Hard-Fi announce first album in 15 years and December 2026 UK tour

Staines’ prodigal sons Hard-Fi will release their first studio album in 15 years, ‘Sweating Someone Else’s Fever’, on Friday 19th June 2026 via V2 Records.

Featuring 11 tracks, ‘Sweating Someone Else’s Fever’ was written and recorded throughout 2025 at their own Cherry Lips studio, and produced by frontman Richard Archer alongside longtime collaborator Wolsey White.

Olivier Award-nominated singer Krysten Cummings lends her vocals to album tracks ‘You Rule My Heart’ and ‘A Rose Electric’, and Richard Archer quips: “It gave the tracks a different flavour that wasn’t just lads and guitars.”

As a taster for the album, Hard-Fi have premiered the lead single ‘They Ain’t Your Friends’, which you can listen to right here:

Available to pre-order right here, ‘Sweating Someone Else’s Fever’ will be released on CD, standard vinyl, turquoise vinyl (band store exclusive), & red, black, & white spattered vinyl (Indie Record Store Exclusive) formats.

Hard-Fi UK shows:

Following a series of festival dates throughout the summer, Hard-Fi play a trio of headline shows in December 2026.

Opening at London O2 Academy Brixton on Thursday 3rd December, Hard-Fi then play Birmingham O2 Institute (Fri 4th Dec) and Manchester O2 Ritz (Sat 5th Dec).

Tickets to Hard-Fi’s trio of UK shows go on sale from Absolute Radio Tickets at 10am on Friday 13th March.

Hard-Fi’s ‘Sweating Someone Else’s Fever’ track listing:

They Ain't Your Friends

Digo Nada (feat. Mike Kalle)

You Rule My Heart (When The Summer's Gone)

Humpback Whale

Looking For Fun

A Rose Electric (feat. Krysten Cummings)

Always and Forever (Remastered)

Arise

Ain't Going Out Tonight (feat. Krysten Cummings)

Now and Then

Don't Go Making Plans (Remastered)

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