Mouth Culture set debut album The Wire for April 2027 release
Mouth Culture have announced their debut album, The Wire, due for release on 2 April 2027 via Killabop. The news arrives alongside new single Fool, which is accompanied by a music video.
Built around the dizzying pull of an attraction that is difficult to walk away from, Fool finds the trio leaning into a more immediate, restless strain of guitar-led alternative rock.
Vocalist Jack Voss says: “Fool is about the kind of attraction that makes you completely lose your head. It’s that push and pull of wanting someone so badly, even when you know they’re probably not good for you.
“There’s a real sense of back and forth throughout the song, where someone can make you feel like the best version of yourself one minute, then completely knock you down the next. I think there’s something quite universal about knowingly putting yourself in that position, convincing yourself it’ll be different this time, even when you know exactly how it’s going to end. Sometimes you just can’t help being a fool for someone.”
A debut shaped between day jobs and studio sessions
The Wire was recorded at Otterhead Studios with producers Jamie Ward and Max Helyer. Across its ten tracks, the record moves beyond the band’s earlier alt-rock foundations, with Voss, guitarist Mason Clifford and bassist Todd Groome using the sessions to push at their sound without settling into a single lane.
The album also includes Dying To Stay, featuring a spoken-word appearance from comedian Romesh Ranganathan. The track is available as an instant download with physical pre-order bundles ahead of its wider release.
Voss says of the record’s lyrical approach: “I don’t want to write my problem out and tell them all my shit, but I’m more than happy to open up and then let them know how I’m feeling.”
He adds: “You’ve not forgotten what you’re sad about, but you’re not feeling the way you did.”
The Wire track listing
- Growing Pains
- Outta Here!
- Fool
- Dying To Stay
- I Don’t Care
- Spiralling
- Lucky Number (925)
- Dive
- Brisbane
- Never Been Closer
UK dates with South Arcade and Slam Dunk appearances
Mouth Culture will head out across the UK in February as support to South Arcade, before appearing at Slam Dunk North and Slam Dunk South in May.
- 10 February 2027 – Leeds, O2 Academy
- 12 February 2027 – Manchester, Academy 1
- 13 February 2027 – Newcastle, NX
- 14 February 2027 – Glasgow, Barrowlands
- 16 February 2027 – Birmingham, O2 Academy
- 18 February 2027 – Nottingham, Rock City
- 19 February 2027 – Norwich, UEA
- 21 February 2027 – Cardiff, Great Hall
- 22 February 2027 – Bristol, O2 Academy
- 25 February 2027 – London, O2 Brixton Academy
- 29 May 2027 – Slam Dunk North, Leeds
- 30 May 2027 – Slam Dunk South, Hatfield
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