Gang of Youths have announced their fourth album, Compañero, which is due out March 12, 2027 via Most Recordings / Sony Music Australia / RCA UK / Arista US. It follows the band’s 2022 release angel in realtime.

With the announcement, the band shared the album’s second single, “Benny’s Video,” which follows August’s ARIA-nominated “Things Take Time.” The song takes its name and inspiration from Michael Haneke’s 1992 film Benny’s Video. Listen to the track here: 

Compañero is a Spanish word meaning companion, partner, or comrade, and the album’s themes include connection, shared experience, and mortality. According to the press release, frontman and primary songwriter David Le'aupepe moved beyond the personal confessions that have defined much of the band’s catalog, writing instead through characters and narratives.

Much of the writing took place in the garden behind Tom Hobden’s home in London. The album was recorded across the UK, with sessions at Decoy Studios, Redchurch, Urchin, Hoxa, and a mini-studio in Hobden’s backyard that the band calls Cloud 9. Jung Kim primarily produced and engineered, and the band recorded as much of the album live as possible. 

Made up of David Le'aupepe, Jung Kim, Tom Hobden, and Donnie Borzestowski, Gang of Youths will tour North America this spring. The tour begins March 17 in Boston and runs through April 3 in Portland, Oregon. An artist presale begins Wednesday, November 18, with tickets on sale Friday, November 20 at 10am local time. See those dates down below. 

Compañero is out March 12 Pre-order the album here. Full tracklist:

1. This Machine, It's A Classic
2. Things Take Time
3. YeYu
4. Manilla '98
5. Street Value
6. Desert Life Museum
7. Benny's Video
8. Major Arcana
9. Ants Control the World
10. Which Side of the River Are You On?
11. Future Be Kind

Tour Dates:

03/17 Boston, MA @ Royale
03/18 Brooklyn, NY @ Brooklyn Steel
03/20 Washington, DC @ 9:30 Club
03/21 Philadelphia, PA @ Union Transfer
03/23 Toronto, ON @ Phoenix Concert Theatre
03/25 Detroit, MI @ The Majestic Theatre
03/27 Chicago, IL @ The Vic
03/28 Minneapolis, MN @ Fine Line
03/30 Denver, CO @ Ogden Theatre
03/31 Salt Lake City, UT @ The Complex (The Grand)
04/02 Seattle, WA @ The Showbox
04/03 Portland, OR @ Wonder Ballroom

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