Croydon Queer Electro-Pop Outfit Bugeye Announce New Album 'The Shape of Things' Released 15th May 2026 via INH Records

Croydon queer electro-pop outfit Bugeye are delighted to announce that they have signed to INH Records (Fightmilk, Coming Up Roses) and will release their forthcoming second album, The Shape of Things, on 15th May 2026.

Produced and mixed by Ash Workman (She Drew The Gun, Christine and the Queens) with co-production and arrangements by Angela Martin of Bugeye, The Shape of Things was mastered by Katie Tavini (Rudimental, Arlo Parks, Los Bitchos). To celebrate the news, lead single ‘Comfortably Numb’ will be released on 27th March 2026 on all good digital service providers.

The band will be on tour throughout spring and summer 2026 on their own UK headline tour dates, plus support slots with snake eyes, cheerbleederz, Millie Manders and The Shutup, Loose Articles, and Dodgy—tickets are on sale now (see below for listings).

Blending the brooding synth-pop pulse of Gary Numan and Depeche Mode with the darker art-pop textures of St. Vincent and the raw edge of Bones UK, ‘Comfortably Numb’ is a dark, electronic rush of late-night euphoria and self-destruction.

Driven by brooding 80s-inspired synths and pulsing club beats, the track captures the familiar promise to head home early and the inevitable spiral that follows when you get caught in the moment. What begins with alcohol-fuelled confidence and dance floor highs slowly unravels into disorientation, anxiety and blackout confusion as the night turns cold and unforgiving.

With dirty, distorted guitars cutting through shimmering synth textures and hook-laden vocals carrying a shadowed edge, ‘Comfortably Numb’ balances huge, danceable moments with an undercurrent of menace—a soundtrack to getting lost in the night and not quite making it home.

“It’s that lie you tell yourself at the start of the night that you’ll just have one, that you’ll get the last train (like you promised), that you’re still in control,” explains frontwoman Angela Martin. “Then the music gets louder, the lights get softer, and you feel untouchable. ‘Comfortably Numb’ is about that tipping point. The euphoria of the dancefloor colliding with the panic that follows; dark, messy, can’t find your friends and the knowledge that you’ve fucked up again.”

“With ‘Comfortably Numb’ I really wanted to lean into that darker 80s energy, the moodiness and tension in the production, not just the sound. It actually started with a synth hook at my home studio, and from there we built it in layers rather than jamming it out live. It was my first time properly blending live drums with electronic programming, experimenting with textures and effects to let guitars and atmospheres weave in and out of the track. Once we had that foundation, we took it into the studio with Ash Workman to fully realise the vision and push the sonics into something even more immersive.”

The band will be revealing further album details and live dates over the coming months.

Live Dates:

• 28 Mar - The Grace, London (w/ Snake Eyes)
• 12 Apr - Lexington, London (w/ Tiny Stills/cheerbleederz)
• 18 Apr - Killigrew Inn, Falmouth
• 23 Apr - Lower Third, London (w/ Millie Manders and the Shutup)
• 10 May - The Hairy Dog, Derby (w/ Loose Articles)
• 23 May - Quarters, Brighton (w/ Dodgy)
• 29 May - PocoLoco. Chatham
• 05 June - Bullet Festival, London
• 13 June - The Grace, London (Album Launch)
• 19 July - Dalton's, Brighton
• 24 July - Trowbridge Fest

Tickets - https://linktr.ee/bugeye