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1/06/2026
THE DANDY WARHOLS announce new cover album PIN UPS, out 20th March, new single 'Kiss Off' out now.
Heavenly shares details of new album, plus new "Excuse Me" video & tour dates
Heavenly are seen as the originators of a whole genre of music – known to some as ‘jangle’, others as ‘twee’ and to the band themselves as ‘indiepop.' As fiercely independent as any punk band, but as sweetly melodic as any chart-topping act, Heavenly combine sharp-edged politics with shamelessly joyful pop music.
Highway To Heavenly shares this recipe with the band’s first four albums, all of which were released in the 1990s at a time when sensitive indie types in the UK were sheltering from the prevailing macho-rock storm under the Sarah Records umbrella, and when women in the US were starting to find their Riot Grrrl voices in the small town of Olympia, where labels like K and Kill Rock Stars were designing a new creative space.
Heavenly were on Sarah Records in the UK and on K in the US - and maybe this is a useful shorthand for understanding the band’s ability to meld the attitude of American Riot Grrrl bands with the pop charms of the English indie scene. In terms of style, Heavenly presented an androgynous look – short hair and pinafores for Amelia and Cathy - while Peter Rob and Mathew determinedly avoided the theatrics of male rock.
Heavenly did not want to fit in with the hyper-gendered corporate music scene of the 1990s, and the band has stayed determinedly independent ever since (this new album is released on Rob and Amelia’s Skep Wax label). The new songs on Highway To Heavenly (Feb. 27) are full of anger, of grief, of empathy, of love, and set themselves in opposition to the resurgence of the cold ‘masculine energy’ that is making the world a miserable, aggressive place today.
Heavenly has recently enjoyed a huge resurgence of interest from a younger generation of fans, who have cottoned on to Heavenly’s music, but also embraced the band’s inclusive version of feminism. 'Portland Town' is a joyful celebration of a place where diversity is welcomed. 'Press Return' is a demolition of those men who think technology and wealth make them winners rather than sad losers. 'Excuse Me' is an outburst of punk energy, as effervescent as a song on the first Undertones album, gleefully celebrating a teenage romance with the nerdiest boy in school. 'A Different Beat' tells the entire story of a doomed relationship, its heroine falling for and then escaping from an oppressive man, before heading for the metaphorical disco of freedom.
Heavenly have clearly been to a disco or two lately: opening track 'Scene Stealing' feels like a distant cousin of Blondie’s ‘Heart Of Glass’ and tells the story of self-obsessed YouTube influencers who don’t know how to treat women with respect. By contrast, album closer 'That Last Day' may be the most poignant song about bereavement you will hear all year, certainly the only one you’ll want to sing along to. It’s all pop here, but Highway To Heavenly has a huge range of tones and moods.
The band comprises original members Amelia Fletcher, Peter Momtchiloff, Cathy Rogers and Rob Pursey, who are now joined on drums by Ian Button. (An important element of the Heavenly story was the loss of Mathew Fletcher, who took his own life just before the fourth album was released. It took Amelia, Peter, Cathy and Rob a long time to get over the loss; maybe it took even longer to find a drummer as good as Ian.)
The new Heavenly have played a number of sold-out shows in the past couple of years, where older fans have mingled with new devotees. The band are looking forward to their slow-motion international tour in the first half of 2026, with dates in the UK, the US, Canada, France, Greece and Spain.
Highway To Heavenly was recorded at Rumbaba (Deptford, London) and at The Sunday School (Kent). It was produced by Toby Burroughs.
Heavenly are:
Amelia Fletcher – vocals, guitar, Cathy Rogers – vocals, keyboard, Ian Button – drums, Peter Momtchiloff – guitar, Rob Pursey – bass
TOUR DATES:
25 Feb COVENTRY,@ Just Dropped In (with CD/LP)
26 Feb LONDON @ The Lexington
28 Feb ATHENS @ Temple
5 Mar RAMSGATE @ Music Hall
6 Mar PARIS @ Petit Bain
8 Mar LONDON @ The Lexington (matinee, all ages)
14 Mar OXFORD @ The Nest
18 Mar MANCHESTER @ Yes
19 Mar GLASGOW @ Mono
20 Mar SUNDERLAND @ Pop Recs
21 Mar SHEFFIELD @ Sidney & Matilda
26 Mar BRIGHTON @ Hope & Ruin
4 Apr CARDIFF @ Wales Goes Pop
16 Apr WASHINGTON DC @ Black Cat
17 Apr PHILADELPHIA @ Johnny Brenda's
18 Apr NEW YORK @ Bowery Ballroom
19 Apr BOSTON @ The Sinclair
21 Apr TORONTO @ The Great Hall
23 Apr CHICAGO @ Empty Bottle
7 May VALENCIA, @ Loco Club
8 May MADRID @ Sala Galileo Galilei
10 May SAN SEBASTIAN @ Sala Dabadaba
21 Jun SAN DIEGO @ Casbah
22 Jun LOS ANGELES @ Regent Theater
24 Jun SAN FRANCISCO @ Great American Music Hall
26 Jun PORTLAND @ Aladdin Theater
27 Jun SEATTLE @ The Crocodile
28 Jun VANCOUVER @ Hollywood Theatre
Tickets for most gigs are already on sale. The North American West Coast shows will go on sale on January 9th. Latest gig details for all Skep Wax bands can be found at skepwax.com/live.
FINAL GASP announce album, tour + release "The Apparition" video/single | 'New Day Symptoms' on Relapse Records out Feb 27
Final Gasp Announce New Day Symptoms Album
Out February 27 via Relapse Records
Release “The Apparition” Single / Video - Watch / Share
North American Tour Starts Next Month

Press Photo By Caleb Gowett
Steeped in nocturnal, death rock adventurism, driven with a post-punk anxiety that feels increasingly like the twitching heart of our modern age, and driven by hardcore punk intensity, the second studio album from Boston’s Final Gasp, New Day Symptoms, does what all great rock records do. Not only does it place itself within a lineage, summoning up and amplifying a spectrum of powers from rock’n’roll lore, it makes them resonate in the here and now. It gives voice to those fears and frustrations lurking just under the surface of waking consciousness and turns them into a rallying cry.
Throughout New Day Symptoms, Final Gasp create a potent reaction from the furious and the forlorn as frontman Jake Murphy vocalizes both a supercharged howl into the void and a remorseful echo back. Lead single “The Apparition” is “A story of reality being much more horrifying than fiction,” Jake tells. “It’s about a captain and his crew on a small boat. A storm came and capsized it and he and his two crew members were forced to swim to some sort of safety. Ultimately only he survived, having to watch his two friends be taken away by something that could have been avoided. He knew a storm was coming but thought they could make it. It’s all about bad timing and facing the consequences.” “The Apparition” is available today with its haunting video directed by Caleb Gowett and Bill Politis.
Listen / Share / Playlist “The Apparition” | Watch Official Video
Where Final Gasp’s acclaimed 2023 debut, Mourning Moon, was a concentrated shot of acrid, underground death rock, its propulsion tanks largely filled with references to Samhain and Killing Joke, New Day Symptoms keeps all the core urgency while vastly broadening its scope. With new space to explore, this is an album that feels communal, a mapping of personal trials and dark recesses onto a map dotted with rafters-rousing marker points.
Final Gasp’s ability to meld opposing forces into something vibrant and new is encoded into their DNA. The process of forging a sound that combined but went beyond their musical background and musical obsessions was one that took a lot of soul-searching, taking them on a path whose destination remains open-ended.
“I think we’re still figuring it out, to be honest,” says Jake. “It’s like most things when you start out you have a vision and stick to it, we just quickly realised we could do so much more with it. We blossomed into this group of people that all have similar influences, but see them from different perspectives. We could hear the band beginning a new chapter.”
One of the main reasons for the broadening of the band’s sound on the new album is that New Day Symptoms was written much more as a democratic process than Mourning Moon.
“It got me personally more excited,” Jake enthuses, “because everything was on the table and everyone’s ideas were blending together really well. Naturally we still rely on what we’re used to, but this time we let ourselves explore different tones. And we were all so open and receptive to each others’ ideas that writing and recording this record was more of a collaboration. Having Arthur (Rizk, producer) produce this record opened even more ideas to us. Everyone was together at all times for a week while recording this, whether it be at the AirBnb working on songs, or working on them in the studio. It was a total hands-on, involved process between all of us.”
It’s that open-mindedness while still being fully in touch with your underground roots that gives New Day Symptoms such a galvanizing force. But where its predecessor dealt very directly with personal themes of loss and anxiety, here a slightly different approach was taken. “With this one, I didn’t want it to be as personal,” says Jake. “But then reading the lyrics back, I ended up feeling differently about them – they were personal on a different level. A lot of these songs are written from an outside perspective, what could’ve happened if things were different, but ultimately it didn’t end that way. You can’t change what’s already been done, so you just have to move on. It just means it’s a part of who you are now.”
Above all, New Day Symptoms is one of those rare killer rock’n’roll albums whose conviction and honesty make it unique, primed to stand the test of time, and as acclaimed tours with bands as diverse as Abbath, Gatecreeper, Fiddlehead, Poison Ruin, Devil Master and Imperial Triumphant make clear, unlimited in their appeal. As Jake says, “It’s exciting to have the record out. I think this is an evolution of the band and we’re just going to keep writing music that inspires us. We’re going to continue moving forward – you can’t stay in the same place forever. That’s the message of this record and it’s there to resonate for people who may not feel it’s possible.”
New Day Symptoms was produced by Arthur Rizk and sees its release February 27 via Relapse Records. Last month, Final Gasp announced a headlining North American tour which crosses both coast, the midwest and more. See below for a full list of dates. Tickets are on sale here.
Final Gasp is:
Jake Murphy - Vocals
Alex Consentino - Guitar/Synth
Sean Rose - Bass
Peter Micanovic - Guitar
Kevin Ordway - Drums
Laughing Hyenas Announce Live Anthology via Third Man Records
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LuxJury Announce Debut LP 'Giving Up' out 3/27 via Bella Union | Share "Snacks (I Could Love You)" single
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THE DANDY WARHOLS announce new cover album PIN UPS, out 20th March, new single 'Kiss Off' out now.
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