{"id":2505014,"date":"2026-07-16T19:24:10","date_gmt":"2026-07-16T19:24:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/?p=2505014"},"modified":"2026-07-16T19:24:10","modified_gmt":"2026-07-16T19:24:10","slug":"echo-the-bunnymen-announce-apples-for-isaac-their-first-new-album-in-12-years-with-nostalgic-single-brussels-is-haunted","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/echo-the-bunnymen-announce-apples-for-isaac-their-first-new-album-in-12-years-with-nostalgic-single-brussels-is-haunted\/","title":{"rendered":"Echo &#038; The Bunnymen announce &#8216;Apples For Isaac&#8217; \u2013 their first new album in 12 years \u2013 with nostalgic single &#8216;Brussels Is Haunted&#8217;"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div>\n<p><a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.nme.com\/artists\/echo-and-the-bunnymen\">Echo &amp; The Bunnymen<\/a>\u00a0have announced \u2018Apples For Isaac\u2019, their first new album in 12 years, with the nostalgic single \u2018Brussels Is Haunted\u2019.<\/p>\n<p>The new record is due September 18 (pre-save\/pre-order <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/bunnymen.lnk.to\/ApplesForIsaacPR\">here<\/a>), and will mark the band\u2019s 13th studio album. It\u2019s Echo\u2019s first new record since their 2014 album, \u2018<a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.nme.com\/reviews\/reviews-echo-and-the-bunnymen-15328-309696\">Meteorites<\/a>\u2018.<\/p>\n<p>\u2018Apples For Isaac\u2019 will also feature late drummer Clem Burke (<a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.nme.com\/artists\/blondie\">Blondie<\/a>, <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.nme.com\/artists\/ramones\">Ramones<\/a>), who contributed to ten of the eleven tracks on the record.<\/p>\n<p>Speaking of Burke\u2019s appearance on the album, Echo &amp; The Bunnymen said: \u201cThe mighty, legendary Clem Burke \u2013 longtime friend of Mac \u2013 was integral to the making of the album, and heartbreakingly passed away during its completion\u2026 love you Clem X\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Today, they\u2019ve shared the nostalgic single \u2018Brussels Is Haunted\u2019 \u2013 take a listen to it and see the full tracklist for \u2018Apples For Isaac\u2019 below:<\/p>\n<div class=\"jeg_video_container jeg_video_content\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Echo &amp; the Bunnymen - Brussels Is Haunted (Official Video)\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/gCDFLUBYxVg?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>Echo &amp; The Bunnymen\u2019s \u2018Apples For Isaac\u2019 tracklisting is:<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p><strong>\u2018Take Me By The Hand\u2019<\/strong><br data-start=\"21\" data-end=\"24\"\/><strong>\u2018Can\u2019t Be Sold\u2019<\/strong><br data-start=\"39\" data-end=\"42\"\/><strong>\u2018Brussels Is Haunted\u2019<\/strong><br data-start=\"63\" data-end=\"66\"\/><strong>\u2018I\u2019ll Be Your Sunshine\u2019<\/strong><br data-start=\"89\" data-end=\"92\"\/><strong>\u2018Hijacked\u2019<\/strong><br data-start=\"102\" data-end=\"105\"\/><strong>\u2018The Honey\u2019<\/strong><br data-start=\"116\" data-end=\"119\"\/><strong>\u2018Unstoppable Force\u2019<\/strong><br data-start=\"138\" data-end=\"141\"\/><strong>\u2018The Light That Surrounds You\u2019<\/strong><br data-start=\"171\" data-end=\"174\"\/><strong>\u2018Lab Rats Ran\u2019<\/strong><br data-start=\"188\" data-end=\"191\"\/><strong>\u2018Asimov\u2019<\/strong><br data-start=\"199\" data-end=\"202\"\/><strong>\u2018We Prayed In The Dark\u2019<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Recently,<a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.nme.com\/news\/music\/echo-the-bunnymen-postpone-show-after-road-traffic-incident-leaves-ian-mcculloch-needing-medical-treatment-3949725\"> Echo &amp; The Bunnymen had to postpone a show last June due to a \u201croad traffic incident\u201d, <\/a>causing frontman Ian McCulloch to receive medical treatment.<\/p>\n<p>They were set to perform at Philadelphia\u2019s Filmore on June 7, until McCulloch\u2019s vehicle was involved in a \u201croad traffic incident\u201d. While a statement described his injuries as \u201cnot believed to be serious\u201d, it stressed that the singer was left \u201cunderstandably shaken by the incident\u201d.<\/p>\n<p>McCulloch had recovered enough to play a\u00a0<a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.nme.com\/news\/music\/my-chemical-romance-share-epic-support-act-line-up-for-2026-uk-and-european-tour-with-echo-the-bunnymen-skunk-anansie-sunny-day-real-estate-interpol-and-more-3913437\">huge homecoming show at Anfield Stadium in Liverpool as special guests of My Chemical Romance\u00a0<\/a>by the end of June.<\/p>\n<p>The band are soon to embark on a 2026 tour, including two huge dates at London\u2019s Regent\u2019s Park Open Air Theatre. See a full list of dates below and 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%2Fecho-and-the-bunnymen-tickets%2Fartist%2F734986\">here<\/a>:<\/p>\n<div class=\"jeg_video_container jeg_video_content\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Ian McCulloch, &amp;apos;Killing Moon&amp;apos; - Song Stories\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/HflYBQcm1jw?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 data-start=\"0\" data-end=\"8\"><strong>Echo &amp; The Bunnymen\u2019s 2026 tour dates are:<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p><strong>JULY<\/strong><br \/><strong>24 \u2013 County Laois, IE \u2013 Forest Fest<\/strong><br \/><strong>AUGUST<\/strong><br \/><strong>7 \u2013 Gij\u00f3n, ES \u2013 Fiestas Festival<\/strong><br \/><strong>8 \u2013 A Coru\u00f1a, ES \u2013 Festival Noroeste<\/strong><br \/><strong>SEPTEMBER<\/strong><br \/><strong>22 \u2013 London, UK \u2013 Regent\u2019s Park Open Air Theatre<\/strong><br \/><strong>23 \u2013 London, UK \u2013 Regent\u2019s Park Open Air Theatre<\/strong><br \/><strong>DECEMBER<\/strong><br \/><strong>20 \u2013 Glasgow, UK \u2013 Barrowland<\/strong><br \/><strong>22 \u2013 Glasgow, UK \u2013 Barrowland<br \/><\/strong><br \/>Elsewhere, <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.nme.com\/reviews\/reviews-echo-and-the-bunnymen-15328-309696\"><em>NME<\/em> gave Echo\u2019s last album \u2018Meteorites\u2019 a three-star review<\/a> in 2014. \u201cThe candour of the lyrics and song titles here is to be admired, (McCulloch candidly examines his mental health throughout, while one song\u2019s called \u2018Is This A Breakdown?\u2019),\u201d it read. \u201cBut, as a whole, \u2018Meteorites\u2019 fails to set the sky on fire.\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>Echo &amp; The Bunnymen\u00a0have announced \u2018Apples For Isaac\u2019, their first new album in 12 years, with the nostalgic single \u2018Brussels Is Haunted\u2019. The new record is due September 18 (pre-save\/pre-order here), and will mark the band\u2019s 13th studio album. 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