# Do Nothing – “Act Natural”

- URL: https://talkfuse.com/story/do-nothing-act-natural/
- Published: 2026-07-30T14:03:17+00:00
- Updated: 2026-07-30T15:38:01+00:00
- Original publisher: Stereogum
- Original article: https://stereogum.com/2506753/do-nothing-act-natural/music/
- Topics: Celebrity, Entertainment, Music

## Key points

- Do Nothing release surreal new single “Act Natural”.
- It previews sophomore album Friend World.
- The album arrives on 6 November.

## Summary

Post-punk band Do Nothing have released “Act Natural”, the second single from their forthcoming sophomore album, Friend World. The track and its accompanying video suggest a marked move away from the sound of the band’s 2023 album Snake Sideways, with a stranger, more electronically distorted and theatrical approach.

“Act Natural” features wavering synths, loose-sounding guitars and prominent vocals from Chris Bailey. The Clump Collective-directed video shows the four-piece at an increasingly surreal dinner party involving telekinesis, soup and a fatal outcome; Friend World, influenced by writer Elizabeth Smart and comedian Andy Kaufman, is due on 6 November via Submarine Cat Records.

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