Yeah Yeah Noh announce The Big Thumb EP, first new music since 2015
The Leicester post-punk band return with a four-track 10-inch on Precious Recordings of London, due on 6 November 2026, with a launch show planned at The Waiting Room in Stoke Newington.
Yeah Yeah Noh will release a new four-track 10-inch EP, The Big Thumb, on Friday 6 November 2026 through Precious Recordings of London. According to Louder Than War, which reported the announcement, it is the Leicester band's first new material since 2015.
Pre-orders are open now through the label's Bandcamp page.
The EP
The Big Thumb contains four songs: 'Big Thumb', 'A Room Without A View', 'Identity As You' and 'CGI Friday'. It will be issued on 10-inch vinyl.
Louder Than War describes the band's sound as a mix of angular guitars, psychedelic pop and left-field humour, with what they have long called "unpop". It says the EP follows the band's return to live activity and pushes at the boundaries between punk, psychedelia and skewed pop. The source text offers no further detail on how the record was written or made, and we have not heard it.
A launch show in London
A launch show is planned for Club Precious #9 at The Waiting Room in Stoke Newington, London. No date or ticket details were included in the report.
Background
Louder Than War places the band's roots in the early 1980s, when they emerged from the UK post-punk underground. It says they recorded sessions for John Peel and released a run of highly regarded singles and EPs. It lists 'Cottage Industry' and 'Bias Binding' among the tracks in their back catalogue, and says their records have kept a devoted following well beyond the band's original lifespan.
The Big Thumb Tracklist:
1. Big Thumb 2. A Room Without A View 3. Identity As You 4. CGI Friday
Sources
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