Kula Shaker announce new album Wormslayer and 2026 UK tour
Kula Shaker announce their eighth album Wormslayer for release in January 2026, accompanied by a UK headline tour in February.
Kula Shaker have announced their eighth studio album, Wormslayer, will be released on January 30, 2026.
The band - comprised of original members Crispian Mills (vocals/guitar), Alonza Bevan (bass), Paul Winterhart (drums) and Jay Darlington (Hammond organ) - will follow the album release with a headline tour running from 7 to 13 February, including six dates across the UK.
Wormslayer is preceded by the single Good Money, a mix of 1960s psychedelia, soul, and funk.
The surreal AI-generated video blends absurdist satire with a cast of advanced primates, capitalist puppets and a Faustian ringmaster.
Frontman Mills said: "Our last video was all in camera, real stunts, real props and epic battle scenes which people assumed was all AI. So we’ve taken a different approach with Good Money. The whole video is entirely AI generated by two monkeys, we gave them the song and the lyrics and this is what they came up with. It’s kind of mind blowing.”
Other tracks previewed include Charge of the Light Brigade and Broke as Folk, while the album explores diverse styles from pastoral folk on Dust to gothic crooning on Little Darling.
Mills added: "I hope people enjoy the twists and turns that this new record takes you on. We always loved those psychedelic records that had great songs, great production, great storytelling, and took you on a journey.
"We always dig into that kind of experience, because we’re that kind of band. Kula Shaker has a life of its own. We’re just passengers, watching it happen in rea ltime.”
Fans who pre-order ‘Wormslayer’ HERE will gain access to a pre-sale for tour tickets.
The pre-sale opens at 9.30am on Thursday (18.09.25) and will remain live until any remaining tickets go on general sale from 9.30am on Friday (19.09.25),
The album will be released on digital, black gatefold and CD formats, while the band’s official store offers a smokey purple gatefold vinyl and a CD, both of which include a signed insert. Select indie stores are stocking a crystal clear gatefold vinyl, while Amazon have a signed CD.
Kula Shaker’s newly announced UK headline tour dates are listed below. They have just started a North American headline tour which leads into a further run of US shows as special guests to their old friends, The Dandy Warhols.
Please see HERE for a list of those gigs and accompanying ticket details.
Kula Shaker UK Tour Dates 2026
FEBRUARY
Fri 7 – Brighton, Concorde 2
Sat 8 – Cambridge, Junction
Sun 9 – Holmfirth, Picturedrome
Tue 11 – Glasgow, Old Fruitmarket
Wed 12 – Manchester, O2 Ritz
Thu 13 – London, Islington Assembly Hall
