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 🤘🔥