DEADLETTER confirm new album 'Existence Is Bliss'; release lead single 'To The Brim' • News • DIY Magazine

DEADLETTER have announced that their second album, ‘Existence Is Bliss’, will arrive on 27th February 2026 via So Recordings, and have marked the news by sharing its first track, ‘To The Brim’.

The follow up to their 2024 debut ‘Hysterical Strength’, this sophomore outing will see the Yorkshire-born noisniks open themselves up to a more fluid sound, taking in airy synths and electronic flourishes alongside their distinctive, saxophone-studded brand of alt-rock.

Expounding on the ethos behind ‘Existence Is Bliss’, the band have said: “We are surrounded, totally enveloped by impurity and subjected to the lassitude its relentless jaws leave behind. To choose to live amidst this reality , as opposed to merely exist in it, is, to paraphrase a great philosopher, heroic.

“The temptation to choose the latter is a powerful, all too familiar sensation, yet, to look deep into one’s own eyes, to choose to embrace the struggles of life and use the world’s oxygen not to breathe, but to act, to indulge; that is what makes us people. Existence is Bliss, but to LIVE is a great turmoil whose payoff is without bounds.”

Watch the official video for lead single ‘To The Brim’ below.

What’s more, DEADLETTER are also hitting the road in the new year in support of ‘Existence Is Bliss’, with a tour that will see them stop off in cities around the UK before heading to the continent for a string of European shows. Find out where they’ll be playing below.

FEBRUARY 2026
27 Koko, London, UK
28 Trinity, Bristol, UK

MARCH 2026
01 Rescue Rooms, Nottingham, UK
03 The Grove, Newcastle, UK
04 The Art School, Glasgow, UK
05 Project House, Leeds, UK
08 Forum, Bielefeld, Germany (Rescheduled Date)
12 Cafe Glocksee, Germany (Rescheduled Date)
13 UT Connewitz, Leipzig (Rescheduled Date)
14 Neue Zukunft, Berlin, Germany
15 Café V lese, Prague, Czech Republic
16 Chelsea, Vienna, Austria
18 Strom, Munich, Germany
19 Exit, Zurich, Switzerland
21 Covo, Bologna, Italy
22 Wishlist, Rome, Italy
23 Arci Bellezza, Milan, Italy
25 Artheater, Cologne, Germany
26 Paradiso, Amsterdam, Netherlands
27 Vera, Groningen, Netherlands
28 Molotow, Hamburg, Germany
30 Aéronef, Lille, France
31 Stereolux, Nantes, France

APRIL 2026
02 Le Tetris, Le Havre, France
04 Paaspop, Schijndel, Netherlands
07 AB Box, Brussels, Belgium
08 Trebendo, Paris, France
09 Rock School Barbey, Bordeaux, France
10 Kafe Antzoki, Bilbao, Spain
11 Masterclub, Vigo, Spain
13 Edificio Constitución 1812 de Cádiz, Spain
14 Villanos, Madrid, Spain
15 16 Toneladas, Valencia, Spain
16 Sala Lopez, Zaragoza, Spain
17 Barcelona Psych Fest, Barcelona, Spain
19 Blind, Istanbul, Turkey

MAY 2026
09 Projeckts Skate Park, Manchester
16 Get Together, Sheffield

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