# Echo and the Bunnymen announce new album Apples for Isaac

- URL: https://talkfuse.com/story/echo-and-the-bunnymen-reveal-first-album-in-12-years/
- Published: 2026-07-16T16:16:43+00:00
- Updated: 2026-07-17T00:12:21+00:00
- Original publisher: Pitchfork
- Original article: https://pitchfork.com/story/echo-and-the-bunnymen-new-album-apples-for-isaac/
- Topics: Entertainment, Music

## Key points

- Echo and the Bunnymen's first album in 12 years arrives 18 September
- Drummer Clem Burke died during the album's completion
- Lead single "Brussels Is Haunted" released with animated video

## Summary

Echo and the Bunnymen have announced their first new album in 12 years, titled Apples for Isaac, due for release on 18 September. It marks the English rock band's follow-up to 2014's Meteorites and comes after a lengthy break, during which they remained active as a touring act without releasing new material.

The 11-track record was made with the involvement of drummer Clem Burke, a longtime friend of frontman Ian McCulloch, who died during the album's completion. Speaking to Mojo, McCulloch attributed part of the delay to the Covid pandemic and to his own desire for the lyrics to feel meaningful, adding that the finished album sounds closer to how he originally envisioned it than any previous record. Alongside the announcement, the band shared an animated video for the lead single, "Brussels Is Haunted".

## Coverage

- [Pitchfork: Echo and the Bunnymen announce new album Apples for Isaac](https://pitchfork.com/story/echo-and-the-bunnymen-new-album-apples-for-isaac/)
- [Louder: Echo & The Bunnymen announce first new album in 12 years, share single Brussels Is Haunted](https://www.loudersound.com/bands-artists/echo-and-the-bunnymen-announce-first-new-album-in-12-years-share-single-brussels-is-haunted)

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