# The Golden Dregs Announce New Album ‘UK Gothic’

- URL: https://talkfuse.com/story/the-golden-dregs-announce-new-album-uk-gothic/
- Published: 2026-11-05T11:57:13+00:00
- Updated: 2026-11-05T12:34:49+00:00
- Original publisher: Clash
- Original article: https://www.clashmusic.com/news/the-golden-dregs-announce-new-album-uk-gothic/
- Topics: Entertainment, Music, UK, World

## Key points

- The Golden Dregs release *UK Gothic* on 29 January.
- The album blends personal reflection with wider cultural themes.
- Lead single “Real Thing” was co-written with Tim Wheeler.

## Summary

The Golden Dregs, the South London band led by songwriter Benjamin Woods, have announced their new album, *UK Gothic*, due for release on 29 January. Woods says it looks back on his past through a gothic lens, using vulnerable characters and unexplained events, and combines personal themes with a broader cultural perspective.

The album was made with Joy Of Life International and is introduced by the single “Real Thing”, a brooding indie rock song with spiritual influences drawn from Leonard Cohen’s 1980s work. Co-written with Ash frontman Tim Wheeler, it marks a different direction for the band and tells of a romance amid a group of radicals taking matters into their own hands.

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