Embrace Announce New Album 'Avalanche' and 30th Anniversary UK Tour
Embrace returns with 'Avalanche,' their ninth studio album, alongside the announcement of a UK tour celebrating 30 years as a band. Get ready for raw honesty and intimate moments.
Embrace have announced their ninth studio album, ‘Avalanche’, slated for release on June 12 via Cooking Vinyl. Pre-orders are available here.
According to the band, ‘Avalanche’ delves into themes of fate and the beauty found in life's smaller moments. Frontman Danny McNamara describes the album as an exploration of “the small, almost invisible flashes of magic that happen when you slow down and actually live in the moment.”
Embrace 'Avalanche' artwork
The lead single, ‘Road To Nowhere,’ offers a first taste of the new record. McNamara explains that the track explores “the futility of a toxic relationship [and] the fact you don’t realise you’re on a road to nowhere until you reach the end of it.”
The band aimed for an authentic sound, focusing on capturing the honesty of the moment in their songwriting. McNamara stated, “We wanted the music to sound human – rough around the edges – because the little moments of magic are never polished.”
McNamara added, “At its core, this album came from realising that life doesn’t wait for you to be ready. It just keeps happening – and you either show up for it or you don’t,” he added. “This album probably asks more questions than it answers. We let songs stay uncomfortable. We let them say I don’t know, I’m scared, or this might never be enough. That felt more honest, open, and raw than anything we’ve done before.”
In addition to the album announcement, Embrace has revealed a UK tour to commemorate their 30th anniversary.
The tour kicks off on November 9 at the Music Hall in Aberdeen, hitting cities like Glasgow, Newcastle, Manchester, London, and Birmingham before concluding in Cardiff on November 28. Tickets go on general sale on February 6 and are available here.
Embrace Tour Poster
Embrace 30th Anniversary UK tour dates are:
NOVEMBER 2026
9 – Music Hall, Aberdeen, UK
10 – Barrowland Ballroom, Glasgow, UK
12 – NX, Newcastle, UK
14 – O2 Academy, Manchester, UK
15 – Rock City, Nottingham, UK
17 – Dome, Brighton, UK
19 – Beacon, Bristol, UK
20 – Roundhouse, London, UK
21 – O2 Academy, Birmingham, UK
22 – Corn Exchange, Cambridge, UK
24 – Dreamland, Margate, UK
26 – Arena, Torquay, UK
27 – O2 Guildhall, Southampton, UK
28 – Tramshed, Cardiff, UK
Last summer Embrace joined Ocean Colour Scene, Cast and Sleeper in supporting James at the Sheffield Rock N Roll Circus.
Before then, they announced plans for a UK tour to mark the 20th anniversary of their landmark album ‘Out Of Nothing’ in 2024, and celebrated the 25th anniversary of their debut album, ‘The Good Will Out’ the year prior.
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