. Jun. 30 - Medford, MA - Deep Cuts +
Wed. Jul. 01 - Brooklyn, NY - Elsewhere Rooftop +
Thu. Jul. 02 - Philadelphia, PA - Ukie Club +
Mon. Jul. 06 - Washington, DC - DC9 +
Tue. Jul. 07 - Carrboro, NC - Cat’s Cradle Back Room +
Wed. Jul. 08 - Asheville, NC - Static Age + !
Thu. Jul. 09 - Nashville, TN - Blue Room @ Third Man +
Fri. Jul. 10 - Chicago, IL - Lincoln Hall +
^ w/ Boojums
+ w/ Golomb
! w/ Finger Foods
September 2026, US
Sat. Sep. 12 - Tucson, AZ - La Rosa *
Sun. Sep. 13 - Solana Beach, CA - Belly Up Tavern *
Mon. Sep. 14 - Santa Ana, CA - The Observatory *
Tue. Sep. 15 - Monterey, CA - Golden State Theatre *
Fri. Sep. 18 - Colorado Springs, CO - Lulu’s Downtown *
Sat. Sep. 19 - Fort Collins, CO - Washington’s *
Mon. Sep. 21 - Omaha, NE - The Waiting Room *
Tue. Sep. 22 - Kansas City, MO - The Truman *
Wed. Sep. 23 - St. Louis, MO - Sheldon Concert Hall *
Fri. Sep. 25 - Birmingham, AL - Saturn *
Sat. Sep. 26 - Nashville, TN - Cannery Hall: Mainstage *
Sun. Sep. 27 - Louisville, KY - Headliners Music Hall *
Tue. Sep. 29 - Charlottesville, VA - Paramount Theatre *
Wed. Sep. 30 - Towson, MD - The Recher *
Thu. Oct. 01 - Tarrytown, NY - The Tarrytown Music Hall *
Fri. Oct. 02 - Albany, NY - Empire Live *
Sat. Oct. 03 - Portland, ME - State Theatre *
* w/ The New Pornographers
Every Single Muscle will be out May 29th, 2026 worldwide from Sub Pop, and is available to preorder now on CD/LP/all DSPs. LP preorders from megamart.subpop.com in North America, Mega Mart Europe in the UK + EU, and your local record store, will receive the limited Loser Edition opaque blue (NA) and blue vinyl (UK/EU) (all vinyl color editions whilst stock lasts!). Every Single Muscle also features what is likely the band’s most BONKERS cover art to date, illustrated by Ross Willmett.
More on The Bug Club here.
What People Are Saying About The Bug Club
“a near-constant stream of two-minute rippers that blend musical urgency with wicked humour and big hooks.” [Every Single Muscle] UNCUT
“Every Single Muscle feels a brawnier cousin of Very Human Features before it, where Sam Willmett and Tilly Harris deliver a breathless pile-up of body-based garage rock slammers, buoyed by inventive licks and a throwaway style that mocks their consistent songwriting leaps. Humor’s always been one of the band’s selling points, with characterful instrumentals managing to swerve the occasional novelty value of the lyrics; exactly where the cut-and-paste gamut of noughties’ indie bands fell short.” Treble Zine
“Embracing a diet closer to punk than their classic garage rock sound, Every Single Muscle comprises the same beautiful and raw poetry The Bug Club are adored for.” ★★★★ The Skinny
“Welsh duo The Bug Club have become one of the most reliable DIY-style indie rock groups of the last few years, and the first single from their upcoming album Every Single Muscle does not disappoint. “Watching the Omnibus” is a patented Bug Club ripper that clocks in at just over a minute, packed with hooks and self-deprecating lyrics.” “Indie Basement: Best Songs & Albums of February 2026” - BROOKLYN VEGAN
“There’s another Bug Club single, you see, one that finds them raucously rocking out and harmonizing like it’s the ’60s and “Twist and Shout” is next up on the setlist…see if you don’t fall in love.” [“Yours (If You Want Me)”]. STEREOGUM
“a near-constant stream of two-minute rippers that blend musical urgency with wicked humour and big hooks.” [Every Single Muscle] UNCUT
“Every Single Muscle feels a brawnier cousin of Very Human Features before it, where Sam Willmett and Tilly Harris deliver a breathless pile-up of body-based garage rock slammers, buoyed by inventive licks and a throwaway style that mocks their consistent songwriting leaps. Humor’s always been one of the band’s selling points, with characterful instrumentals managing to swerve the occasional novelty value of the lyrics; exactly where the cut-and-paste gamut of noughties’ indie bands fell short.” Treble Zine
“Embracing a diet closer to punk than their classic garage rock sound, Every Single Muscle comprises the same beautiful and raw poetry The Bug Club are adored for.” ★★★★ The Skinny
“Welsh duo The Bug Club have become one of the most reliable DIY-style indie rock groups of the last few years, and the first single from their upcoming album Every Single Muscle does not disappoint. “Watching the Omnibus” is a patented Bug Club ripper that clocks in at just over a minute, packed with hooks and self-deprecating lyrics.” “Indie Basement: Best Songs & Albums of February 2026” - BROOKLYN VEGAN
“There’s another Bug Club single, you see, one that finds them raucously rocking out and harmonizing like it’s the ’60s and “Twist and Shout” is next up on the setlist…see if you don’t fall in love.” [“Yours (If You Want Me)”]. STEREOGUM
The Bug Club
Every Single Muscle
Tracklisting:
1. Miss Wales 2012
2. A Good Day for Dying
3. Make It Count
4. Cut to Black
5. Full Range of Motion
6. Pretty as a Magazine
7. Look Like Me
8. How Can We Be Friends
9. Every Single Muscle
10. Shiny and Wet
11. Semi-Automatic
12. In My Short Life
13. Watching the Omnibus
14. It’s Our Manager David
15. Yours (If You Want Me)
16. All My Clothes Fell Off
17. Third Best Friend
18. My Uncle Warren Drives a Passat
Every Single Muscle
Tracklisting:
1. Miss Wales 2012
2. A Good Day for Dying
3. Make It Count
4. Cut to Black
5. Full Range of Motion
6. Pretty as a Magazine
7. Look Like Me
8. How Can We Be Friends
9. Every Single Muscle
10. Shiny and Wet
11. Semi-Automatic
12. In My Short Life
13. Watching the Omnibus
14. It’s Our Manager David
15. Yours (If You Want Me)
16. All My Clothes Fell Off
17. Third Best Friend
18. My Uncle Warren Drives a Passat
NEWS : FRI, JUN 5, 2026 at 6:00 AM
SLIFT Share New, Animated Lyric Video For “Fantasia,” The Title Track From Their New Album Available Today
French heavy rock band SLIFT is releasing Fantasia, their incredible new album, worldwide from Sub Pop today, Friday, June 5th. To celebrate the release, the band is sharing a new lyric video for the album’s title track, directed by Edd Carr (Deftones’ “cut hands” visualizer), featuring cyanotype imagery of a wide variety of winged insects.
SLIFT says of the visual, “‘Fantasia’ is a song that expresses the power to rise above pain through love and a deep connection with the world around us.”
SLIFT’s previously announced tour in support of Fantasia resumes tonight, Friday, June 5th, in Tampere, FI at the Ankea Festival, and runs through Saturday, February 6th, 2027 in Madrid, ES at Wolf. The tour includes extensive dates in North America, the UK, and the EU between now and early 2027.
Tickets for all shows are on sale now. Please find a full list of dates below.
EU, Spring and Summer 2026
Fri. Jun. 05 - Tampere, FI - Ankea Festival
Thu. Jun. 18 - Vannes, FR - Festival Echopark
Fri. Jun. 19 - Clisson, FR - Hellfest
Sat. Jun. 27 - Lärz, DE - Fusion Festival
Mon. Jun. 29 - Paris, FR - L’Olympia
Fri. Jul. 03 - Hérouville-Saint-Clair, FR - Festival Beauregard
Sat. Aug. 08 - Josefov, FR - Brutal Assault Festival
Sat. Aug. 15 - Carhaix, FR - Motocultor Festival
US, Fall 2026
Tue. Oct. 06 - Boston, MA - The Sinclair
Wed. Oct. 07 - New York, NY - Le Poisson Rouge LPR
Thu. Oct. 08 - Washington, DC - The Atlantis
Fri. Oct. 09 - Cleveland, OH - Beachland Ballroom
Sat. Oct. 10 - Toronto, ON - Lee’s Palace
Sun. Oct. 11 - Detroit, MI - El Club
Tue. Oct. 13 - Chicago, IL - Outset
Wed. Oct. 14 - Saint Paul, MN - Turf Club
Fri. Oct. 16 - Denver, CO - Bluebird
Tue. Oct. 20 - Seattle, WA - Neumos
Wed. Oct. 21 - Portland, OR - Wonder Ballroom
Fri. Oct. 23 - San Francisco, CA - August Hall
Sat. Oct. 24 - Los Angeles, CA - Pacific Electric
EU/UK, Fall 2026
Tue. Nov. 17 - Ramonville-Saint-Agne, FR - Le Bikini
Wed. Nov. 18 - La Rochelle, FR - La Sirene
Thu. Nov. 19 - Nantes, FR - Stereolux
Fri. Nov. 20 - Rennes, FR - Antipode
Mon. Nov. 23 - Amsterdam, NL - Paradiso
Tue. Nov. 24 - Groningen, NL - Vera
Wed. Nov. 25 - Hamburg, DE - Knust
Thu. Nov. 26 - Berlin, DE - Lido
Fri. Nov. 27 - Prague, CZ - Subzero
Sat. Nov. 28 - Frankfurt, DE - ZOOM
Mon. Nov. 30 - Zurich, CH - Plaza
Tue. Dec. 01 - Milan, IT - Circolo Arci Belleza
Wed. Dec. 02 - Villeurbanne, FR - Le Transbordeur
Thu. Dec. 03 - Strasbourg, FR - La Laiterie
Fri. Dec. 04 - Brussels, BE - Ancienne Belgique
Sat. Dec. 05 - Lille, FR - L’Aeronef
Tue. Dec. 08 - Dublin, IE - Academy Dublin
Thu. Dec. 10 - Manchester, UK - GORILLA
Fri. Dec. 11 - Nottingham, UK - Rescue Rooms
Sat. Dec. 12 - Bristol, UK - Thekla
Sun. Dec. 13 - London, UK - Islington Assembly Hall
EU, February 2027
Wed. Feb. 03 - Porto, PT - M.OU.CO
Thu. Feb. 04 - Lisbon, PT - República de Música
Fri. Feb. 05 - Madrid, ES - Copernico
Sat. Feb. 06 - Madrid, ES - Wolf
Fri. Jun. 05 - Tampere, FI - Ankea Festival
Thu. Jun. 18 - Vannes, FR - Festival Echopark
Fri. Jun. 19 - Clisson, FR - Hellfest
Sat. Jun. 27 - Lärz, DE - Fusion Festival
Mon. Jun. 29 - Paris, FR - L’Olympia
Fri. Jul. 03 - Hérouville-Saint-Clair, FR - Festival Beauregard
Sat. Aug. 08 - Josefov, FR - Brutal Assault Festival
Sat. Aug. 15 - Carhaix, FR - Motocultor Festival
US, Fall 2026
Tue. Oct. 06 - Boston, MA - The Sinclair
Wed. Oct. 07 - New York, NY - Le Poisson Rouge LPR
Thu. Oct. 08 - Washington, DC - The Atlantis
Fri. Oct. 09 - Cleveland, OH - Beachland Ballroom
Sat. Oct. 10 - Toronto, ON - Lee’s Palace
Sun. Oct. 11 - Detroit, MI - El Club
Tue. Oct. 13 - Chicago, IL - Outset
Wed. Oct. 14 - Saint Paul, MN - Turf Club
Fri. Oct. 16 - Denver, CO - Bluebird
Tue. Oct. 20 - Seattle, WA - Neumos
Wed. Oct. 21 - Portland, OR - Wonder Ballroom
Fri. Oct. 23 - San Francisco, CA - August Hall
Sat. Oct. 24 - Los Angeles, CA - Pacific Electric
EU/UK, Fall 2026
Tue. Nov. 17 - Ramonville-Saint-Agne, FR - Le Bikini
Wed. Nov. 18 - La Rochelle, FR - La Sirene
Thu. Nov. 19 - Nantes, FR - Stereolux
Fri. Nov. 20 - Rennes, FR - Antipode
Mon. Nov. 23 - Amsterdam, NL - Paradiso
Tue. Nov. 24 - Groningen, NL - Vera
Wed. Nov. 25 - Hamburg, DE - Knust
Thu. Nov. 26 - Berlin, DE - Lido
Fri. Nov. 27 - Prague, CZ - Subzero
Sat. Nov. 28 - Frankfurt, DE - ZOOM
Mon. Nov. 30 - Zurich, CH - Plaza
Tue. Dec. 01 - Milan, IT - Circolo Arci Belleza
Wed. Dec. 02 - Villeurbanne, FR - Le Transbordeur
Thu. Dec. 03 - Strasbourg, FR - La Laiterie
Fri. Dec. 04 - Brussels, BE - Ancienne Belgique
Sat. Dec. 05 - Lille, FR - L’Aeronef
Tue. Dec. 08 - Dublin, IE - Academy Dublin
Thu. Dec. 10 - Manchester, UK - GORILLA
Fri. Dec. 11 - Nottingham, UK - Rescue Rooms
Sat. Dec. 12 - Bristol, UK - Thekla
Sun. Dec. 13 - London, UK - Islington Assembly Hall
EU, February 2027
Wed. Feb. 03 - Porto, PT - M.OU.CO
Thu. Feb. 04 - Lisbon, PT - República de Música
Fri. Feb. 05 - Madrid, ES - Copernico
Sat. Feb. 06 - Madrid, ES - Wolf
SLIFT’s Fantasia was produced by the band at Daft Studios in Brussels, Belgium, mixed by Kurt Ballou at GodCity Studio in Salem, Massachusetts, and mastered by Magnus Lindberg at Vrtkl Audio in Stockholm, Sweden. Fantasia features the aforementioned title track, “The Day of Execution,” and “A Storm of Wings.”
Fantasia is now available on CD/2xLP/Digitally worldwide from Sub Pop. 2xLP orders in North America through megamart.subpop.com, in the UK/EU from Mega Mart Europe, and the band’s live shows will receive the limited Loser Edition on Mustard Yellow (North America) and Sparkle Starlight (UK/EU) colored vinyl. The limited Loser Editions will also be available at your local record store while supplies last.
Read more about SLIFT’s Fantasia here.
What People Are Saying About SLIFT:
“Fantasia as a whole takes everything great about Slift and revs it harder… Expect their already-soaring career to rocket even further after this.” 9/10, Metal Hammer
“[Slift] tighten their sprawling jams, contracting the space rock crescendos of 2024’s Ilion into potent shorter songs. The concise approach here works in their favour.” The Wire
“It’s a testament to the force and fury of Slift’s signature synthesis of psych, prog, and post-hardcore that not even the flurry of Rick Wakeman-style synth arpeggios on Fantasia’s nine-minute opening title track can soften the song’s impact. The rest of the trio’s fourth album feels similarly explosive, vocalist and guitarist Jean Fossat leading the charge as the band largely shifts away from the more florid sci-fi prog of 2024’s mighty Ilion and deeper into a rarely traveled realm between the lands of Rush and Refused. That songs as complex and relentless as “Orbis Tertius” and “The Day Of Execution” were largely recorded in single takes elicits an additional measure of awe.” 8/10, UNCUT
“After the psychedelic Ilion, the Toulouse trio once again delivers a stunning album with a massive sound, as raging as it is cosmic: breathtaking.”
“Album of the Week (TTTT)”, Télérama
“Primal exorcisms destined to be even better live.” Classic Rock
“It has twists and turns that would make any prog-head squeal with delight, where this differs from other more indulgent twiddling is its welcome brevity of ideas, avenues and refrains rendering it all the more fresh and full of purpose, a mirror to its surreal epic songs of power, wresting from those with factional bad intent an optimism in our collective future, an expectancy that times pass and through suffering and strange heroic endeavours, we’ll get there.” 5/5, NARC
“The band’s devotion to the riff allows the music to mutate into new forms: The album’s eight songs feels spontaneous and free-form, never cycling back to repeat verses or choruses.” ★★★★ SLANT
“Whoo! I tell you what, I love this fucking feeling. A guttural scramble of a guitar riff? A guys bellowing over the top like he’s somehow trapped underneath the guitar riff and he needs you to rescue him? A chorus where all the dramatic stakes zoom upward? An extended trippy breakdown, followed by an even heavier riff? That’s the good shit. “The Day Of Execution,” the latest track from the French power trio Slift, is like the wind in your hair on a sunny day.” STEREOGUM
”[‘A Storm Of Wings’ is] every bit as mind-expanding, groove-based, and swirling as fans could hope for. The guitars are heavy and squealing, the bass is booming and pushed forward in the mix, and the vocals match the cut’s hypnotic intensity. It’s a dynamic, fantastic journey through the cosmos via fuzz tones and crash cymbals — what’s not to like?” “Songs of the Week,” Consequence
“The first single from the album is “A Storm With Wings,” a raging ripper that owes a lot to ’70s Detroit and ’90s Seattle and takes aim at corrupt politicians everywhere.” BROOKLYN VEGAN
“…They’re a group that have forged something that is theirs alone, sweeping from psych-drone territory into Tool-like mechanical riffage, hardcore vocals, and full-on space rock jams. ‘A Storm Of Wings’ is the first sample of the forthcoming album Fantasia (which is shaping up to be a lot less boring than the disappointing Disney film of the same name).” Guitar World
“After the psychedelic Ilion, the Toulouse trio once again delivers a stunning album with a massive sound, as raging as it is cosmic: breathtaking.” TTTT Télérama
“Intense, pummeling single…” [“A Storm Of Wings”] Our Culture
“Fantasia as a whole takes everything great about Slift and revs it harder… Expect their already-soaring career to rocket even further after this.” 9/10, Metal Hammer
“[Slift] tighten their sprawling jams, contracting the space rock crescendos of 2024’s Ilion into potent shorter songs. The concise approach here works in their favour.” The Wire
“It’s a testament to the force and fury of Slift’s signature synthesis of psych, prog, and post-hardcore that not even the flurry of Rick Wakeman-style synth arpeggios on Fantasia’s nine-minute opening title track can soften the song’s impact. The rest of the trio’s fourth album feels similarly explosive, vocalist and guitarist Jean Fossat leading the charge as the band largely shifts away from the more florid sci-fi prog of 2024’s mighty Ilion and deeper into a rarely traveled realm between the lands of Rush and Refused. That songs as complex and relentless as “Orbis Tertius” and “The Day Of Execution” were largely recorded in single takes elicits an additional measure of awe.” 8/10, UNCUT
“After the psychedelic Ilion, the Toulouse trio once again delivers a stunning album with a massive sound, as raging as it is cosmic: breathtaking.”
“Album of the Week (TTTT)”, Télérama
“Primal exorcisms destined to be even better live.” Classic Rock
“It has twists and turns that would make any prog-head squeal with delight, where this differs from other more indulgent twiddling is its welcome brevity of ideas, avenues and refrains rendering it all the more fresh and full of purpose, a mirror to its surreal epic songs of power, wresting from those with factional bad intent an optimism in our collective future, an expectancy that times pass and through suffering and strange heroic endeavours, we’ll get there.” 5/5, NARC
“The band’s devotion to the riff allows the music to mutate into new forms: The album’s eight songs feels spontaneous and free-form, never cycling back to repeat verses or choruses.” ★★★★ SLANT
“Whoo! I tell you what, I love this fucking feeling. A guttural scramble of a guitar riff? A guys bellowing over the top like he’s somehow trapped underneath the guitar riff and he needs you to rescue him? A chorus where all the dramatic stakes zoom upward? An extended trippy breakdown, followed by an even heavier riff? That’s the good shit. “The Day Of Execution,” the latest track from the French power trio Slift, is like the wind in your hair on a sunny day.” STEREOGUM
”[‘A Storm Of Wings’ is] every bit as mind-expanding, groove-based, and swirling as fans could hope for. The guitars are heavy and squealing, the bass is booming and pushed forward in the mix, and the vocals match the cut’s hypnotic intensity. It’s a dynamic, fantastic journey through the cosmos via fuzz tones and crash cymbals — what’s not to like?” “Songs of the Week,” Consequence
“The first single from the album is “A Storm With Wings,” a raging ripper that owes a lot to ’70s Detroit and ’90s Seattle and takes aim at corrupt politicians everywhere.” BROOKLYN VEGAN
“…They’re a group that have forged something that is theirs alone, sweeping from psych-drone territory into Tool-like mechanical riffage, hardcore vocals, and full-on space rock jams. ‘A Storm Of Wings’ is the first sample of the forthcoming album Fantasia (which is shaping up to be a lot less boring than the disappointing Disney film of the same name).” Guitar World
“After the psychedelic Ilion, the Toulouse trio once again delivers a stunning album with a massive sound, as raging as it is cosmic: breathtaking.” TTTT Télérama
“Intense, pummeling single…” [“A Storm Of Wings”] Our Culture
SLIFT
Fantasia
Tracklisting:
1. Fantasia
2. Corrupted Sky
3. The Village
4. A Storm of Wings
5. Orbis Tertius
6. Waiting Man
7. The Day of Execution
8. Secret Mirror
Fantasia
Tracklisting:
1. Fantasia
2. Corrupted Sky
3. The Village
4. A Storm of Wings
5. Orbis Tertius
6. Waiting Man
7. The Day of Execution
8. Secret Mirror
NEWS : TUE, JUN 16, 2026 at 6:00 AM
Sweeping Promises Share Official Video For “Cocoon”
Today, Sweeping Promises has shared an official video for their smoldering new single, “Cocoon,” available now on all streaming platforms. Following lead single and pummeling album opener “Shooting Shadows,” “Cocoon” is the second offering from the post-punk duo’s forthcoming third album, You Say I Romanticize, out worldwide on August 14th on Sub Pop. The video was co-produced by Shawn Brackbill and the band.
Of the track, the band says, “We wrote ‘Cocoon’ years ago to extend our live set back when we only knew the ten songs from our first album. It has become a staple of our live set over the years and has undergone several metamorphoses in our home studio, as we wanted to develop this track in a disarming and dead-simple way for the ‘live sound’ mentality of YSIR. The music video intercuts homegrown live footage of the band playing shows in the Kansas community with the sculptural and psychogeographic idea of the cocoon, which entices and finally envelops our singer, Lira Mondal.”
Recorded over an 18-month period, You Say I Romanticize is a tribute to the chaos of creation and collaboration under shifting circumstances. Guitarist Caufield Schnug and bassist/vocalist Lira Mondal found and tested themselves in their combination tour house and recording studio in Lawrence, KS, annually working on dozens of albums from other bands, hosting tour stops, planning shows, and the like. After an immersive process of tracking and whittling down YSIR demos and carving out an idiosyncratic chamber-recording method for the album’s intentional wall-of-sound, the duo brought in touring drummer Spenser Gralla to play the songs as the band would on stage.
The album’s frenzied execution, akin to the group’s renowned live show, shines most of all in Mondal’s exhilarating vocals. Whereas previously, you might have heard a growl here and there on certain Sweeping Promises tracks, the band’s formidable singer shouts, roars, hits all sorts of tricky notes, and shreds her throat all over the record.
A shadow side exists alongside Sweeping Promises’ love for their artistic community—borne of weirdos channeling their misfit status into vibrant art and punk rock music, often passing through the revolving door that is their home studio. You Say I Romanticize takes the art-by-any-means-necessary ethos that Mondal and Schnug have developed over the years and turns the prompt upside down, landing on a personality epidemic that manifests across all ten tracks.
Sweeping Promises also recently announced North American headlining tour dates for the fall of 2026. The first leg begins on Wednesday, September 9th, in Oklahoma City, OK, and runs through September 29th for a hometown show at White Schoolhouse in Lawrence, KS. The second leg begins on October 27th in Omaha, NE, and ends on November 18th in Nashville, TN. Further live dates, including international touring, will follow soon. Tickets available at sweepingpromises.com.
SWEEPING PROMISES YOU SAY I ROMANTICIZE
NORTH AMERICAN HEADLINE TOUR
Wed. Sep. 09 - Oklahoma City, OK - Resonant Head
Thu. Sep. 10 - Denton, TX - Rubber Gloves
Fri. Sep. 11 - Austin, TX - LEVITATION
Sat. Sep. 12 - San Antonio, TX - Paper Tiger
Tue. Sep. 15 - Phoenix, AZ - Rebel Lounge
Wed. Sep. 16 - San Diego, CA - Casbah
Thu. Sep. 17 - Los Angeles, CA - Sid the Cat Auditorium
Fri. Sep. 18 - San Francisco, CA - Rickshaw Stop
Sun. Sep. 20 - Portland, OR - Mississippi Studios
Tue. Sep. 22 - Vancouver, BC - Fox Cabaret
Wed. Sep. 23 - Seattle, WA - Baba Yaga
Fri. Sep. 25 - Boise, ID - Shrine Social Club Basement
Sat. Sep. 26 - Salt Lake City, UT - The DLC at Quarters
Sun. Sep. 27 - Denver, CO - Hi-Dive
Tue. Sep. 29 - Lawrence, KS - White Schoolhouse (NEWLY ANNOUNCED SHOW)
Tue. Oct. 27 - Omaha, NE - Slowdown
Wed. Oct. 28 - St Paul, MN - Turf Club
Thu. Oct 29 - Milwaukee, WI - Cactus Club
Fri. Oct. 30 - Chicago, IL - Empty Bottle
Sat. Oct. 31 - Detroit, MI - Lager House
Tue. Nov. 03 - Toronto, ON - Monarch
Wed. Nov. 04 - Montreal, QC - La Sala Rossa
Thu. Nov. 05 - Boston, MA - Deep Cuts
Fri. Nov. 06 - Boston, MA - Deep Cuts
Sun. Nov. 08 - Troy, NY - No Fun
Tue. Nov. 10 - New York, NY - Night Club 101
Wed. Nov. 11 - Brooklyn, NY - Baby’s All Right
Thu. Nov. 12 - Philadelphia, PA - First Unitarian Church
Fri. Nov. 13 - Washington, DC - Union Stage
Sat. Nov. 14 - Richmond, VA - Cobra Cabana
Mon. Nov. 16 - Durham, NC - The Pinhook
Tue. Nov. 17 - Atlanta, GA - The Masquerade - Purgatory
Wed. Nov. 18 - Nashville, TN - DRKMTTR
You Say I Romanticize is now available for preorder on CD/LP/DSPs worldwide from Sub Pop. LP preorders in the US at the Sub Pop Mega Mart will receive the limited Loser Edition on Black and Yellow Confetti vinyl, while preorders through Mega Mart Europe will receive the Loser Edition on Magenta vinyl (UK/EU). The limited Loser Editions will also be available at your local record store (while stock lasts!)
Sweeping Promises
You Say I Romanticize
Tracklisting:
1. Shooting Shadows
2. My Friend’s An Entomologist
3. Last Man
4. Rapture, Or…
5. Abduction On Camera
6. My Anchoress
7. Cocoon
8. Accent
9. Does He Want To Be The Weatherman?
10. Write Lightly
NEWS : THU, JUN 11, 2026 at 1:00 PM
Sorry, We’re Hiring: Temporary Digital Operations Specialist (Part-Time Contract)
Temporary Digital Operations Specialist (Part-Time Contract)
Company: Sub Pop Records
Location: Remote
Hours: Part-time (24 hours/week, with potential for more as needed)
Schedule: Monday–Friday, flexible within West Coast business hours
Duration: July 13, 2026 through December 18, 2026
Compensation: $26-$30/ hour (Dependent on experience)
About the Role
Sub Pop Records is seeking a part-time, temporary Digital Operations Specialist to cover a parental leave. This contract position runs from July 13 through December 18, 2026. The ideal candidate will complete hands-on training alongside the current specialist before their leave begins on or around July 27 - August 1.
The Digital Operations team oversees the delivery and management of the company’s digital assets and products, manages associated metadata, and maintains the company’s physical product archive. In this role, you will keep our digital supply chain moving smoothly.
Main Tasks and Responsibilities
Digital Product Creation & Delivery:
Communicate with relevant parties to ensure assets and metadata are in and complete for product set up.
Set up digital audio products with our delivery service (FUGA) and our distributor (ADA), delivering to various digital service providers on a busy release schedule.
YouTube ContentID Management: Manage assets, claims, and updates within the YouTube CMS.
Digital Catalog Updates & Maintenance: Update products as needed. Assist with catalog update projects as directed.
Required Experience & Qualifications
Background: Related digital operations experience.
Reliability & Timing: Ability to follow a strict schedule and set of tasks, manage workload independently, and meet firm deadlines.
Tech Savvy: Proficiency in Mac and Google Workspace, with a proven ability to learn and master new internal systems quickly.
Detail-Oriented: Strong understanding of metadata, excellent troubleshooting skills, and an eagle eye for proofreading.
Communication: Strong written and verbal communication skills for collaborating with a hybrid team.
Preferred Experience & Qualifications
Experience setting up and delivering products with FUGA or other music delivery platform
Familiarity with audio and image formats and specs
Experience with fingerprinting and ContentID services
YouTube CMS Certification
Position Details & Benefits
Contract Status: This is a temporary contract position and is not eligible for Sub Pop’s standard full-time benefits package (such as medical/dental/vision insurance or 401k match).
Sub Pop Records is an equal opportunity employer. All employment decisions are based on business needs, job requirements and individual qualifications, without regard to race, color, religion, age, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, family or parental status, national origin, veteran or disability status. Sub Pop Records will not tolerate discrimination or harassment based on any of these characteristics.
To Apply
Please send a cover letter and resume by June 22, 2026 to jobapplicants@subpop.com with the subject line “Temporary Digital Operations Specialist.”
NEWS : TUE, JUL 7, 2026 at 6:00 AM
Nation of Language Shares “The Conversation,” A New Song Out Today
This past Spring, Nation of Language shared a striking cover of Bruce Springsteen’s Tunnel of Love album track “Tougher Than the Rest” which was released on a limited-edition 7” single (of 1000 copies) at the end of May 2026 (see April 14th single announcement). For its B-side, the band recorded “The Conversation,” an unreleased track from the Dance Called Memory sessions, which was produced by Nick Millhiser and mastered by Heba Kadry and is available now on all streaming services.
Nation of Language’s Ian Richard Devaney offers this on the song: “‘The Conversation’ is a song that’s been haunting me for a few years now - one of my personal favorites I’ve written, yet it’s never found a home on an album. It’s extremely contained in the sense that when I write out the lyrics it reads more like a standalone poem than most of our songs, and it dabbles in storytelling in a much different way than I’m used to doing. It’s a vignette, centered around two people whose lives are so intertwined, and have been moving towards this one conversation, this inflection point, where the things that need to be said might finally be said.”
The “Tougher Than The Rest” b/w “The Conversation” 7” single is also available now in North America through megamart.subpop.com, in the UK/EU from MegaMart Europe, Bandcamp and the band’s live shows (while supplies last).
Following a successful run of late Spring and early Summer European shows, Nation of Language have added new festival dates in South America to their tour schedule in support of their recent Sub Pop debut Dance Called Memory.
Nation of Language resumes touring this Thursday, July 9th in Ventura at the Ventura Music Hall and continues through Saturday, September 26th with a sold out show in Portsmouth, NH at 3S Artspace.
Nation of Language’s previously announced US shows for July include two Pacific Northwest co-headlining shows with Sub Pop labelmates Deep Sea Diver on Friday, July 17th in Forest Grove, OR at Grand Lodge, and Saturday, July 18th in Carnation, WA at Remlinger Farms. The band’s support trek with Death Cab For Cutie in the Midwest and Southwestern US will run from July 23rd to August 4th.
As for Nation of Language’s festival and headlining appearances in the EU, these include dates in the Czech Republic, Germany, Romania, Hungary, and Austria. The band will also play a series of shows in the UK, including a sold out, three-night residency in London at the Village Underground, Tuesday, August 18th-Thursday, August 20th.
In September, Nation of Language will headline a run of North American shows that includes stops in Baltimore (x2), Columbus, Toronto, Montreal, and a hometown performance Saturday, September 19th at Brooklyn Paramount (with special guests Annika and The Pains of Being Pure At Heart).
Nation of Language has also announced South American festival plays for November and December 2026, which include stops at Primavera Sound Buenos Aires on Saturday, November 28th, and São Paulo, BR on Saturday, December 5th. Additional dates will be announced soon.
Please find a current list of tour dates below.
Nation of Language’s Ian Richard Devaney offers this on the song: “‘The Conversation’ is a song that’s been haunting me for a few years now - one of my personal favorites I’ve written, yet it’s never found a home on an album. It’s extremely contained in the sense that when I write out the lyrics it reads more like a standalone poem than most of our songs, and it dabbles in storytelling in a much different way than I’m used to doing. It’s a vignette, centered around two people whose lives are so intertwined, and have been moving towards this one conversation, this inflection point, where the things that need to be said might finally be said.”
The “Tougher Than The Rest” b/w “The Conversation” 7” single is also available now in North America through megamart.subpop.com, in the UK/EU from MegaMart Europe, Bandcamp and the band’s live shows (while supplies last).
Following a successful run of late Spring and early Summer European shows, Nation of Language have added new festival dates in South America to their tour schedule in support of their recent Sub Pop debut Dance Called Memory.
Nation of Language resumes touring this Thursday, July 9th in Ventura at the Ventura Music Hall and continues through Saturday, September 26th with a sold out show in Portsmouth, NH at 3S Artspace.
Nation of Language’s previously announced US shows for July include two Pacific Northwest co-headlining shows with Sub Pop labelmates Deep Sea Diver on Friday, July 17th in Forest Grove, OR at Grand Lodge, and Saturday, July 18th in Carnation, WA at Remlinger Farms. The band’s support trek with Death Cab For Cutie in the Midwest and Southwestern US will run from July 23rd to August 4th.
As for Nation of Language’s festival and headlining appearances in the EU, these include dates in the Czech Republic, Germany, Romania, Hungary, and Austria. The band will also play a series of shows in the UK, including a sold out, three-night residency in London at the Village Underground, Tuesday, August 18th-Thursday, August 20th.
In September, Nation of Language will headline a run of North American shows that includes stops in Baltimore (x2), Columbus, Toronto, Montreal, and a hometown performance Saturday, September 19th at Brooklyn Paramount (with special guests Annika and The Pains of Being Pure At Heart).
Nation of Language has also announced South American festival plays for November and December 2026, which include stops at Primavera Sound Buenos Aires on Saturday, November 28th, and São Paulo, BR on Saturday, December 5th. Additional dates will be announced soon.
Please find a current list of tour dates below.
North America, July/August 2026
Thu. Jul. 09 - Ventura, CA - Ventura Music Hall +
Fri. Jul. 10 - Las Vegas, NV - Swan Dive +
Sun. Jul. 12 - Reno, NV - The Alpine +
Tue. Jul. 14 - Felton, CA - Felton Music Hall [Sold Out] +
Wed. Jul. 15 - Sacramento, CA - Ace of Spades +
Fri. Jul. 17 - Forest Grove, OR - Grand Lodge * +
Sat. Jul. 18 - Carnation, WA - Remlinger Farms * +
Sun. Jul. 19 - Vancouver, BC - Commodore Ballroom
Wed. Jul. 22 - Asheville, NC - Eulogy [Sold Out] %
Thu. Jul. 23 - Nashville, TN - The Basement East %
Fri. Jul. 24 - St. Louis, MO - Stifel Theatre ^
Sat. Jul. 25 - Bentonville, AR - The Momentary ^
Sun. Jul. 26 - Council Bluffs, IA - Harrah’s Stir Cove ^
Tue. Jul. 28 - Sandy, UT - Sandy Amphitheater ^
Wed. Jul. 29 - Sandy, UT - Sandy Amphitheater ^
Fri. Jul. 31 - Phoenix, AZ - Arizona Financial Theatre ^
Sun. Aug. 02 - Los Angeles, CA - The Greek Theatre ^
Mon. Aug. 03 - Los Angeles, CA - The Greek Theatre ^
Tue. Aug. 04 - San Diego, CA - Gallagher Square ^
UK/EU, August 2026
Fri. Aug. 07 - Brno, CZ - Pop Messe Festival
Sun. Aug. 09 - Buftea, RO - Summer Well Festival
Tue. Aug. 11 - Erlangen, DE - E-Werk
Wed. Aug. 12 - Leipzig, DE - Täubchenthal
Fri. Aug. 14 - Budapest, HU - Sziget
Sat. Aug. 15 - Vienna, AT - Flex
Tue. Aug. 18 - London, UK - Village Underground [Sold Out] #
Wed. Aug. 19 - London, UK - Village Underground[Sold Out] $
Thu. Aug. 20 - London, UK - Village Underground [Sold Out] @
Sat. Aug. 22 - Crickhowell, UK - Green Man Festival
Sun. Aug. 23 - Liverpool, UK - Camp and Furnace
Tue. Aug. 25 - Leeds, UK - Irish Centre
Wed. Aug. 26 - Bristol, UK - Electric Bristol
Thu. Aug. 27 - Norwich, UK - Waterfront
Sat. Aug. 29 - Málaga, ES - Canela Party
North America, September 2026
Wed. Sep. 16 - Millersville, Pennsylvania - Phantom Power **
Thu. Sep. 17 - Baltimore, MD - Ottobar [Sold Out] **
Fri. Sep. 18 - Baltimore, MD - Ottobar [Sold Out] **
Sat. Sep. 19 - Brooklyn, NY - Brooklyn Paramount ** !
Mon. Sep. 21 - Millvale, PA - Mr. Small’s Theater **
Tue. Sep. 22 - Columbus, OH - Skullys **
Thu. Sep. 24 - Toronto, ON - Danforth Music Hall **
Fri. Sep. 25 - Montreal, QC - Theatre Beanfield **
Sat. Sep. 26 - Portsmouth, NH - 3S Artspace [Sold Out]**
South America, November + December 2026
Sat. Nov. 28 - Buenos Aires, AR - Primavera Sound
Sat. Dec. 05 - São Paulo, BR - Primavera Sound
* w/ Deep Sea Diver
^ w/ Death Cab For Cutie
** w/ Anika
+ w/ Peel Dream Magazine
% w/ Modern Cult
! w/ The Pains of Being Pure at Heart
# w/ Lael Neale
$ w/ Friko
@ w/ Miss Grit
Nation of Language’s Dance Called Memory is out now worldwide from Sub Pop.
What People Are Saying About Nation of Language’s
Dance Called Memory:
“Epically sincere; sincerely epic.” [“Best Albums of 2025”] Antics Magazine
“…adding subtle new twists like shoegaze-inspired guitar, Nation of Language refine their sound and play to their strengths, never more so than on the resplendently uplifting “Inept Apollo” [“The 80 Best Albums of 2025”] PopMatters
“The real deal…” ★★★★ MOJO
“The band’s fourth LP and Sub Pop debut is danceable, eccentric, and immaculate at once…” ★★★★ All Music
“Together, the crew pushed the edges of NOL’s sound, creating something expansive enough to capture the weight of grief and loss that coursed through these new songs.” Stereogum
“Dance Called Memory, continues its study of synth-pop from the late 1970s and early ’80s. The new record adds more guitars to the mix, tempering the machine-made with a human touch.” New York Times
“It’s a fuzzy electronic project that’s both introspective and danceable, with flanged New Order–styled guitar parts sprinkled in to give their sound a refreshed feel.” FLOOD
“Ian Devaney’s Vulnerability Pays Off On Nation of Language’s Dance Called Memory.” 8.0/10, PASTE
“If there were a Nation of Language album that lifts the band onto the next rung of the pop culture ladder, beyond indie notoriety, it deserves to be this one.” Consequence
“a band that has the songs (and the heart) to cross the pop threshold if they choose.” The Line of Best Fit
Thu. Jul. 09 - Ventura, CA - Ventura Music Hall +
Fri. Jul. 10 - Las Vegas, NV - Swan Dive +
Sun. Jul. 12 - Reno, NV - The Alpine +
Tue. Jul. 14 - Felton, CA - Felton Music Hall [Sold Out] +
Wed. Jul. 15 - Sacramento, CA - Ace of Spades +
Fri. Jul. 17 - Forest Grove, OR - Grand Lodge * +
Sat. Jul. 18 - Carnation, WA - Remlinger Farms * +
Sun. Jul. 19 - Vancouver, BC - Commodore Ballroom
Wed. Jul. 22 - Asheville, NC - Eulogy [Sold Out] %
Thu. Jul. 23 - Nashville, TN - The Basement East %
Fri. Jul. 24 - St. Louis, MO - Stifel Theatre ^
Sat. Jul. 25 - Bentonville, AR - The Momentary ^
Sun. Jul. 26 - Council Bluffs, IA - Harrah’s Stir Cove ^
Tue. Jul. 28 - Sandy, UT - Sandy Amphitheater ^
Wed. Jul. 29 - Sandy, UT - Sandy Amphitheater ^
Fri. Jul. 31 - Phoenix, AZ - Arizona Financial Theatre ^
Sun. Aug. 02 - Los Angeles, CA - The Greek Theatre ^
Mon. Aug. 03 - Los Angeles, CA - The Greek Theatre ^
Tue. Aug. 04 - San Diego, CA - Gallagher Square ^
UK/EU, August 2026
Fri. Aug. 07 - Brno, CZ - Pop Messe Festival
Sun. Aug. 09 - Buftea, RO - Summer Well Festival
Tue. Aug. 11 - Erlangen, DE - E-Werk
Wed. Aug. 12 - Leipzig, DE - Täubchenthal
Fri. Aug. 14 - Budapest, HU - Sziget
Sat. Aug. 15 - Vienna, AT - Flex
Tue. Aug. 18 - London, UK - Village Underground [Sold Out] #
Wed. Aug. 19 - London, UK - Village Underground[Sold Out] $
Thu. Aug. 20 - London, UK - Village Underground [Sold Out] @
Sat. Aug. 22 - Crickhowell, UK - Green Man Festival
Sun. Aug. 23 - Liverpool, UK - Camp and Furnace
Tue. Aug. 25 - Leeds, UK - Irish Centre
Wed. Aug. 26 - Bristol, UK - Electric Bristol
Thu. Aug. 27 - Norwich, UK - Waterfront
Sat. Aug. 29 - Málaga, ES - Canela Party
North America, September 2026
Wed. Sep. 16 - Millersville, Pennsylvania - Phantom Power **
Thu. Sep. 17 - Baltimore, MD - Ottobar [Sold Out] **
Fri. Sep. 18 - Baltimore, MD - Ottobar [Sold Out] **
Sat. Sep. 19 - Brooklyn, NY - Brooklyn Paramount ** !
Mon. Sep. 21 - Millvale, PA - Mr. Small’s Theater **
Tue. Sep. 22 - Columbus, OH - Skullys **
Thu. Sep. 24 - Toronto, ON - Danforth Music Hall **
Fri. Sep. 25 - Montreal, QC - Theatre Beanfield **
Sat. Sep. 26 - Portsmouth, NH - 3S Artspace [Sold Out]**
South America, November + December 2026
Sat. Nov. 28 - Buenos Aires, AR - Primavera Sound
Sat. Dec. 05 - São Paulo, BR - Primavera Sound
* w/ Deep Sea Diver
^ w/ Death Cab For Cutie
** w/ Anika
+ w/ Peel Dream Magazine
% w/ Modern Cult
! w/ The Pains of Being Pure at Heart
# w/ Lael Neale
$ w/ Friko
@ w/ Miss Grit
Nation of Language’s Dance Called Memory is out now worldwide from Sub Pop.
What People Are Saying About Nation of Language’s
Dance Called Memory:
“Epically sincere; sincerely epic.” [“Best Albums of 2025”] Antics Magazine
“…adding subtle new twists like shoegaze-inspired guitar, Nation of Language refine their sound and play to their strengths, never more so than on the resplendently uplifting “Inept Apollo” [“The 80 Best Albums of 2025”] PopMatters
“The real deal…” ★★★★ MOJO
“The band’s fourth LP and Sub Pop debut is danceable, eccentric, and immaculate at once…” ★★★★ All Music
“Together, the crew pushed the edges of NOL’s sound, creating something expansive enough to capture the weight of grief and loss that coursed through these new songs.” Stereogum
“Dance Called Memory, continues its study of synth-pop from the late 1970s and early ’80s. The new record adds more guitars to the mix, tempering the machine-made with a human touch.” New York Times
“It’s a fuzzy electronic project that’s both introspective and danceable, with flanged New Order–styled guitar parts sprinkled in to give their sound a refreshed feel.” FLOOD
“Ian Devaney’s Vulnerability Pays Off On Nation of Language’s Dance Called Memory.” 8.0/10, PASTE
“If there were a Nation of Language album that lifts the band onto the next rung of the pop culture ladder, beyond indie notoriety, it deserves to be this one.” Consequence
“a band that has the songs (and the heart) to cross the pop threshold if they choose.” The Line of Best Fit
