Chvrches Announce ‘All the King’s Men,’ a New Chapter Shaped in Glasgow

Arriving on January 22, 2027, the 11-track album brings the trio together for an indie-rock direction rooted in British and Scottish culture.

CHVRCHES will release their new album, All The King’s Men, on January 22, 2027, through Futures Music Group. The 11-track record finds Lauren Mayberry, Iain Cook, and Martin Doherty reconnecting in Glasgow and changing how they write together.

Available on LP, CD, cassette, and digital formats, the album follows the band’s pause in 2023 after touring Screen Violence. Their return came with a shared intention: to make music that challenged and excited all three members.

According to the album announcement, that process led CHVRCHES toward emotionally driven indie rock, with acoustic instruments, new storytelling approaches, and reflections on British and Scottish life helping shape the record.

Three different paths back to the band

During their time away, each member developed interests that would feed into the new material.

Doherty revisited British cinema, particularly the work of Shane Meadows and Ken Loach, while traveling back to Scotland to spend time with his mother. Music by Massive Attack, Siouxsie and the Banshees, and PJ Harvey also informed his listening.

Mayberry returned with a stronger focus on lyrical storytelling and a desire to explore more of her vocal range. Cook, who remained based in Scotland, increasingly turned to acoustic instruments and listened to artists including Nick Drake, Bert Jansch, and the Incredible String Band.

Those different starting points gave the trio room to reconsider what a CHVRCHES record could sound like.

Making music together in Glasgow

For All The King’s Men, the band moved away from the remote working process used on Screen Violence. Instead, they gathered in Glasgow for several intensive three-week writing and recording sessions.

Working in the same room became central to the album’s experimentation. Returning to Scotland also placed the trio closer to the history, culture, and social questions running through the songs.

The announcement describes “Roses,” an early preview of the record, as a confrontation with darker aspects of contemporary Britain. Elsewhere, “Adore You” draws on playful 1990s pop-rock, while “Comedown Tomorrow” explores loneliness through an indie-ballad approach.

Together, those songs point to a record that makes space for both social observation and personal emotion.

‘All The King’s Men’ tracklist

1. Roses
2. Evil
3. Adore You
4. Overthinker
5. Royal Blue
6. Comedown Tomorrow
7. Friend Of A Friend
8. Three Out Of Five
9. Conman
10. Jamie’s Prayer
11. Faith In Flying

A 2027 tour follows the release

CHVRCHES have also announced a tour across North America, the UK, and Ireland.

The North American run begins on February 13, 2027, in Philadelphia, with stops including Toronto, Chicago, Vancouver, Seattle, and Los Angeles. The UK and Ireland dates begin in Glasgow on April 23, with the announced itinerary continuing through May 6 in London.

The press release lists fan presales for October 27 in North America and October 28 for the UK and Ireland, followed by general ticket sales on October 30 at 10 a.m. local time.

Two intimate charity shows in Glasgow on October 26 and London on October 29, 2026, are already sold out, according to the announcement. No Philippine date appears in the supplied tour schedule.

For listeners, All The King’s Men offers a chance to hear how time apart changed the trio’s creative relationship—and what happened when they brought those experiences back into one room.

Visit the CHVRCHES website for album and ticket information.

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