DEADLETTER - Existence Is Bliss

This is a pre-order item and is expected 27th February 2026.

'Existence is Bliss' is the sophomore album from London-based post-punk six-piece Deadletter. This album follows their critically acclaimed 2024 debut, 'Hysterical Strength'.  The first single from the new album is 'To the Brim' which was premiered by Steve Lamacq on BBC Radio 6 Music and the album itself is set for release on the 27th February 2026.  Deadletter will celebrate the album's release with a headline show at London's KOKO on release day, marking the start of a 38-date headline tour across the UK and Europe.

The single 'Netsanet' (feat. Mulatu Astatke) is a deep exploration of Mulatu's trademark Ethio-jazz, while Crushing Lactic, composed by Tom Rogerson (fresh from a recent collaboration with Brian Eno) has a frenzied flow, with big horns and driving rhythm section.

Elsewhere, Pete Wareham (stalwart of the London jazz revival) lends his free-flowing sax to What’s Gone Before, leading us into a powerful communion of jazz and brass as Mulatu Astatke’s Derashe takes the listener down a vibrating rhythmic path while accompanied by blasts of horns and Mulatu’s trademark vibraphone. Two spoken word compositions ('Why Yellow' and 'Climbing Up My Own Life Until I Die') featuring York-born writer and comedian Rob Auton lend an introspective voice to 'Collaborations: Volume One'.

TRACKLISTING

Purity I
To the Brim
Songless Bird
It Comes Creeping
What the World Missed
Cheers!
Among Us
Focal Point
(Back to) The Scene of the Crime
Frosted Glass
He, Himself, and Him
Meanwhile in a Parallel

PRODUCT DETAILS

Artist:  DEADLETTER
Label:  So Recordings
Condition:  New 
Genre:  Punk & Post-Punk
Format:  Vinyl LP
Cat Number:  SOAKLPC653
Released:  27th February 2026