T'Pau return with first new album in 11 years, 'Be Wonderful'
It comes ahead of their 2026 UK headline tour!
T’Pau are officially back with ‘Be Wonderful’, their first album of original material in 11 years, landing this spring with a fresh anthem in the shape of lead single ‘Read My Lips’.
Still led by founding members Carol Decker and Ronnie Rogers, the current T’Pau line‑up features a six‑piece live band behind them on stage. The band are pairing the new record with a full UK headline tour, giving fans the chance to hear classic hits and brand‑new tracks in one night.
Frontwoman Carol Decker describes the project as a creative reset, fuelled by hard-won confidence, DIY studio graft and a desire to push back against the "noise'"of modern life.
The new album is titled 'Be Wonderful', and the artwork features a photo of 10-year-old Carol, taken by her late uncle in the late ‘60s.
"I love that I'm posing for it, it's not an accidental snap. I like the slight distraction in my face, what was I thinking?!", she said.
Carol also admits she’s wary of how a new album might be received after so many years away, saying: “I'm looking forward to ‘Be Wonderful’ coming out, but also quite nervous as I haven't really stuck my head above the parapet for a while in terms of presenting a new album."
She added: "T’Pau are privileged to still play our classic hits regularly, but it is nerve-racking to put out some new music, especially as the music business today is tougher than ever. So I’m feeling this mixture of nerves, hope and excitement!"
Explaining the long gap between studio albums, Carol reveals: "I hadn’t felt very motivated to write for the longest time". She was born in Liverpool, grew up in Shropshire, and for the last 20 years has lived in Oxfordshire.
Adding: "I started a different life with my husband and had a family to raise, so my head wasn’t in the same space. Then, in the early 2000s the 80s live circuit really picked up and I really haven't stopped working live since then, having a lot of fun all around the world. I would still come up with song ideas now and again and record them on my iPhone, and Ronnie is always writing and is very creative. Now the kids are in their twenties I finally had the time and head space so I could set my mind to it - and we finished an album!"
‘Be Wonderful’ packs 10 tracks that blend T’Pau’s signature big‑chorus songwriting with a contemporary polish. Lead single ‘Read My Lips’ sets the tone, with driving guitars, huge drums and Carol’s still‑piercing vocals carrying a message of self‑empowerment in a world that’s constantly shouting back at you.
The full track list includes:
- Read My Lips’
- ‘Miles & Miles’
- ‘Showdown’
- ‘Casual Remark’
- ‘Stupid Love Song’
- ‘Be Wonderful’
- ‘Echo’
- ‘Run’
- ‘World On Fire’
- ‘Something’
According to Carol, ‘Read My Lips’ digs into standing your ground when people – including anonymous voices on social media – try to dictate what you should say, do or look like. The pop-rock singer describes it as being about "pushing back and doing what you feel is right for you", overcoming self‑doubt and keeping your "foot on the gas" even when the commentary gets nasty.
Across the record, fans can expect the hallmarks that made ‘China In Your Hand’ and ‘Heart and Soul’ huge in the late ’80s – big melodies, guitar heft and emotional choruses – now filtered through the band’s lived experience and independence.
'Be Wonderful' marks T’Pau's first set of original material since 2015’s ‘Pleasure and Pain’. Carol and fellow founding member Ronnie Rogers recorded the album at Ronnie’s Up The Lane studio in Monmouth, South Wales, taking full control of the recording and production just as they did in the band’s early days.
Without a major‑label budget this time, they leaned into a more in‑house, hands‑on approach that Carol says forced them to be "really creative like we were in the early days when we were starting out."
When is it out?
‘Be Wonderful’ is releasing on 10th April 2026 on LP, CD and digital formats, giving fans multiple ways to take home the band’s first new songs in over a decade.
Ahead of the album, ‘Read My Lips’ arrived on 20th March 2026, kicking off the campaign with a punchy, message‑driven single.
Are T'Pau going on tour?
The album’s release dovetails with T’Pau’s ‘Be Wonderful’ UK headline tour, which runs through April and into May 2026, including dates in Leeds, Basingstoke, London, Holmfirth, Sunderland, Glasgow, Chelmsford, Shrewsbury, Liverpool, Sale, Milton Keynes/Wavendon, Bury St Edmunds, Stroud and Neath.
Tickets are available now, with the band promising all the hits, fan favourites and new material in the set. For a group who originally split in 1991 and have since become fixtures on ’80s live circuits and festivals, this run marks a proper full‑scale victory lap for a new era!