{"id":2048357,"date":"2026-07-17T13:24:31","date_gmt":"2026-07-17T10:24:31","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/?p=2048357"},"modified":"2026-07-17T13:24:31","modified_gmt":"2026-07-17T10:24:31","slug":"villanelle-talk-new-music-and-huge-plans-for-2027-some-might-say-we-are-locked-in","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/?p=2048357","title":{"rendered":"Villanelle talk new music and huge plans for 2027: \u201cSome might say we are locked in\u201d"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>[analyse_image type=&#8221;featured&#8221; src=&#8221;https:\/\/www.nme.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/villanelle_live_2026.jpg&#8221;]<\/p>\n<article id=\"template-id-2576840\" class=\"post-2576840 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 featured-video-container wpb_row td-pb-row tdc-element-style\">\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_single_featured_image tdi_71 tdb-content-horiz-left td-pb-border-top td_block_template_2\" data-td-block-uid=\"tdi_71\">\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div class=\"wpb_video_wrapper\">\n<div id=\"jwplayer-video-Z9xuVQ5F\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div id=\"tdi_72\" class=\"tdc-row stretch_row_1400 td-stretch-content\">\n<div class=\"vc_row tdi_73  wpb_row td-pb-row\">\n<div class=\"vc_column tdi_75  wpb_column vc_column_container tdc-column td-pb-span12\">\n<div class=\"wpb_wrapper\">\n<div class=\"td_block_wrap tdb_breadcrumbs tdi_76 td-pb-border-top td_block_template_2 tdb-breadcrumbs \" data-td-block-uid=\"tdi_76\">\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_77 tdb-single-title td-pb-border-top td_block_template_2\" data-td-block-uid=\"tdi_77\">\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<h1 class=\"tdb-title-text\">Villanelle talk new music and huge plans for 2027: \u201cSome might say we are locked in\u201d<\/h1>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"td_block_wrap tdb_single_subtitle tdi_78 td-pb-border-top td_block_template_2\" data-td-block-uid=\"tdi_78\">\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<p>Speaking to NME at Mad Cool 2026, the rising grunge stars shoot down Oasis &#8217;27 rumours and tell us why &#8220;next year will be the year of Villanelle\u2026\u201d<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"td_block_wrap tdb_single_author tdi_80 td-pb-border-top td_block_template_2 tdb-post-meta\" data-td-block-uid=\"tdi_80\">\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div class=\"tdb-author-name-wrap\"><span class=\"tdb-author-by\">By<\/span> Andrew Trendell<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"td_block_wrap tdb_single_date tdi_81 td-pb-border-top td_block_template_2 tdb-post-meta\" data-td-block-uid=\"tdi_81\">\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><time class=\"entry-date updated td-module-date\" datetime=\"2026-07-17T14:24:31+01:00\">17th July 2026<\/time><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div id=\"tdi_82\" class=\"tdc-row stretch_row_1400 td-stretch-content\">\n<div class=\"vc_row tdi_83  wpb_row td-pb-row\">\n<div class=\"vc_column tdi_85  wpb_column vc_column_container tdc-column td-pb-span8\">\n<div class=\"wpb_wrapper\">\n<div class=\"vc_row_inner tdi_87 article-content-row vc_row vc_inner wpb_row td-pb-row\">\n<div class=\"vc_column_inner tdi_89  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_90 td-pb-border-top td_block_template_2 td-post-content tagdiv-type\" data-td-block-uid=\"tdi_90\">\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<p>Villanelle have spoken to <em>NME<\/em> about new music in the works, feeling \u201clocked in\u201d as a band, and plans for a huge 2027 on the horizon. Watch the full interview above.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>READ MORE: Villanelle are becoming rock\u2019n\u2019roll stars in their own grungy image<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>The rising UK rockers caught up with <em>NME<\/em> backstage at Mad Cool 2026 last week, where they told us about how they\u2019d been smashing festivals and the Warped Tour in America, alongside playing The Great Escape and Neighbourhood Weekender in the UK. They also looked ahead to some major slots at Reading &amp; Leeds\u00a0and playing alongside their heroes Deftones at London\u2019s All Points East x Outbreak next month.<\/p>\n<p>Having previously told us about feeling apart from much of the guitar music scene, the grunge four-piece said they were now finding themselves as part of a community.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe feel so left out, man!\u201d joked frontman Gene Gallagher. \u201cAt my old school in kindergarten, we had one of those friendship bus stops. I feel like they need to make a band one of them! We don\u2019t bite!\u201d<\/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>Bassist Jack Schiavo continued: \u201cWhen we were at The Great Escape, we hung out with a lot of the bands that played with us there. The guys in Die Twice, then you\u2019ve got mutual friends and guys like Bleech 9:3 who are on their way up big time \u2013 we\u2019re familiar with them and we like their tunes.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Guitarist Ben Taylor agreed: \u201cThat\u2019s what was nice about doing America. The UK circuit is quite self-contained until you go out over there. It was nice to meet some people that you normally wouldn\u2019t. Bec Lauder supported us on the last tour; that was really cool.\u201d<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_3955920\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-3955920\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-3955920\" src=\"https:\/\/www.nme.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/villanelle@2000x1270.jpg\" alt width=\"2000\" height=\"1270\"><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-3955920\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Villanelle at Mad Cool 2026. CREDIT: PACO POYATO<\/figcaption><\/figure>\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>But for now at Mad Cool, they said they\u2019d just settle for practising their Spanish and hanging about by the bins waiting to meet headliners Foo Fighters and Dave Grohl.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cYeah, I\u2019m friends with Dave, man,\u201d said Gallagher. \u201cWe go way back!\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Gallagher had previously shared that their single \u2018Placebo\u2019 is \u201cabout heightened visualisations of post-session anxiety\u201d.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI don\u2019t know what any of that means!\u201d he replied when reminded of the quote. \u201cThat\u2019s been thought up in a boardroom somewhere.\u201d<\/p>\n<div class=\"td-a-ad id_inline_ad2 id_ad_content-horiz-center\"><span class=\"td-adspot-title\">Advertisement<\/span><\/div>\n<p>Perhaps, but how\u2019s he getting at handling the hangovers as the tours get heavier and summer begins?<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI\u2019ve had to have a haircut because I was just getting trapped in my own hair follicles,\u201d he told us. \u201cI need to spread my wings and break free. I\u2019ve taken the reins, and here I am. Today\u2019s the day.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Beyond Duolingo and freeing himself from his own mane, Gallagher said he was fixed on new material \u2013 with an EP due by the end of the year and hopes for an album after that.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIt\u2019s just straight, absolute vibes,\u201d shared drummer Bleu Wright. \u201cThe shows are going to go crazy. We\u2019re at a point where when we\u2019re creating, we\u2019re so locked in with each other at the moment. The other day, we had a little rehearsal and came up with a little jam that could be a new one. Who knows? We\u2019re at the point where we\u2019re flowing together with so much.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>While Schiavo said his go-to was always \u201cunder-promising and over-delivering\u201d, Taylor hailed their incoming new stuff as \u201can evolution of what we\u2019ve been doing this year, and we\u2019re cemented as a band now\u201d.<\/p>\n<p>Gallagher agreed: \u201cSome might say we\u2019re locked in! We\u2019ve been very busy this year, so we\u2019ll see. We\u2019ll see! We\u2019re drunk, so leave us alone.\u201d<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_3943580\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-3943580\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-full wp-image-3943580\" src=\"https:\/\/www.nme.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/villanelle_Credit-Simon-Emmett_1.jpg\" alt=\"Villanelle, 2026. Credit: Simon Emmett, exclusive to NME\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1270\"><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-3943580\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Villanelle, 2026. Credit: Simon Emmett, exclusive to NME<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>After Taylor told us that \u201cnext year is looking pretty big, but there\u2019s not much we can say right now\u201d, we had to ask if it involved the band rejoining Gallagher\u2019s dad on the road again \u2013 but this time for the long-rumoured Oasis <em>Live \u201927<\/em> tour?<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWho the fuck is that?\u201d Gallagher replied.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIt\u2019s about us, man!\u201d asserted Taylor. \u201cNext year will be the year of Villanelle\u2026\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Schiavo added: \u201cAnd every year after\u2026\u201d<\/p>\n<p><em>Villanelle\u2019s \u2018Measly Means\u2019 EP is out now, with the band due to perform at All Points East x Outbreak in London and Reading &amp; Leeds in August.\u00a0<\/em><\/p>\n<p>You can revisit all of <em>NME<\/em>\u2019s coverage from Mad Cool 2026 here.<\/p>\n<p><em>NME is the official media partner of Mad Cool.<\/em><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"td_block_wrap 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class=\"td-adspot-title\">Advertisement<\/span><\/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_90 td-pb-border-top td_block_template_2 td-post-content tagdiv-type\" data-td-block-uid=\"tdi_90\">\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<p>Villanelle have spoken to <em>NME<\/em> about new music in the works, feeling \u201clocked in\u201d as a band, and plans for a huge 2027 on the horizon. Watch the full interview above.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>READ MORE: Villanelle are becoming rock\u2019n\u2019roll stars in their own grungy image<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>The rising UK rockers caught up with <em>NME<\/em> backstage at Mad Cool 2026 last week, where they told us about how they\u2019d been smashing festivals and the Warped Tour in America, alongside playing The Great Escape and Neighbourhood Weekender in the UK. They also looked ahead to some major slots at Reading &amp; Leeds\u00a0and playing alongside their heroes Deftones at London\u2019s All Points East x Outbreak next month.<\/p>\n<p>Having previously told us about feeling apart from much of the guitar music scene, the grunge four-piece said they were now finding themselves as part of a community.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe feel so left out, man!\u201d joked frontman Gene Gallagher. \u201cAt my old school in kindergarten, we had one of those friendship bus stops. I feel like they need to make a band one of them! We don\u2019t bite!\u201d<\/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>Bassist Jack Schiavo continued: \u201cWhen we were at The Great Escape, we hung out with a lot of the bands that played with us there. The guys in Die Twice, then you\u2019ve got mutual friends and guys like Bleech 9:3 who are on their way up big time \u2013 we\u2019re familiar with them and we like their tunes.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Guitarist Ben Taylor agreed: \u201cThat\u2019s what was nice about doing America. The UK circuit is quite self-contained until you go out over there. It was nice to meet some people that you normally wouldn\u2019t. Bec Lauder supported us on the last tour; that was really cool.\u201d<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_3955920\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-3955920\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-3955920\" src=\"https:\/\/www.nme.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/villanelle@2000x1270.jpg\" alt width=\"2000\" height=\"1270\"><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-3955920\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Villanelle at Mad Cool 2026. CREDIT: PACO POYATO<\/figcaption><\/figure>\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>But for now at Mad Cool, they said they\u2019d just settle for practising their Spanish and hanging about by the bins waiting to meet headliners Foo Fighters and Dave Grohl.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cYeah, I\u2019m friends with Dave, man,\u201d said Gallagher. \u201cWe go way back!\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Gallagher had previously shared that their single \u2018Placebo\u2019 is \u201cabout heightened visualisations of post-session anxiety\u201d.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI don\u2019t know what any of that means!\u201d he replied when reminded of the quote. \u201cThat\u2019s been thought up in a boardroom somewhere.\u201d<\/p>\n<div class=\"td-a-ad id_inline_ad2 id_ad_content-horiz-center\"><span class=\"td-adspot-title\">Advertisement<\/span><\/div>\n<p>Perhaps, but how\u2019s he getting at handling the hangovers as the tours get heavier and summer begins?<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI\u2019ve had to have a haircut because I was just getting trapped in my own hair follicles,\u201d he told us. \u201cI need to spread my wings and break free. I\u2019ve taken the reins, and here I am. Today\u2019s the day.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Beyond Duolingo and freeing himself from his own mane, Gallagher said he was fixed on new material \u2013 with an EP due by the end of the year and hopes for an album after that.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIt\u2019s just straight, absolute vibes,\u201d shared drummer Bleu Wright. \u201cThe shows are going to go crazy. We\u2019re at a point where when we\u2019re creating, we\u2019re so locked in with each other at the moment. The other day, we had a little rehearsal and came up with a little jam that could be a new one. Who knows? We\u2019re at the point where we\u2019re flowing together with so much.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>While Schiavo said his go-to was always \u201cunder-promising and over-delivering\u201d, Taylor hailed their incoming new stuff as \u201can evolution of what we\u2019ve been doing this year, and we\u2019re cemented as a band now\u201d.<\/p>\n<p>Gallagher agreed: \u201cSome might say we\u2019re locked in! We\u2019ve been very busy this year, so we\u2019ll see. We\u2019ll see! We\u2019re drunk, so leave us alone.\u201d<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_3943580\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-3943580\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-full wp-image-3943580\" src=\"https:\/\/www.nme.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/villanelle_Credit-Simon-Emmett_1.jpg\" alt=\"Villanelle, 2026. Credit: Simon Emmett, exclusive to NME\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1270\"><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-3943580\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Villanelle, 2026. Credit: Simon Emmett, exclusive to NME<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>After Taylor told us that \u201cnext year is looking pretty big, but there\u2019s not much we can say right now\u201d, we had to ask if it involved the band rejoining Gallagher\u2019s dad on the road again \u2013 but this time for the long-rumoured Oasis <em>Live \u201927<\/em> tour?<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWho the fuck is that?\u201d Gallagher replied.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIt\u2019s about us, man!\u201d asserted Taylor. \u201cNext year will be the year of Villanelle\u2026\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Schiavo added: \u201cAnd every year after\u2026\u201d<\/p>\n<p><em>Villanelle\u2019s \u2018Measly Means\u2019 EP is out now, with the band due to perform at All Points East x Outbreak in London and Reading &amp; Leeds in August.\u00a0<\/em><\/p>\n<p>You can revisit all of <em>NME<\/em>\u2019s coverage from Mad Cool 2026 here.<\/p>\n<p><em>NME is the official media partner of Mad Cool.<\/em><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>[analyse_source url=&#8221;https:\/\/www.nme.com\/news\/music\/villanelle-interview-mad-cool-2026-oasis-2027-new-ep-new-album-tour-3957565&#8243;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>[analyse_image type=&#8221;featured&#8221; src=&#8221;https:\/\/www.nme.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/villanelle_live_2026.jpg&#8221;] NewsMusic News Villanelle talk new music and huge plans for 2027: \u201cSome might say we are locked in\u201d Speaking to NME at Mad Cool 2026, the rising grunge stars shoot down Oasis &#8217;27 rumours and tell us why &#8220;next year will be the year of Villanelle\u2026\u201d By Andrew Trendell 17th July 2026 [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[2],"tags":[226,78],"class_list":["post-2048357","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-politics","tag-crawlmanager","tag-nme-com"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2048357","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=2048357"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2048357\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=2048357"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=2048357"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=2048357"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}