Johnny Mafia shares new single 'Sing Out of Tune' and annonces a new album!

French punk rockers Johnny Mafia lift the curtain little further on a new album with third single "Sing Out Of Tune": a catchy anthem that playfully and lightheartedly riffs on the tropes of 80s heavy glam. It features a guest appearance by Simon Péchinot (from Pogo Car Crash Control) delivering a mini-solo in true Van Halen style!

With "Sing Out Of Tune", the band annonces the release of their fifth album Merci Beaucoup set to be released on November 20th, 2026 via a handful of great labels Howlin' Banana Records (France), Luik Music (Belgium), and La Pochette Surprise (Germany).

Johnny Mafia is first and foremost a story of friends - which began in 2010 at a high school in Sens - and a marathon. Over fifteen years, through albums and endless tours across Europe (and even the world!), Théo, Fabio, William, and Enzo have gradually established themselves as a major force in the French music

scene, always at their own pace, in their own way, without being overly concerned by the conventions or expectations of the music business. The band’s sound, refined with each release, is now instantly recognizable, a blend of alternative rock with powerful guitars and a slightly mischievous pop-punk, playfully subverting hard rock tropes.

Based on compositions by Théo (vocals/guitar), the band collectively wrote Merci Beaucoup, their fifth album, over a few sessions spread across their days off during their Indonesian tour in September 2025. For the first time, the album was conceived from the outset for the studio, designed as a playground giving free rein to the band's unfiltered desires: gabber/eurodance synths, metal gimmicks, flamenco, reggae, old-school rock, it’s all there. The songwriting process planned from the start for the integration of various interludes, somewhat like the skits on De La Soul's early albums, but also a whole series of guest appearances: Simon Pechinot (Pogo Car Crash Control), a longtime friend of the band, delivers a demonic guitar solo; Bruno Paggi, Fabio’s guitar teacher, plays classical guitar for the outro of one track; Antoine Thirot Combes, a friend of William’s, contributes a bassoon solo; and Fred Campo, aka “Junior,” from the band Frustration, plays synths on most of the album’s tracks and even lends his name to one of the songs.

Merci Beaucoup, recorded by Francis Caste at Studio Sainte-Marthe, as was the previous album, features 13 tracks. From the very first notes, each one showcases the band’s incredible ability to craft irresistible little anthems of furious yet laid-back rock. Too powerful for the fragile walls of the small basements where they first emerged, Johnny Mafia's music is probably still far too cool and sincere for stadiums, but who cares? This fifth album, which kicks off beneath a well-deserved thunder of applause, stands out not only as the band's most ambitious and accomplished album to date, but also as the one that feels most true to who they are.