The Temperance Movement announce first album in 8 years
'New Promise Land Incorporated' is released in October
The Temperance Movement will release their first studio album in eight years, 'New Promise Land Incorporated', on Friday 9th October via Earache Records.
Recorded in April 2026 and produced and mixed by the acclaimed Ethan Johns (Kings of Leon, Laura Marling, Ray LaMontagne), 'New Promise Land Incorporated' features 10-all-new songs. You can pre-order it here.
Lead guitarist Paul Sayer says of the band’s fourth album and first since 2018’s ‘A Deeper Cut’: "The album is a return to our beginnings in the truest sense.
"We went about it in the same way we did our first album, the band in a room, live to tape. This time with Ethan Johns alongside us, we wanted to capture what it’s like to be in a room with The Temperance Movement."
The first taster of the album is the swaggering blues rock tour-de-force ‘Eat You Alive’, which you can have a listen to here:
Singer Phil Campbell says of the track: “‘Eat You Alive’ was one of the first songs written. The lyrics describe the Somerset countryside in context to my journey to write with the guys - casting it against my own super-urban home life in Glasgow.
“I’m dissatisfied with the shooshing, nit-picking and editing of life nowadays. I was a teenager in the 90’s, and now I live in a very controlled and conservative world compared to that liberal zenith.
“The concept of being eaten alive or ruined entirely for backing the wrong horse or sticking up for the good guy when the bad guy has all the votes - these are very real fears for anyone today, from children through to adulthood.”
A description of 'New Promise Land Incorporated' reads: ‘Capturing the raw electricity that has always defined The Temperance Movement, the album delivers exactly what longtime fans have been waiting for: powerful live-to-tape energy, deeply soulful songwriting, blues-soaked riffs, towering grooves, and the unmistakable chemistry of five musicians reconnecting at precisely the right moment.
‘From the psychedelic pulse of opening track ‘Shadows’ to the infectious drive of lead single ‘Eat You Alive’, the record moves effortlessly between explosive rock’n’roll and moments of remarkable vulnerability. Tracks such as ‘Mongrels’ showcase the band’s gift for understated beauty, while ‘Saving Grace’ delivers some of the most emotionally resonant songwriting of their career.
‘The result is a record that feels deeply human, and a celebration of everything that has always made The Temperance Movement such a compelling force - both on record and on stage.’
See The Temperance Movement on tour:
In December 2024, The Temperance Movement announced they had reunited with powerhouse vocalist Phil Campbell after five years. The band’s 2025 shows were met with widespread rave reviews.
Later this month, the band will headline Maid of Stone Festival and Steelhouse Festival before they embark on an 11-date headline UK tour in November and December.
Tickets to The Temperance Movement’s UK tour are on sale from Planet Rock Tickets now, and you can get Maid of Stone tickets HERE and Steelhouse tickets HERE.
The Temperance Movement’s UK tour dates:
JULY 2026
Maid of Stone Festival, Maidstone, Kent - Fri 17th
Steelhouse Festival, Ebbw Vale, Wales - Fri 24th
NOVEMBER 2026
Birmingham O2 Institute – Sun 15th
Southampton 1865 – Mon 16th
Manchester O2 Ritz – Tue 17th
Glasgow Barrowland Ballroom – Thu 19th
Dundee LiveHouse – Sat 21st
Newcastle University – Mon 23rd
Nottingham Rock City – Wed 25th
Leeds Stylus – Thu 26th
Bristol Electric – Sun 29th
Norwich The Adrian Flux Waterfront – Mon 30th
DECEMBER 2026
London O2 Forum Kentish Town – Tue 1st
The Temperance Movement’s 'New Promise Land Incorporated' track-listing:
Shadows
Eat You Alive
Silverlight Blues
Love Kicks
Scars
Mongrels
Hometown Kings & Queens
Always Been Love
Saving Grace
Let It All Out