Post-punk band, Yard Act, have announced their new album ‘You’re Gonna Need A Little Music’, alongside the release of the anticipated single, ‘Redeemer’.

The boys from Leeds are finally returning to the release scene since 2024, with their third studio album set for release on the 17th of July 2026 via Island Records. Their last release was the record ‘Where’s My Utopia?’ back in March of 2024. The album explored a disco influence, with preceded singles defining the album including ‘Dream Job’ and ‘Petroleum’.

The band’s debut album, ‘The Overload’, showcased the band’s indie sound that blends a post-punk tone with angular guitars and spoken-word social commentaries. The 2022 record tackles themes of gentrification, capitalism and British societal issues and was ultimately nominated for the 2022 Mercury Prize. The title track, ‘The Overload’, gained attraction from its solid edge that instantly comments on division and struggle in Great Britain.

The band’s release of ‘Redeemer’, has already given fans a taste of the upcoming sound of the upcoming album, which is seemingly heading in a darker sounding direction. The track includes a stooping bassline, with electric guitar drives. On the album, Yard Act worked with Nine Inch Nails bassist Justin Meldal-Johnsen, recording between LA and Leeds.

“The first two records were both laptop records essentially,” Smith said in a press statement, adding that ‘You’re Gonna Need A Little Music’ was written in an “uninterrupted five month period” of creativity. The band went on to produce “40 or 50 songs” from this time period, with Smith adding: “It felt like freedom. It felt like everything I’d wanted from being in a band”.

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The band have also announced UK 2026 tour dates following the release of the album, with extended UK locations. These include an extra hometown show on November 7th, a Newcastle show on the 10th, Glasgow on the 11th, Leicester on the 16th and Cambridge on the 18th. They are more dates and locations including Bristol and the already announced London, Leeds and Manchester shows.

General tickets to go see Yard Act go live tomorrow on May 15th, at 10am. You can get your tickets here.