Embrace have announced the release of their ninth album, Avalanche, out 12th June via Cooking Vinyl.
2026 will also see the band celebrate their 30-year anniversary with a run of headline dates and festival appearances.
And it doesn’t stop there. They will perform a spoken-word theatre tour telling the story of the band, alongside the release of a new book.
To celebrate the announcement of the new album, the band have also shared a new single, ‘Road To Nowhere’.
Lead Singer, Danny McNamara commented on the new track: “It’s about the futility of a toxic relationship — the fact you don’t realise you’re on a road to nowhere until you reach the end of it. And really, all roads lead there eventually, so the only thing that matters is how you travel.
“That’s why the song feels uplifting as well as sad: because the intent was pure. There’s belief, optimism, a stubborn faith that love will get you somewhere better.
“In retrospect unfortunately in this instance that faith was deluded — the road didn’t lead where I thought it would — but the journey was real, and it was everything I had.”
Fans can pre-order the new album to gain access to artist pre-sale tour tickets on February 4th, before general sale opens on February 6th.
Talking about the new album, Danny says: “We came into this album with a really simple idea: that real, deep, honest-to-God joy doesn’t live in the big, dramatic moments we’re all taught to chase.
“It doesn’t live in huge, unattainable goals or impressive, life-changing achievements. It lives in the small, almost invisible flashes of magic that happen when you slow down and actually live in the moment. Lyrically, I was trying to capture those little magic moments.
“Ironically, I’ve spent most of my life not noticing them, and when I finally did, they all came at once — it’s been pretty overwhelming. Which I guess is why the title AVALANCHE felt so right. At its core, this album came from realising that life doesn’t wait for you to be ready. It just keeps happening — and you either show up for it or you don’t.”
Pre-order new album Avalanche HERE.
Hear ‘Road To Nowhere’ on streaming services here.
Embrace – November 2026 30th Anniversary UK Headline Tour
Mon 09 – Music Hall, Aberdeen, UK
Tue 10 – Barrowland Ballroom, Glasgow, UK
Thu 12 – NX, Newcastle, UK
Sat 14 – O2 Academy, Manchester, uK
Sun 15 – Rock City, Nottingham, UK
Tue 17 – Dome, Brighton, UK
Thu 19 – Beacon, Bristol, UK
Fri 20 – Roundhouse, London, UK
Sat 21 – O2 Academy, Birmingham, UK
Sun 22 – Corn Exchange, Cambridge, UK
Tue 24 – Dreamland, Margate, UK
Thu 26 – Arena, Torquay, UK
Fri 27 – O2 Guildhall, Southampton, UK
Sat 28 – Tramshed, Cardiff, UK
Photo Credit: Simon Walker
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