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British Rock Icons Embrace Announce ‘Avalanche’ Album and 30th Anniversary UK Tour

Mar 28, 2026

Thirty years in, and Embrace are making their most candid record yet. ‘Avalanche’, the band’s ninth studio album, arrives June 12 via Cooking Vinyl, led by new single “Road To Nowhere.” The five-piece have sold over two million albums worldwide since their 1998 debut ‘The Good Will Out’, racked up three number one albums, and built one of the most loyal fanbases in British rock. ‘Avalanche’ finds them stripping back the polish and leaning into something rawer and more personal than anything in their catalog.

Lead singer Danny McNamara frames the album’s core idea plainly: “Real, deep, honest-to-God joy doesn’t live in the big, dramatic moments we’re all taught to chase. It lives in the small, almost invisible flashes of magic that happen when you slow down and actually live in the moment.” That philosophy runs through every corner of the record, songs that sit with contradiction, ask uncomfortable questions, and refuse to wrap things up neatly. “Road To Nowhere” captures that tension directly, a track about the futility of a toxic relationship that somehow manages to feel uplifting at the same time. It is the kind of song Embrace have always done well, emotionally direct, melodically strong, and built to last.

The 30th anniversary year extends well beyond the album. Embrace have also announced a spoken-word theatre tour telling the story of the band, a new book, festival appearances, and a 14-date UK headline run in November hitting venues from Aberdeen to Cardiff.

‘Avalanche’ Tracklisting: