On September 18th 2026, The Fierce And The Dead will release their fifth album, ‘Regional Theatre’. The band have always been keen to break down musical barriers and not be beholden to one particular style, but the new record is their boldest yet, with arrangements that explore genres previously not associated with the Fierce/Dead sound.
One of the record’s biggest deviations from the “expected” comes via their brand new single, ‘Somehow’.
The moment ‘Algebra (I’m On A Rage)’ crashes in with a busy riff and a full compliment of shouty gang vocals, it makes no secret of it’s more aggressive post hardcore influences. It’s not all about sharing a pointed world of noise, though; this single also presents a whole world of superb melodies which explore Ruled By Raptors’ complex style very effectively.
There have been some great versions of the Steve Winwood/Eric Clapton penned ‘Can’t Find My Way Home’ over the years, not least of all Clapton’s own live version from 1975 with Yvonne Elliman and Joe Cocker’s 1991 recording, well suited to his aching vocal style.
After a long period of radio silence, Tom Waits reappeared in July 2026 with ‘Boots On The Ground’, a track which, despite being a collaboration with Massive Attack, still retained some of the musical and tonal hallmarks of a later period Waits recording.
According to Joan Wasser – aka Joan As Police Woman – “songs live beyond their creators” and “settle into themselves over time”. With this in mind, the whole of 2007’s ‘Real Life’ album has been not just re-recorded, but re-imagined.