Josh Franceschi (pictured centre), the lead singer of now-defunct British rock band You Me At Six, has announced plans to record and release new music. He suggested this quite plainly through social media posts showing blurry images of studios, although he has yet to clarify the nature of his next project.
You Me At Six were formed in Weybridge, Surrey, in 2004, keeping a consistent roster of members for their full cycle. They released 8 studio albums over the next 20 years, before announcing they would embark on an extensive tour in 2025, and retire the band upon completing it. Their debut album ‘Take Off Your Colours’ produced big hits in the form of ‘Save It For The Bedroom’, and ‘Finders Keepers’, both of which had significant playtime on British radio and television features. Their profile then grew significantly following second album ‘Hold Me Down’, with major single ‘Liquid Confidence’ winning Best Single at the 2010 Kerrang Awards, and third album ‘Sinners Never Sleep’ scoring a third place on the UK album charts.
However, following the release of eighth album ‘Truth Decay’ and live album ‘Live At Alexandra Palace’ in 2023, the group agreed at the beginning of 2024 to walk away from You Me At Six. At the time, Franceschi said “We feel like on the eve of our 20th anniversary as a band, now is a good time to call time”. What came next was the ‘Final Nights Of Six’ tour, which ran for 81 appearances over 7 months, across Europe, the US and Australia. The tour wrapped with two nights at the OVO Wembley Arena in London, with the final ‘Night Of Six’ falling on April 4th 2025.
Since the band called it a day last year, all of the former members of You Me At Six have been quite quiet, at least as far as musical output is concerned. Josh Franceschi posted something to his X (formerly Twitter) account last June about being in the studio recording music at the time, but his recent posts have had a different feeling to them.
2026, let’s cook. pic.twitter.com/uaKRlg4usi
— Josh Franceschi (@joshmeatsix) January 5, 2026
In a similar Instagram update, a follower in the comments asked whether he was hinting at new music, and Franceschi casually replied “Duh x”. With You Me At Six fading in the rear view mirror, and having married his now-wife last year, it appears he is now firmly setting his sights forward with his X post, saying simply “2026, let’s cook”, the first time he has suggested a timeline for any new music.
This has led to rampant speculation about what he could be planning, with some wishful thinkers praying for You Me At Six to return after only a year out of action, others considering a solo singer-songwriter career, and the option is open for him to pursue something completely different altogether. Of course, this is merely conjecture at this stage, but it’s hard not to feel a little bit excited.
