walt disco have announced a run of intimate instore dates across the UK to celebrate the release of their new, self-titled album, walt disco, out October 2nd via EMI North. The dates will give fans the chance to experience the band’s bold new era up close, with appearances at select independent record stores coinciding with the release of their most personal and ambitious work to date. The announcement of the record came alongside brand new single and video ‘Lies’, following the recent release of ‘Coup de foudre’, which earned a spot on the BBC Radio 6 Music playlist.
UK Live In-store Dates 2026
30 September – Dundee – Assai Records
1 October – Glasgow – Assai Records
2 October – Kingston – Banquet Records
4 October – Bury – Wax and Beans
5 October – London – Rough Trade East
17 October – Bristol – Rough Trade
No mere rebirth, walt disco is something harder won: theirs is a continuation, which turns doubt, evolving personal identities and the turmoil of your twenties into art worth living. With a palette ranging from Smashing Pumpkins and Yeah Yeah Yeahs to Cocteau Twins, the album sees walt disco turn years’ worth of graft to their artistic advantage; songs grapple with the disorientation of growing up (amidst gender dysphoria, changing relationships, a volatile industry) but eventually land in a place of gratitude and acceptance. walt disco is the kind of fearlessly ambitious, alt-rock opus that could come from no other group. The irony of ending up with a self-titled album – a band name they almost walked away from entirely – is lost on none of them.
News of the record was partnered with walt disco’s new single, ‘Lies’. Amidst its sparkling guitars and soaring chorus, ‘Lies’ is a deceptively bittersweet portrayal of doubt, questioning whether our illusion of everyday stability is in fact preferable than the reality. As true to Jocelyn’s struggles with self-worth as a trans person as it is of creatives putting on a brave face (“I’ll fake it ‘til I break it”), the single is accompanied by a video influenced by found-footage horror and was filmed in Glasgow’s seminal DIY night club and Arts space, EXIT. Amidst the ‘Lies’ we tell ourselves, walt disco’s rawly honest songwriting and sonic sophistication has ultimately resulted in the young band’s most empowering work to date.
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