# Matt Carmichael Announces New Album ‘Held In The Dark’

- URL: https://talkfuse.com/story/matt-carmichael-announces-new-album-held-in-the-dark/
- Published: 2026-07-30T15:32:10+00:00
- Updated: 2026-07-30T16:23:21+00:00
- Original publisher: Clash
- Original article: https://www.clashmusic.com/news/matt-carmichael-announces-new-album-held-in-the-dark/
- Topics: Art, Culture, Entertainment, Music

## Key points

- Matt Carmichael’s new album arrives on 16 October.
- ‘Held In The Dark’ blends jazz with formal songwriting.
- Carmichael plays London’s Purcell Room on 16 November.

## Summary

Scottish saxophonist and composer Matt Carmichael has announced his new album, ‘Held In The Dark’, due for release on 16 October. The record marks a further evolution of his work within Glasgow’s jazz scene, blending jazz improvisation with more traditional songcraft and a darker, more atmospheric sound.

Carmichael worked with Charlie Stewart, Fergus McCreadie, Ali Watson and Stephen Henderson, while Canadian musician Michelle Willis co-produced the album. Guitarists Chris Amer and James Mackay feature on new single ‘Red Sky’, which Carmichael says sets the album’s mood of approaching storms tempered by hope; he will also perform at the Purcell Room on 16 November during the EFG London Jazz Festival.

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