Massive Attack have revealed that they will release a “cache of work” that was “created in the recent past” in 2026.
It will mark the first release of new music from the Bristol group since the 2020 EP ‘Eutopia’. It will not be available for streaming on Spotify, the band have stipulated in an Instagram post.
Writing on social media, they said: “From next year we will release a cache of work created in the recent past. Tracks will be available physically and digitally via a new label. With a Spotify exception.” They also invited fans to join a WhatsApp channel in order to gain access to announcements about the new 2026 releases, as well as special performances by the group.
Massive Attack made their opposition to Spotify known earlier this year when they asked their label, UMG, to remove their music from the platform due to Spotify CEO Daniel Ek’s investment into a company creating drones and artificial intelligence systems for military organisations. They also joined the No Music For Genocide campaign in September.
In a statement shared when they joined that initiative, the group said: “In light of the (reported) significant investments by [Spotify’s] CEO in a company producing military munition drones and Al technology integrated into fighter aircraft, Massive Attack have made a separate request to our label that our music be removed from the Spotify streaming service in all territories.”
They continued: “The economic burden that has long been placed on artists is now compounded by a moral and ethical burden, whereby the hard-earned money of fans and the creative endeavours of musicians ultimately funds lethal, dystopian technologies.”
Earlier this week, Massive Attack played a show in São Paulo in partnership with indigenous communities.
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