Right… who had “Enter Shikari casually breaking the internet on a random Friday” on their 2026 bingo card then?!
Because without so much as a teaser, whisper, or dodgy leak… Enter Shikari have just YEETED a brand new album into the world — and it’s an absolute belter.
💿🎧 “LOSE YOUR SELF” – OUT NOW (AND IT’S A PROPER ALBUM ALBUM)
The new record Lose Your Self (via So Recordings) dropped out of nowhere at midnight on Friday 10th April — and fair play, it’s already got fans losing their minds.
We’re talking:
- ❌ No singles
- ❌ No promo campaign
- ❌ No build-up
Just press play and deal with it.
And even madder?
👉 It’s available on CD AND vinyl straight away — not just a digital drop. That’s old-school rock ‘n’ roll chaos right there, mun.
🌍🧠 DARK THEMES, BIG HEART, CLASSIC SHIKARI
Across 12 tracks, Shikari dive headfirst into the chaos of modern life:
- 🌑 Desolation
- 😤 Frustration with the state of the world
- 💀 Existential dread
- ✨ BUT… with flashes of hope punching through the gloom
Frontman Rou Reynolds summed it up like a proper poet in a pit:
“No lead up, no singles, and no explanation… forcing the listener to actually listen.”
Oi. Imagine that. An album you’ve got to actually sit with. Revolutionary stuff in the TikTok era 😅
He also made it crystal clear this isn’t about chasing charts:
“This is simply about the music being presented in a natural way.”
After bagging a UK No.1 last time out, that’s a proper power move.
🔥🎤 INTIMATE SHOWS – SWEATY ROOMS, BIG ENERGY
As if dropping a surprise album wasn’t enough, the lads are hitting some tiny venues for special release shows:
- 🎸 Liverpool – The Cavern (23 April)
- 🍻 Kingston – The Fighting Cocks (24 April)
- 🍺 London – Signature Brew (25 April)
Tickets go live 15 April — and let’s be honest, these will sell out faster than a Greggs sausage roll after a night out.
🌍🚐 WORLD TOUR MODE ACTIVATED
Shikari aren’t slowing down either — they’re going FULL send across the globe:
- 🇦🇺 Australia – May
- 🇺🇸 North America – June
- 🇪🇺 Europe – November kickoff
- 🇬🇧 UK Arena Tour – starts 13 November
Big moments include:
- Nottingham Motorpoint Arena opener
- Cardiff, Glasgow, Manchester chaos guaranteed
- TWO nights at Alexandra Palace 🔥🔥
And they’re bringing serious firepower with them:
- Holding Absence (our Welsh legends, tidy boys)
- The Callous Daoboys (pure chaos merchants)
❤️🎶 LOOKING AFTER THE SCENE (AS ALWAYS)
Here’s why Shikari are more than just riffs and lasers…
Every UK arena ticket includes a £1 donation to Music Venue Trust — helping keep grassroots venues alive.
They started this initiative, and now artists like Sam Fender and Coldplay have followed their lead.
That’s not just talk — that’s backing the scene where it matters. Respect. 💚
🏆🔥 A BAND STILL AT FULL THROTTLE
Let’s not forget what these lads have already done:
- 🥇 UK No.1 album (A Kiss For The Whole World)
- 🎯 7 Top 10 records
- 🎤 3000+ live shows worldwide
- 🤝 Shared stages with The Prodigy and Linkin Park
- 🔥 Festival domination from Download to Glasto
And now they’ve gone and dropped one of their boldest, weirdest, most daring records yet without even blinking.
🎸 FINAL RIFF
No hype. No gimmicks. No nonsense.
Just a band at the top of their game saying:
👉 “Here it is. Listen properly.”
And honestly?
In a world of overhyped, overproduced, algorithm-chasing nonsense…
this feels proper refreshing.
Turn it up. Get lost in it.
And maybe — just maybe — lose your self for a bit.
YESS MUN 🤘🔥
