The Guest List announces their long-awaited debut album alongside huge UK/EU tour
“The album is basically us saying, ‘we’re young, we’re confused just like you – how did we get here?’ It’s about trying to find something meaningful in a world that often feels overwhelming.”
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After a breakout 18 months that has seen sold-out UK headline tours, critical acclaim for their debut EP When The Lights Are Out, as well as growing radio support, Manchester five-piece The Guest List have announced their highly-anticipated debut album Something Real due out August 28th.
The band have also unveiled a new single, You Should Care - a soaring, emotionally-charged anthem that showcases a more intimate side to their sound, capturing the confusion of young adulthood with the same unflinching honesty that has quickly become the band’s hallmark.
Decamping to Bergen, Norway, to record with collaborator Matias Tellez, Something Real builds on these foundations and expands them into an emotionally rich debut, tackling everything from mental health, anxiety and male suicide to domestic violence, climate collapse and society’s growing appetite for outrage.
As frontman Cai Alty explains: “The album is basically us saying, ‘we’re young, we’re confused just like you – how did we get here?’ It’s about trying to find something meaningful in a world that often feels overwhelming.”
The Tracklist:
Something Real
Ruine
You Should Care
Sick Animal
Mundane
If Ever Your Devil is Kind
Pink
Mary
Craven
Slow Down Sally
Weatherman
The Only Ones
Formed in 2021 as school friends and music students, The Guest List first gained traction through a run of high-energy indie covers online, quickly amassing a dedicated following. But it’s their original material – socially-conscious, ambitious, and emotionally direct – that has set them apart.
To support the album, the band will be appearing across festival season before setting out on tour in Europe and the UK this Autumn. The UK dates are listed below and tickets are available here:
17th NEWCASTLE, The Grove
19th GLASGOW, St Luke’s
20th BIRMINGHAM, O2 Institute 2
21st OXFORD, O2 Academy 2
22nd SOUTHAMPTON, Papillion
24th LONDON, Scala
25th LEEDS, Project House
26th BRISTOL, Fleece
Pre-order or Pre-Save ‘Something Real’ here.
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