# Echo & the Bunnymen announce Apples For Isaac, first album in 12 years

- URL: https://talkfuse.com/story/echo-the-bunnymen-announce-first-new-album-in-12-years-apples-for-isaac-hear-brussels-is-haunted/
- Published: 2026-07-16T16:32:27+00:00
- Updated: 2026-07-17T00:13:31+00:00
- Original publisher: Stereogum
- Original article: https://stereogum.com/2505378/echo-the-bunnymen-announce-first-new-album-in-12-years-apples-for-isaac-hear-brussels-is-haunted/music/
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## Key points

- Echo & The Bunnymen announce Apples For Isaac, first album since 2014.
- Album dedicated to late Blondie drummer Clem Burke, who plays on it.
- Out 18 September on BMG; single "Brussels Is Haunted" now available.

## Summary

Echo & The Bunnymen have announced Apples For Isaac, their first album of new material since 2014's Meteorites, ending years of speculation about the Liverpool band's follow-up. The record has been in the works for roughly half a decade, delayed by the COVID-19 pandemic and frontman Ian McCulloch's determination to get the lyrics right, and marks a significant return for a band approaching its 46th year together.

Recording began at Liverpool's Parr Street Studios, which closed in 2020, before the band relocated to Henley's Doghouse Studio to complete the LP. The album is dedicated to Blondie drummer Clem Burke, who died last year and played on nearly every track, and its lead single, "Brussels Is Haunted," draws on McCulloch's memories of the band's first overseas gig in 1980 and the death of a friend. Apples For Isaac, an 11-track record, is due out on 18 September via BMG.

## Coverage

- [Stereogum: Echo & the Bunnymen announce Apples For Isaac, first album in 12 years](https://stereogum.com/2505378/echo-the-bunnymen-announce-first-new-album-in-12-years-apples-for-isaac-hear-brussels-is-haunted/music/)
- [Far Out: Echo and The Bunnymen announce their first album in 12 years, ‘Apples For Isaac’](https://faroutmagazine.co.uk/echo-and-the-bunnymen-announce-their-first-album-in-12-years-apples-for-isaac/)
- [NME: Echo & The Bunnymen announce ‘Apples For Isaac’ – their first new album in 12 years – with nostalgic single ‘Brussels Is Haunted’](https://www.nme.com/news/music/echo-the-bunnymen-announce-apples-for-isaac-their-first-new-album-in-12-years-with-nostalgic-single-brussels-is-haunted-3957301?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=echo-the-bunnymen-announce-apples-for-isaac-their-first-new-album-in-12-years-with-nostalgic-single-brussels-is-haunted)
- [Brooklyn Vegan: Echo & The Bunnymen announce first album in 12 years, share “Brussels is Haunted”](https://www.brooklynvegan.com/echo-the-bunnymen-announce-first-album-in-12-years-share-brussels-is-haunted/)

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