{"id":2405733,"date":"2026-05-07T09:29:47","date_gmt":"2026-05-07T09:29:47","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/?p=2405733"},"modified":"2026-05-07T09:29:47","modified_gmt":"2026-05-07T09:29:47","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:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/yard-act-announce-new-album-youre-gonna-need-a-little-music-with-menacing-single-redeemer-and-more-uk-tour-dates\/","title":{"rendered":"Yard Act announce new album &#8216;You&#8217;re Gonna Need A Little Music&#8217; with menacing single &#8216;Redeemer&#8217; and more UK tour dates"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div>\n<p><a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.nme.com\/artists\/yard-act\">Yard Act<\/a> 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<p>The Leeds band will soon return with their third album, set for release on July 17 via Island Records (pre-order\/pre-save <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/yardact.lnk.to\/YGNALMPR\">here<\/a>). It\u2019s their first new record since 2024\u2019s \u2018<a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.nme.com\/reviews\/album\/yard-act-wheres-my-utopia-review-lyrics-tracklist-3594375\">Where\u2019s My Utopia?<\/a>\u2018.<\/p>\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<a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.nme.com\/news\/music\/yard-act-are-working-on-their-third-album-with-former-nine-inch-nails-and-beck-bassist-justin-meldal-johnsen-3894135\"> worked with Nine Inch Nails bassist Justin Meldal-Johnsen<\/a> 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<div class=\"jeg_video_container jeg_video_content\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Yard Act - Redeemer (Official Video)\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/QztGR2DGnso?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/div>\n<h3><strong>Yard Act\u2019s \u2018You\u2019re Gonna Need A Little Music\u2019 tracklisting is:<\/strong><\/h3>\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 <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.nme.com\/news\/music\/yard-act-annnounce-uk-tour-dates-2026-live-buy-tickets-3936277\">extending their UK 2026 tour<\/a> 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 <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/yardact.lnk.to\/YGNALMPR\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">here<\/a> 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 <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/ticketmaster-uk.tm7559.net\/c\/2862475\/431519\/7559?sharedid=NME&amp;u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.ticketmaster.co.uk%2Fyard-act-tickets%2Fartist%2F5347516\">here<\/a>.<\/p>\n<div class=\"jeg_video_container jeg_video_content\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Yard Act talk taking up dancing and new material at Reading 2023\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/tc5VpCGGB9U?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/div>\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\u00a0<a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.nme.com\/reviews\/album\/yard-act-wheres-my-utopia-review-lyrics-tracklist-3594375\">a four-star review<\/a>, 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><a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.nme.com\/news\/music\/yard-act-interview-james-smith-dream-job-wheres-my-utopia-new-album-3520645\">Speaking to\u00a0<em>NME<\/em>\u00a0about \u2018Where\u2019s My Utopia?\u2019 in October 2023<\/a>, 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<p><script>\n  !function(f,b,e,v,n,t,s)\n  {if(f.fbq)return;n=f.fbq=function(){n.callMethod?\n  n.callMethod.apply(n,arguments):n.queue.push(arguments)};\n  if(!f._fbq)f._fbq=n;n.push=n;n.loaded=!0;n.version='2.0';\n  n.queue=[];t=b.createElement(e);t.async=!0;\n  t.src=v;s=b.getElementsByTagName(e)[0];\n  s.parentNode.insertBefore(t,s)}(window, document,'script',\n  'https:\/\/connect.facebook.net\/en_US\/fbevents.js');\n  fbq('consent', 'revoke');\n  fbq('init', '370979561341328');\n  fbq('track', 'PageView');\n<\/script><\/p>\n<p><em> \u2018 The preceding article may include information circulated by third parties \u2019 <\/em><\/p>\n<p><em> \u2018 Some details of this article were extracted from the following source www.nme.com \u2019 <\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<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. 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