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Teenage Fanclub Announce New Album Do Not Dare To Dream: Hear “Day In The Sun”
Scottish power-pop veterans Teenage Fanclub have announced their 13th studio album, Do Not Dare To Dream, due for release on 9 October via Merge Records. The band shared the news alongside a video for lead single "Day In The Sun", directed by Donald Milne, continuing a career that stretches back to their acclaimed early-90s breakthrough Bandwagonesque and their more recent run of self-released records.
The album was recorded on Great Bernera, an island off Scotland, where the band made use of a church organ they found on site; the accompanying video was also filmed there. It follows 2023's Nothing Lasts Forever and features ten tracks, including "There Was You", "Tomorrow People" and "I Do Not Dare To Dream", alongside the newly released "Day In The Sun". Pre-orders are open now.
In short
- Teenage Fanclub announce 13th album, Do Not Dare To Dream, out 9 October
- Recorded on Scotland's Great Bernera island using a found church organ
- Lead single "Day In The Sun" released with video by Donald Milne
Explained simply
Teenage Fanclub are a Scottish rock band who rose to prominence in the early 1990s with the album Bandwagonesque, which remains their most celebrated work. Since then, they have maintained a continuous recording presence for over three decades, developing a devoted following despite less mainstream attention in recent years.
The band has announced their 13th studio album, Do Not Dare To Dream, scheduled for release on 9 October. Notably, the record was made on Great Bernera, a small island off the Scottish coast, where the band discovered a church organ and incorporated it into their songs.
This new release follows their 2023 album Nothing Lasts Forever and marks another chapter in the band's enduring career. The album contains ten tracks and continues their practice of releasing new material regularly despite being decades into their existence.