Now that comeback steps up a gear as they announce that their new album Boxing The Compass will be released on March 20, 2026. They launch the album alongside the new single ‘Dynamite’ which premiered on Radio 2 and revealed details of their first full UK headline tour since 2023.
Pre-Order 'Boxing The Compass' here.
Boxing The Compass will be just the second album from the classic line-up since 1982’s hit platinum certified #2 record Pelican West (another album minus Nick Heywood, Paint and Paint, followed in 1984).
Nick Heyward (vocals/guitar), Graham Jones (guitar) and Les Nemes (bass) had reconvened to discuss issues around the band, but that business meeting felt more like a reunion of old friends. Things soon snowballed from a comeback gig at the O2 Shepherd’s Bush Empire to a full UK headline tour, with drummer Blair Cunningham also subsequently jumping back onboard.
Subsequent writing and recording sessions commenced with Sean Read (Dexys) at Famous Times studio in East London.
Nick Heyward says, “‘Boxing the Compass’ is the traditional way of finding out where you are on land or sea using the compass rose. We’re arriving back at the port we left 43 years ago with a log of songs from our personal travels. Wherever I’ve been in the world, I’ve always been Nick Heyward of Haircut 100 and we’re all ready to set sail again for more adventures on the high seas."
Another new song, ‘Dynamite,’ was debuted throughout the band’s recent North American tour.
Nick adds, “‘Dynamite’ is about the day and the night and meeting via satellite. Whether it’s your soul mate, long lost family members, future friends, or your people. It’s about communication and how explosive it can be. It really is dynamite."
Boxing The Compass will be released on digital, CD and vinyl formats.
Another new song, ‘Dynamite,’ was debuted throughout the band’s recent North American tour.
Nick adds, “‘Dynamite’ is about the day and the night and meeting via satellite. Whether it’s your soul mate, long lost family members, future friends, or your people. It’s about communication and how explosive it can be. It really is dynamite."
Boxing The Compass will be released on digital, CD and vinyl formats.
Track listing:
1. ‘Vanishing Point’
2. ‘The Unloving Plum’
3. ‘That’s a Start’
4. ‘Dynamite’
5. ‘Come Back To Me’
6. ‘Someone’
7. ‘A Wonderful Life’
8. ‘Soul Bird’
9. ‘Raincloud’
10. ‘Sunshine’
UK Tour Dates (on sale now):
May 2026
1 - London, Palladium
2 - Coventry, Warwick Arts Centre
3 - Poole, Lighthouse
7 - Cambridge, Corn Exchange
8 - York, Barbican
9 - Manchester, Albert Hall
10 - Glasgow, Pavilion Theatre
14 - Bath, Forum
15 - Bexhill, De La Warr Pavilion
16 - Basingstoke, Anvil
17 - Lincoln, Engine Shed
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