The Jungle Giants are entering a hopeful new chapter. Hot on the heels of their galvanising new single “Tell Me How It Feels,” the Australian indie favorites have announced their new album ‘Experiencing Feelings of Joy,’ out now.
The title fits both the listener and its creator. Careening from crushing personal loss to hopeful exuberance, it’s an album frontman Sam Hales could only write after thinking he’d never be able to write one again. “I’d overextended and kind of cooked it, but I really found myself,” he says. “That’s where the joy comes from, having this unwavering hope even after experiencing adversity. This record is what everything culminated in for me, because I’m so in love with it and I’m so addicted to music again.”
Lead single “Tell Me How It Feels” marks a sharp heel turn for the band and has already drawn strong praise. Rolling Stone called it “cathartic,” with a yearning chorus “destined for festival anthem status,” while The Note dubbed it “a new era for The Jungle Giants.” It’s a buzzing, self-aware introduction to a record built on resilience and renewed love for making music.