Right then, you lovely riff-hungry legendsโฆ this is how you mark album number TEN. Not with a polite acoustic nod and a cup of chamomile. No, mun. You crank the amp, shine the winkle pickers, and rebuild a blues classic from the ground up. ๐๐ฅ
Award-winning British blues & roots powerhouse Sunjay has announced his tenth studio album, Split The Sheets, landing September 18th, 2026 โ and heโs kicked the doors open with a bold, heavyweight reimagining of Jimmy Reedโs classic Take Out Some Insurance.
And tidy lordโฆ itโs got bite.
๐ถ BLUES, BUT MAKE IT HEAVY
Jimmy Reedโs original? Loose, swinging, timeless. A smoky bar shuffle you could nod along to all night.
Sunjayโs version? Fuller. Heavier. Deliberately more physical.
He hasnโt tried to recreate it. Heโs leaned into tension. Into groove. Into something that feels alive and kicking in 2026 rather than preserved behind museum glass.
Heโs said it himself:
โI didnโt want a polite record, I wanted something with weight, groove and emotional honesty.โ
And thatโs exactly what you get. This isnโt background music. This is blues with muscle. Blues that stands its ground. Blues that makes you lean forward in your seat.
๐งจ ALBUM TEN โ AND A PROPER TURNING POINT
Now hereโs the big oneโฆ
Split The Sheets isnโt just album number ten. Itโs the final covers record Sunjay plans to make.
Thatโs a chapter closing right there, butt.
Years of absorbing the greats. Years of interpreting, learning, refining. And now heโs drawing a line under it with a record that feels like a statement. A pivot. A proper artistic moment.
Itโs the sound of someone saying:
โIโve done the homework. Now Iโm writing my own rules.โ
And we love to see it.
๐ NOT JUST HYPE โ PROPER PRAISE
Letโs not pretend this ladโs come out of nowhere.
- BBC Radio Scotland called him โOne of the UKโs finest young Blues stars.โ
- RNR Magazine praised his mature stage presence.
- BBC Radio 2โs Mike Harding described him as โOne of the best young pickers and singers around.โ
Heโs a BBC Radio 2 Young Folk Awards nominee, Wath Festival Young Performers Award winner, and twice nominated at the British Blues Awards.
Thatโs serious credentials without the ego. Proper job.
๐ฉ CITY SLICKER LOOK, DEEP SOUTH SOUL
Hereโs what we love about Sunjay.
He walks on stage looking sharp enough to sell you a tailored suit. Perfect hair. Shining boots. Slick as anything.
Then he plays.
And suddenly youโre transported somewhere between Mississippi crossroads and a packed UK club night. Blues and country melting together like wax under stage lights.
Itโs that contrast that makes it special. Clean presentation. Dirty grooves. ๐ค
๐ LIVE DATES 2026 โ GO SEE IT LIVE, MUN
Heโs taking the new material on the road next year with stops including:
โข Forest Folk Club
โข Warwick Folk Club
โข Banbury Folk Club
โข Anchor Folk Club, Surrey
โข Stables 2, Milton Keynes
โข Saltburn Blues Club
โข Swallow Theatre, Dumfries
โข Dunfermline Folk Club
โข Nettleham Live, Lincolnshire
If this single is anything to go by, these shows are going to carry some serious groove weight. Expect grit. Expect tension. Expect that polished-but-raw delivery heโs built his reputation on.
๐ง OUT NOW โ GET IT IN YOUR EARS
Take Out Some Insurance is streaming across all digital platforms right now.
Split The Sheets drops September 18th, 2026.
This feels like one of those moments where British blues quietly shifts a gear. No gimmicks. No nostalgia cosplay. Just evolution.
And if this is the final covers record before he steps fully into his next creative era?
Weโre watching a proper turning point unfold.
Blues doesnโt survive by staying still. It survives because artists like Sunjay keep pushing it forward.
Turn it up. Let it breathe. And letโs see where chapter eleven takes us. ๐ฅ๐ค
