Kula Shaker have revealed they will release their eighth studio album, Wormslayer, on 30 January 2026, and they’ve marked the announcement with a singular new single, “Good Money”, accompanied by a video that toys with their own mystique.
The original line‑up still holds firm — Crispian Mills on vocals and guitar, Alonza Bevan on bass, Paul Winterhart behind the drums, Jay Darlington at the Hammond organ. Those who’ve been fans since their peak can rejoice, safe in the knowledge that the band’s alchemy that once lifted them out of the Britpop melee is as alive as ever — this new chapter seeing them back at the top of their creative game.
Accordingly, “Good Money” feels quintessentially Kula Shaker — trippy, layered, and drenched in ’60s psychedelia, sumptuous soul and retro-freakery. But the video swings far from the usual branches — a bananas experiment unlike anything they, or anyone else, have dared. As Mills explains: “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.” He contrasts it with their previous work: “Our last video was all in camera, real stunts, real props and epic battle scenes which people assumed was all AI.”
Lyrically, “Good Money” is cast as a micro-fable — a boy in a small community grows wings, sparking reactions that range from reverence to avarice. Mills reflects: “Some think he’s a freak, some think he’s a cherub, others cynically see him as an opportunity to make money… Is it a metaphor for the music business? I’d say it’s a metaphor for life.” He also revealed the song is part of Wormslayer’s larger narrative — a mythic or moral spine to the album yet to be fully revealed.
Earlier preview tracks, “Charge of the Light Brigade” and “Broke as Folk”, already provided a hint of where the band are operating: familiar vocal harmonies, bursts of colour, energy. But descriptions of the unheard tracks suggest an even richer tapestry — pastoral folk in “Dust,” gothic crooning in “Little Darling” (evoking the ghosts of Roy Orbison and The Doors), and a title track bursting to spread its expansive, mantra-metal wings.
Reflecting on what’s to come, Mills says, “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 realtime.”
If the new tracks are anything to go by, the album bottles Kula Shaker’s restless, live-wire energy, making the prospect of their UK headline tour in February 2026 — complete with a one-of-a-kind immersive light show — all the more compelling.
Pre‑orders for Wormslayer (available HERE) will unlock ticket pre‑sales (9.30am, Thursday 18 September), before general sale (9.30am, Friday 19 September). The album will be available digitally, on black gatefold vinyl and CD; special editions include a smokey purple gatefold vinyl + CD with signed insert via the official store, a crystal‑clear gatefold vinyl in certain independent stores, and a signed CD via Amazon.
The UK dates are as follows:
7 Feb – Brighton, Concorde 2
8 Feb – Cambridge, Junction
9 Feb – Holmfirth, Picturedrome
11 Feb – Glasgow, Old Fruitmarket
12 Feb – Manchester, O2 Ritz
13 Feb – London, Islington Assembly Hall
Also underway is a North American headline tour, followed by additional US shows supporting The Dandy Warhols. Details of those live dates and accompanying ticket details are available HERE.
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