The Enemy have announced their first album in more than a decade.
The Coventry trio will release their long-awaited fourth studio album, Social Disguises, on February 20, 2026 – marking their first full-length project since 2015’s It’s Automatic.
For fans of their blistering debut We’ll Live And Die In These Towns, this new chapter promises a return to form with fresh emotional depth.
Reuniting in 2022 with their original lineup – Tom Clarke (vocals/guitar), Andy Hopkins (bass), and Liam Watts (drums) – The Enemy have spent the past few years reigniting their live firepower with sold-out headline shows, festival slots, and a run on the Indie Til I Die tour alongside The Subways and The Holloways.
Behind the scenes, they were crafting Social Disguises, a record designed to recapture the raw energy and youthful urgency of their early days, while reflecting the hard-earned wisdom of a band that’s weathered the industry’s highs and lows.
Produced by longtime collaborator Matt Terry – who previously helmed fan favourite 40 Days and 40 Nights and the Top 20 hit No Time For Tears – the album is the result of two years of intense creative work.
Clarke said: “We tried to make this album in the same frame of mind that we made our first.
“It took a year to write, around 90 demos, and another year in the studio. I’m very proud of it. We all are.”
The first single, Not Going Your Way, drops next Friday (31.10.25) and channels the same anthemic grit that made tracks like Away From Here and We’ll Live And Die In These Towns indie staples. But Social Disguises also sees Clarke exploring new lyrical terrain – from adult autism diagnosis and relationship misfires to cultural dislocation and personal regret.
Pre-orders are now live via the band’s official store, with a range of exclusive formats on offer: a signed, extended 20-track vinyl, orange vinyl, cassette, and limited signed test pressings. Standard CD, black vinyl, and a deluxe CD with four bonus tracks round out the collection.
The Enemy have announced their first album in more than a decade.
The Coventry trio will release their long-awaited fourth studio album, Social Disguises, on February 20, 2026 —marking their first full-length project since 2015’s It’s Automatic.
For fans of their blistering debut We’ll Live And Die In These Towns, this new chapter promises a return to form with fresh emotional depth.
Reuniting in 2022 with their original lineup – Tom Clarke (vocals/guitar), Andy Hopkins (bass), and Liam Watts (drums) – The Enemy have spent the past few years reigniting their live firepower with sold-out headline shows, festival slots, and a run on the Indie Til I Die tour alongside The Subways and The Holloways.
Behind the scenes, they were crafting Social Disguises, a record designed to recapture the raw energy and youthful urgency of their early days, while reflecting the hard-earned wisdom of a band that’s weathered the industry’s highs and lows.
Produced by longtime collaborator Matt Terry – who previously helmed fan favourite 40 Days and 40 Nights and the Top 20 hit No Time For Tears – the album is the result of two years of intense creative work.
Clarke said: “We tried to make this album in the same frame of mind that we made our first.
“It took a year to write, around 90 demos, and another year in the studio. I’m very proud of it. We all are.”
The first single, Not Going Your Way, drops next Friday (31.10.25) and channels the same anthemic grit that made tracks like Away From Here and We’ll Live And Die In These Towns indie staples. But Social Disguises also sees Clarke exploring new lyrical terrain – from adult autism diagnosis and relationship misfires to cultural dislocation and personal regret.
Pre-orders are now live via the band’s official store, with a range of exclusive formats on offer: a signed, extended 20-track vinyl, orange vinyl, cassette, and limited signed test pressings. Standard CD, black vinyl, and a deluxe CD with four bonus tracks round out the collection.
On the live front, the band will wrap their headline tour with two homecoming shows at Coventry’s HMV Empire in November. Next year, The Enemy will support Ocean Colour Scene on their autumn arena tour, with stops including The O2 in London, Manchester’s AO Arena and Glasgow’s OVO Hydro.
Celeste has claimed her record label “threatened to drop her”.
The Stop This Flame hitmaker is gearing up to release her new album Woman Of Faces on November 14, but she has alleged that Polydor – who she inked a deal with in 2019 – were in cohorts with her over two tracks they wanted to be included on the follow-up to her acclaimed 2021 debut Not Your Muse.
Celeste claims she has been hit with “consequences” over the disagreement and has allegedly been told to “keep making” social media content – or run the risk of losing their support.
She wrote on her Instagram Story: “I have to be honest right now and say there’s some really f’d stuff happening behind the scenes, but I keep it moving regardless…
“I’m also told that if I don’t post, don’t keep making ‘content’, that I won’t get support from my label.
“I have an album coming out on November 14, that I worked really hard for it even to come into existence, against a lot of unfortunate circumstances.
“I was at one point threatened to be dropped if I didn’t put two particular songs on the album and now I feel I am being shown a set of consequences for not doing what I’m told.
“Also it seems I am seeing some of my ideas, and creatives I have relationships with, be used on other projects more resourced.”
Not Your Muse saw Celeste become the first British female artist in five years to have a number one debut album on the UK Albums Chart.