{"id":1922333,"date":"2026-05-07T09:00:35","date_gmt":"2026-05-07T06:00:35","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/?p=1922333"},"modified":"2026-05-07T09:00:35","modified_gmt":"2026-05-07T06:00:35","slug":"yard-act-announce-new-album-youre-gonna-need-a-little-music-with-menacing-single-redeemer-and-more-uk-tour-dates","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/?p=1922333","title":{"rendered":"Yard Act announce new album \u2018You\u2019re Gonna Need A Little Music\u2019 with menacing single \u2018Redeemer\u2019 and more UK tour dates"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>[analyse_image type=&#8221;featured&#8221; src=&#8221;https:\/\/www.nme.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/James-Winstanley-X-Yard-Act-Feb26-Press00008-LEAD-1.jpg&#8221;]<\/p>\n<article id=\"template-id-2749694\" class=\"post-2749694 tdb_templates type-tdb_templates status-publish post\">\n<div id=\"tdi_65\" class=\"tdc-zone\">\n<div class=\"tdc_zone tdi_66  wpb_row td-pb-row\">\n<div id=\"tdi_67\" class=\"tdc-row stretch_row_1400 td-stretch-content\">\n<div class=\"vc_row tdi_68  wpb_row td-pb-row\">\n<div class=\"vc_column tdi_70  wpb_column vc_column_container tdc-column td-pb-span12\">\n<div class=\"wpb_wrapper\">\n<div class=\"td_block_wrap tdb_breadcrumbs tdi_71 td-pb-border-top td_block_template_2 tdb-breadcrumbs \" data-td-block-uid=\"tdi_71\">\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span>News<\/span><span>Music News<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"td_block_wrap tdb_title tdi_72 tdb-single-title td-pb-border-top td_block_template_2\" data-td-block-uid=\"tdi_72\">\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<h1 class=\"tdb-title-text\">Yard Act announce new album \u2018You\u2019re Gonna Need A Little Music\u2019 with menacing single \u2018Redeemer\u2019 and more UK tour dates<\/h1>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"td_block_wrap tdb_single_subtitle tdi_73 td-pb-border-top td_block_template_2\" data-td-block-uid=\"tdi_73\">\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<p>The Leeds band&#8217;s third record is set for release on July 17 via Island Records<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"td_block_wrap tdb_single_author tdi_75 td-pb-border-top td_block_template_2 tdb-post-meta\" data-td-block-uid=\"tdi_75\">\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div class=\"tdb-author-name-wrap\"><span class=\"tdb-author-by\">By<\/span> Alex Rigotti<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"td_block_wrap tdb_single_date tdi_76 td-pb-border-top td_block_template_2 tdb-post-meta\" data-td-block-uid=\"tdi_76\">\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><time class=\"entry-date updated td-module-date\" datetime=\"2026-05-07T10:00:35+01:00\">7th May 2026<\/time><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div id=\"tdi_77\" class=\"tdc-row stretch_row_1400 td-stretch-content\">\n<div class=\"vc_row tdi_78  wpb_row td-pb-row\">\n<div class=\"vc_column tdi_80  wpb_column vc_column_container tdc-column td-pb-span8\">\n<div class=\"wpb_wrapper\">\n<div class=\"td_block_wrap tdb_single_featured_image tdi_81 tdb-content-horiz-left td-pb-border-top td_block_template_2\" data-td-block-uid=\"tdi_81\">\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<figure><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"696\" height=\"442\" class=\"entry-thumb\" src=\"https:\/\/www.nme.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/James-Winstanley-X-Yard-Act-Feb26-Press00008-LEAD-1-696x442.jpg\" alt title=\"James Winstanley X Yard Act Feb26 Press00008 - LEAD (1)\"><figcaption class=\"tdb-caption-text\">Yard Act (Credit: James Winstanley)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"vc_row_inner tdi_83 article-content-row vc_row vc_inner wpb_row td-pb-row\">\n<div class=\"vc_column_inner tdi_85  wpb_column vc_column_container tdc-inner-column td-pb-span12\">\n<div class=\"vc_column-inner\">\n<div class=\"wpb_wrapper\">\n<div class=\"td_block_wrap tdb_single_content tdi_86 td-pb-border-top td_block_template_2 td-post-content tagdiv-type\" data-td-block-uid=\"tdi_86\">\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<p>Yard Act have announced their new album \u2018You\u2019re Gonna Need A Little Music\u2019 with the menacing single \u2018Redeemer\u2019 \u2013 along with more UK tour dates.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>READ MORE:\u00a0Yard Act tell us about new album \u2018Where\u2019s My Utopia?\u2019: \u201cIt\u2019s about hope and perseverance\u201d<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>The Leeds band will soon return with their third album, set for release on July 17 via Island Records (pre-order\/pre-save here). It\u2019s their first new record since 2024\u2019s \u2018Where\u2019s My Utopia?\u2018.<\/p>\n<div class=\"td-a-ad id_inline_ad0 id_ad_content-horiz-center\"><span class=\"td-adspot-title\">Advertisement<\/span><\/div>\n<p>Now, they\u2019ve shared the first taste of \u2018You\u2019re Gonna Need A Little Music\u2019 with \u2018Redeemer\u2019, which takes Yard Act down a much darker sonic path than previously. Over a stooping bassline and skeezy guitars, frontman James Smith proclaims: <em>\u201cRedeemer \/ You stole the sun \/ Now you orbit is the bullshit of the damage done\u201d.<\/em><\/p>\n<p>The band worked with Nine Inch Nails bassist Justin Meldal-Johnsen on the album, and recorded it between LA and Leeds. It also marks the first time the band made an album live in the same room.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe first two records were both laptop records essentially,\u201d Smith said in a press statement, adding that \u2018You\u2019re Gonna Need A Little Music\u2019 was written in an \u201cuninterrupted five month period\u201d of creativity. The band went on to produce \u201c40 or 50 songs\u201d from this time period, with Smith adding: \u201cIt felt like freedom. It felt like everything I\u2019d wanted from being in a band\u201d.<\/p>\n<p>Take a listen to \u2018Redeemer\u2019 and see the album tracklisting below:<\/p>\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Yard Act - Redeemer (Official Video)\" width=\"696\" height=\"392\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/QztGR2DGnso?feature=oembed&amp;enablejsapi=1\" frameborder allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<h3><strong>Yard Act\u2019s \u2018You\u2019re Gonna Need A Little Music\u2019 tracklisting is:<\/strong><\/h3>\n<div class=\"td-a-ad id_inline_ad1 id_ad_content-horiz-center\">\n<h5 class=\"taboola-mid-article-title\">Recommended<\/h5>\n<\/div>\n<p><strong>\u2018Empty Pledges\u2019<\/strong><br data-start=\"15\" data-end=\"18\"><strong>\u2018New Beginnings\u2019<\/strong><br data-start=\"34\" data-end=\"37\"><strong>\u2018Tall Tales\u2019<\/strong><br data-start=\"49\" data-end=\"52\"><strong>\u2018Fiction\u2019<\/strong><br data-start=\"61\" data-end=\"64\"><strong>\u2018You\u2019re Gonna Need A Little Music\u2019<\/strong><br data-start=\"98\" data-end=\"101\"><strong>\u2018Cherophobe Rock\u2019<\/strong><br data-start=\"118\" data-end=\"121\"><strong>\u2018Thrill Of The Chase\u2019<\/strong><br data-start=\"142\" data-end=\"145\"><strong>\u2018Janey Said\u2019<\/strong><br data-start=\"157\" data-end=\"160\"><strong>\u2018Redeemer\u2019<\/strong><br data-start=\"170\" data-end=\"173\"><strong>\u2018Talky Talky People\u2019<\/strong><br data-start=\"193\" data-end=\"196\"><strong>\u2018Over The Barrel\u2019<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>In addition, Yard Act will be extending their UK 2026 tour with a number of new dates, having previously announced shows in Leeds, Manchester and London.<\/p>\n<p>Now, they\u2019ve added an extra hometown show on November 7, and they\u2019re also due to visit Newcastle (10), Glasgow (11), Leicester (16), Cambridge (18), Bristol (21) and more.<\/p>\n<p>You can get early tickets by pre-ordering the album here by 10am May 12, or waiting for the general pre-sale at 10am May 13. General sale will then commence at 10am on May 15 \u2013 you can get your tickets here.<\/p>\n<div class=\"td-a-ad id_inline_ad2 id_ad_content-horiz-center\"><span class=\"td-adspot-title\">Advertisement<\/span><\/div>\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Yard Act talk taking up dancing and new material at Reading 2023\" width=\"696\" height=\"392\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/tc5VpCGGB9U?feature=oembed&amp;enablejsapi=1\" frameborder allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<h2><strong>Yard Act\u2019s 2026 UK headline dates are:<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p><strong>NOVEMBER<\/strong><br \/><strong>6 \u2013 Leeds, UK \u2013 O2 Academy<\/strong><br \/><strong>7 \u2013 Leeds, UK \u2013 O2 Academy*<\/strong><br \/><strong>10 \u2013 Newcastle, UK \u2013 NX*<\/strong><br \/><strong>11 \u2013 Glasgow, UK \u2013 Barrowland Ballroom*<\/strong><br \/><strong>12 \u2013 Sheffield, UK \u2013 Octagon Centre*<\/strong><br \/><strong>13 \u2013 Manchester, UK \u2013 O2 Victoria Warehouse<\/strong><br \/><strong>15 \u2013 Wolverhampton, UK \u2013 Wulfrun Hall*<\/strong><br \/><strong>16 \u2013 Leicester, UK \u2013 O2 Academy*<\/strong><br \/><strong>17 \u2013 Nottingham, UK \u2013 Rock City*<\/strong><br \/><strong>18 \u2013 Cambridge, UK \u2013 Junction 1*<\/strong><br \/><strong>20 \u2013 Oxford, UK \u2013 O2 Academy*<\/strong><br \/><strong>21 \u2013 Bristol, UK \u2013 Bristol Beacon*<\/strong><br \/><strong>23 \u2013 Plymouth, UK \u2013 Plymouth Arena*<\/strong><br \/><strong>24 \u2013 Southampton, UK \u2013 O2 Guildhall*<\/strong><br \/><strong>26 \u2013 London, UK \u2013 O2 Academy Brixton<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>* New date<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>When \u2018Where\u2019s My Utopia?\u2019 dropped, <em>NME <\/em>gave the record\u00a0a four-star review, saying that it \u201cmarks an outlandish yet assertive second chapter for Yard Act, going toe-to-toe with the peculiar world that we find ourselves in\u201d.<\/p>\n<p>Speaking to\u00a0<em>NME<\/em>\u00a0about \u2018Where\u2019s My Utopia?\u2019 in October 2023, Smith explained that it was \u201cabout hope and perseverance\u201d.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cA lot of what we\u2019ve always done has been rooted in where society is at and a comment on the times, but it\u2019s more universal,\u201d he added. \u201cHuman beings have always been driven by our ambitions.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIn a world where there\u2019s currently supermarkets where you can get food from and houses you can live in, once we\u2019ve got the basics covered our minds aspire for other things our minds think are important because we\u2019re not content in just being animals.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"td_block_wrap tdb_single_tags tdi_87 td-pb-border-top td_block_template_2\" data-td-block-uid=\"tdi_87\">\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<ul class=\"tdb-tags\">\n<li><span>Related 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td-module-title\">Jennie announced as headliner of Open\u2019er 2026<\/h3>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><span class=\"td-page-meta\"><\/span><span class=\"td-page-meta\"><span class=\"td-page-meta\"><\/span><\/span><span class=\"td-page-meta\"><\/span><\/article>\n<\/p>\n<div class=\"td_block_wrap tdb_single_content tdi_86 td-pb-border-top td_block_template_2 td-post-content tagdiv-type\" data-td-block-uid=\"tdi_86\">\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<p>Yard Act have announced their new album \u2018You\u2019re Gonna Need A Little Music\u2019 with the menacing single \u2018Redeemer\u2019 \u2013 along with more UK tour dates.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>READ MORE:\u00a0Yard Act tell us about new album \u2018Where\u2019s My Utopia?\u2019: \u201cIt\u2019s about hope and perseverance\u201d<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>The Leeds band will soon return with their third album, set for release on July 17 via Island Records (pre-order\/pre-save here). It\u2019s their first new record since 2024\u2019s \u2018Where\u2019s My Utopia?\u2018.<\/p>\n<div class=\"td-a-ad id_inline_ad0 id_ad_content-horiz-center\"><span class=\"td-adspot-title\">Advertisement<\/span><\/div>\n<p>Now, they\u2019ve shared the first taste of \u2018You\u2019re Gonna Need A Little Music\u2019 with \u2018Redeemer\u2019, which takes Yard Act down a much darker sonic path than previously. Over a stooping bassline and skeezy guitars, frontman James Smith proclaims: <em>\u201cRedeemer \/ You stole the sun \/ Now you orbit is the bullshit of the damage done\u201d.<\/em><\/p>\n<p>The band worked with Nine Inch Nails bassist Justin Meldal-Johnsen on the album, and recorded it between LA and Leeds. It also marks the first time the band made an album live in the same room.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe first two records were both laptop records essentially,\u201d Smith said in a press statement, adding that \u2018You\u2019re Gonna Need A Little Music\u2019 was written in an \u201cuninterrupted five month period\u201d of creativity. The band went on to produce \u201c40 or 50 songs\u201d from this time period, with Smith adding: \u201cIt felt like freedom. It felt like everything I\u2019d wanted from being in a band\u201d.<\/p>\n<p>Take a listen to \u2018Redeemer\u2019 and see the album tracklisting below:<\/p>\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Yard Act - Redeemer (Official Video)\" width=\"696\" height=\"392\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/QztGR2DGnso?feature=oembed&amp;enablejsapi=1\" frameborder allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<h3><strong>Yard Act\u2019s \u2018You\u2019re Gonna Need A Little Music\u2019 tracklisting is:<\/strong><\/h3>\n<div class=\"td-a-ad id_inline_ad1 id_ad_content-horiz-center\">\n<h5 class=\"taboola-mid-article-title\">Recommended<\/h5>\n<\/div>\n<p><strong>\u2018Empty Pledges\u2019<\/strong><br data-start=\"15\" data-end=\"18\"><strong>\u2018New Beginnings\u2019<\/strong><br data-start=\"34\" data-end=\"37\"><strong>\u2018Tall Tales\u2019<\/strong><br data-start=\"49\" data-end=\"52\"><strong>\u2018Fiction\u2019<\/strong><br data-start=\"61\" data-end=\"64\"><strong>\u2018You\u2019re Gonna Need A Little Music\u2019<\/strong><br data-start=\"98\" data-end=\"101\"><strong>\u2018Cherophobe Rock\u2019<\/strong><br data-start=\"118\" data-end=\"121\"><strong>\u2018Thrill Of The Chase\u2019<\/strong><br data-start=\"142\" data-end=\"145\"><strong>\u2018Janey Said\u2019<\/strong><br data-start=\"157\" data-end=\"160\"><strong>\u2018Redeemer\u2019<\/strong><br data-start=\"170\" data-end=\"173\"><strong>\u2018Talky Talky People\u2019<\/strong><br data-start=\"193\" data-end=\"196\"><strong>\u2018Over The Barrel\u2019<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>In addition, Yard Act will be extending their UK 2026 tour with a number of new dates, having previously announced shows in Leeds, Manchester and London.<\/p>\n<p>Now, they\u2019ve added an extra hometown show on November 7, and they\u2019re also due to visit Newcastle (10), Glasgow (11), Leicester (16), Cambridge (18), Bristol (21) and more.<\/p>\n<p>You can get early tickets by pre-ordering the album here by 10am May 12, or waiting for the general pre-sale at 10am May 13. General sale will then commence at 10am on May 15 \u2013 you can get your tickets here.<\/p>\n<div class=\"td-a-ad id_inline_ad2 id_ad_content-horiz-center\"><span class=\"td-adspot-title\">Advertisement<\/span><\/div>\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Yard Act talk taking up dancing and new material at Reading 2023\" width=\"696\" height=\"392\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/tc5VpCGGB9U?feature=oembed&amp;enablejsapi=1\" frameborder allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<h2><strong>Yard Act\u2019s 2026 UK headline dates are:<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p><strong>NOVEMBER<\/strong><br \/><strong>6 \u2013 Leeds, UK \u2013 O2 Academy<\/strong><br \/><strong>7 \u2013 Leeds, UK \u2013 O2 Academy*<\/strong><br \/><strong>10 \u2013 Newcastle, UK \u2013 NX*<\/strong><br \/><strong>11 \u2013 Glasgow, UK \u2013 Barrowland Ballroom*<\/strong><br \/><strong>12 \u2013 Sheffield, UK \u2013 Octagon Centre*<\/strong><br \/><strong>13 \u2013 Manchester, UK \u2013 O2 Victoria Warehouse<\/strong><br \/><strong>15 \u2013 Wolverhampton, UK \u2013 Wulfrun Hall*<\/strong><br \/><strong>16 \u2013 Leicester, UK \u2013 O2 Academy*<\/strong><br \/><strong>17 \u2013 Nottingham, UK \u2013 Rock City*<\/strong><br \/><strong>18 \u2013 Cambridge, UK \u2013 Junction 1*<\/strong><br \/><strong>20 \u2013 Oxford, UK \u2013 O2 Academy*<\/strong><br \/><strong>21 \u2013 Bristol, UK \u2013 Bristol Beacon*<\/strong><br \/><strong>23 \u2013 Plymouth, UK \u2013 Plymouth Arena*<\/strong><br \/><strong>24 \u2013 Southampton, UK \u2013 O2 Guildhall*<\/strong><br \/><strong>26 \u2013 London, UK \u2013 O2 Academy Brixton<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>* New date<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>When \u2018Where\u2019s My Utopia?\u2019 dropped, <em>NME <\/em>gave the record\u00a0a four-star review, saying that it \u201cmarks an outlandish yet assertive second chapter for Yard Act, going toe-to-toe with the peculiar world that we find ourselves in\u201d.<\/p>\n<p>Speaking to\u00a0<em>NME<\/em>\u00a0about \u2018Where\u2019s My Utopia?\u2019 in October 2023, Smith explained that it was \u201cabout hope and perseverance\u201d.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cA lot of what we\u2019ve always done has been rooted in where society is at and a comment on the times, but it\u2019s more universal,\u201d he added. \u201cHuman beings have always been driven by our ambitions.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIn a world where there\u2019s currently supermarkets where you can get food from and houses you can live in, once we\u2019ve got the basics covered our minds aspire for other things our minds think are important because we\u2019re not content in just being animals.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>[analyse_source url=&#8221;https:\/\/www.nme.com\/news\/music\/yard-act-album-youre-gonna-need-a-little-music-with-single-redeemer-more-uk-tour-dates-3944344&#8243;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>[analyse_image type=&#8221;featured&#8221; 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