Self Torque announce debut album ‘A Brutal Nadir’

SELF TORQUE have announced a brand new album!

The upcoming debut album from the Brighton-based indie-punk trio is titled A Brutal Nadir and is scheduled to be released on January 30th, 2026 via Sugar-Free Records.

Recorded at Brighton Electric and produced by Mark Roberts (BLACK PEAKS, JAMIE LENMAN) with additional engineering by Alex Gordon (THE CURE, TIGERCUB), the album follows their 2022 EP No Rest For The Depressed and intends to mark a bold new chapter for the band.

The album was announced with lead single (All The Things I) Wannabe, which vocalist/guitarist Gabriel MacKenzie describes as, “written on a cold and wet day, sitting in a work van, listening to Californian garage and dreaming about being somewhere else and someone else. It is very much about identity. Tackling the contradictions that come with trying to work out who you are and the extremes one can flit between. There’s a lot of internal conflict, which is mirrored in the music. Dynamically, it shifts from hard, fast and direct to a slow, doomy chasm of choir and reverb.”

Now, the band have released the opening track Wicker Incident as a further taster of the record. Gabriel adds, “in some way it picks up where the last EP No Rest For The Depressed left off. Short, fast, angry and poppy. RAMONES-esque in its relentless chuggery, with a suggestion of Californian surf. Lyrically it sets the tone for the record. One of self reflection. Looking back and inwards. It’s about how the understanding of childhood experiences can change with age. How other people remember a situation and how that can inform your own narrative.”

Listen to Wicker Incident here: 

Also, you can view both the track list and artwork for the upcoming new album below:

Track List:

1. Wicker Incident
2. Fortitude
3. (All The Things I) Wannabe
4. Del Shannon
5. Fade To Blank
6. Was Once A Waltz
7. Dill Temko
8. Instrumental
9. High Temperature Serpent
10. Stranger Danger

A Brutal Nadir is set for release on January 30th this year via Sugar-Free Records. 

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