New Music: Liars

           

The legendary Manchester post-punk act, The Durutti Column are back and have announced Renascent, their first new studio album in 16 years. The new record, led once again by the unmistakable guitar work of Vini Reilly, is due this summer via London Records, with Bandcamp currently listing the digital release for July 10 and physical editions shipping around July 31. The album follows 2010’s A Paean to Wilson and arrives after the recent expanded reissue campaign surrounding the band’s Factory Records-era catalog. Alongside Reilly, Renascent features longtime Durutti Column percussionist Bruce Mitchell and producer/multi-instrumentalist Keir Stewart. To mark the announcement, The Durutti Column have shared the first single, “Liars,” a graceful return set to a low, downtempo beat with a faint trip-hop sway and a touch of dream-pop atmosphere. Reilly’s smoky, close-miked vocals are counterbalanced by feminine sighs and warm electronic washes, but the center remains that guitar: clean, fluid, and instantly recognizable, with elaborate yet controlled melodic phrases that breathe like poetry.

News: The Durutti Column Announces First Studio Album Since 2010

The Durruti Column will release a new studio album, Renascent – their first in 16 years – in July. The initial single from the album, "Liars", is out now.

As with 2010's A Paean To Wilson, Vini Reilly is backed by Bruce Mitchell (drums/percussion) and Keir Stewart (producer/multi-instrumentalist). The album took shape over several years, with sessions often taking place in Reilly's own kitchen. This time around, they’re joined by Manchester-based singer-songwriter Caoilfhionn Rose, who sings on "Agonistes" and plays piano on "Sargasso Sea". Long-standing fans of Reilly will be intrigued by "For Friends Everywhere", which rearranges ‘For Belgian Friends' (from 1980’s A Factory Quartet) for an orchestral octet. 

Every single piece of music writes itself,  Reilly comments in the album's press release. "From the moment we're born we're never ever instigative, only ever reactive. It's like Newton's law of motion, if you’re not pushing against anything, you lose momentum."

Renascent also looks to Reilly's roots, with artwork from Factory Records designers Mark Holt and Hamish Muir of 8vo. Meanwhile, the album will carry a ‘Factory Too’ catalogue number. The album will be available on CD (with bonus track "All They See is Fire"), three vinyl variations (yellow vinyl; bottle green vinyl with alternate artwork and booklet; and Rough Trade exclusive split purple / green vinyl with flexi-disc featuring ‘All They See Is Fire’, limited to 500 copies. There's also a white cassette. 

Renascent is out 31 July 2026 via London Records.

Track List:  

Echoes In The Memory

Your Shadow At Morning

Time Present And Time Past

Agonistes

Liars

Vapour In A Matchbox

Your Shadow At Evening

Sargasso Sea

Scammer

For Friends Everywhere

All They See Is Fire (CD / digital bonus track)

New Music: The Field

           

Blood Orange is back, their last release was 2022's Four Songs, but Dev Hynes has stayed busy scoring the Broadway play JOB, Now he's finally back with a stunning new track called "The Field," which has contributions from the Durutti Column, Tariq Al-Sabir, Caroline Polachek, and Daniel CaesarThe sprawling, skittish tune also features Brooklyn-based singer-songwriter and DJ Eva Tolkin, and it benefits from all of the musicians' efforts, which blend together seamlessly, the music never stops radiating emotion. Also it comes with a cozy, self-directed music video that stars Naomi Scott.