The XCERTS album date
- Scottish band The XCERTS announced a new album titled i think i want to go home now. - The band confirmed a release date of July 10 for the new record. - Frontman Murray Macleod described the album as shaped by pain and heartbreak in interviews and announcements ( ).
The XCERTS will release their sixth album, *i think i want to go home now.*, on July 10, the band said this week. (clashmusic.com) The Scottish trio, now based in Brighton after forming in Aberdeen, announced the record on April 22 and paired the news with a new single, “pretty ugly.” Clash and DIY both said the album will arrive through FLG Records. (clashmusic.com, diymag.com) The new album follows *Learning How To Live And Let Go*, which Rock Sound and Kerrang both identify as the band’s 2023 full-length. Kerrang said the new record arrives three years after that release. (rocksound.tv, kerrang.com) Frontman Murray Macleod told Kerrang the songs were shaped by “an impossibly hard couple of years,” including grief, heartbreak and family illness. Retail and label listings for the album also describe the material as drawn from “grief, health scares and heartbreak.” (kerrang.com, frontiers-us.shop) Kerrang said Macleod discussed the death of producer and songwriter Larry Hibbitt, a cancer diagnosis in his family, the end of a relationship and memories from childhood while explaining the record’s emotional frame. In the same interview, he said the band pushed back toward writing together in one room. (kerrang.com) That writing approach shows up in multiple album listings. Piccadilly Records, Season of Mist and Frontiers all say the album was recorded at Beehive Studios and that its direction “crystallized” with the song “do it to myself.” (piccadillyrecords.com, shop.season-of-mist.com, frontiers.shop) The band had already started this album cycle earlier in 2026. Clash said The XCERTS marked the start of the new era with an intimate London show, while DIY said they had returned with their first new music since 2023 before formally announcing the album. (clashmusic.com, diymag.com) Early store listings put the tracklist at 11 songs, including “do it to myself,” “pretty ugly,” “sinking feeling” and “in your eyes.” Assai and Frontiers posted the same running order ahead of the July 10 release date. (assai.co.uk, frontiers-us.shop) For The XCERTS, the announcement sets a date on a record Macleod has framed as a document of loss and recovery. The next marker is straightforward: July 10. (kerrang.com, clashmusic.com)
