# The Snuts talk confronting mental health on ‘Joy In Short Moments’: “Music is more than just heartbreak”

- URL: https://talkfuse.com/story/the-snuts-talk-confronting-mental-health-on-joy-in-short-moments-music-is-more-than-just-heartbreak/
- Published: 2026-10-30T13:10:42+00:00
- Updated: 2026-10-30T14:41:55+00:00
- Original publisher: NME
- Original article: https://www.nme.com/news/music/the-snuts-interview-mental-health-on-joy-in-short-moments-podcast-tour-3974581?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=the-snuts-interview-mental-health-on-joy-in-short-moments-podcast-tour
- Topics: Americas, Art, Culture, Entertainment, Health, Mental Health, Music, Space, Technology, World

## Key points

- Time away from touring shaped the Snuts’ new album.
- Jack Cochrane says honest conversations informed its songs.
- He is promoting mental health awareness with CALM and a podcast.

## Summary

The Snuts’ fourth album, *Joy In Short Moments*, draws on a year away from touring in which frontman Jack Cochrane confronted questions about happiness, adulthood and success. The band say the pause helped them live before writing, and made room for more honest conversations, giving the record a focus on mental health and everyday experience.

Cochrane became a father during the break, and the album follows 2024’s *Millenials*. Earlier singles explored postnatal depression and fear of the future, then encouraged listeners to seek connection rather than dwell on self-judgement. Cochrane has also become an ambassador for mental health charity CALM and launched a podcast featuring conversations with artists including Louis Tomlinson; he says young men can find it difficult to deal with pressures in modern life.

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