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Release Date 8th August 2025
Pink Peach Colour Vinyl LP
London’s melodic punk outfit Burnt Tapes have released their most powerful and emotionally charged record to date: New Lungs. Out now via Lockjaw Records, the album is a cathartic journey through mental health struggles, lost connections, and the desperate hope for renewal.
Produced by Daly George (Creeper, Milk Teeth), New Lungs was recorded in two parts – split between the rustic isolation of an old stable-turned-studio in Aldershot and the famed Ranch Studios in Southampton. The band took a more collaborative, experimental approach to writing this time, building tracks piece by piece and capturing the visceral energy of their live shows.
Sonically, New Lungs builds on the grit and heart of 2019’s Never Better, but cranks up the intensity. Think big, anthemic sing-alongs, driving guitars, and a heavier edge, without losing the melodic honesty fans have come to love. Thematically, the record deals with the toll of depression, anxiety, broken relationships, and the disorienting struggle of trying to move forward while feeling stuck in the past.
“This album nearly killed us to make,” the band admits, “but it feels like the closure we needed. It’s us working through everything – the burnout, the self-doubt, the weight of the last few years.”
With standout tracks like ‘MOTHERSGUILT’, ‘New Lungs’, ‘You Only YOLO Once’ and ‘Graveyards’, the album delivers both punch and poignancy – perfect for fans of Hot Mulligan, The Menzingers and Heart Attack Man.
Burnt Tapes are set to support the release with appearances at Manchester Punk Festival and a run of live dates through the summer.
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