Godsticks have shared the first single from their long-awaited seventh studio album “VOiD.” The new track, titled “M.I.A.” is the first glimpse into Godsticks’ darkest, heaviest, and most uncompromising album to date. With the single comes a new video produced by Martin Holmes. The new album is due out on March 27, 2026 via Kscope.
Watch the official video for “M.I.A.” via the YouTube player below:
Speaking about the new single, frontman and songwriter Darran Charles said: “Although I’ve no experience in the field of psychology I’ve always been fascinated (and indeed tortured) by that voice in your head that goes under various guises such as ‘inner critic’ or ‘inner monologue’.
Mine is a mouthy bastard that has an opinion on practically everything and never fails to offer it -incessantly. No amount of internal vitriol directed at it seems to quieten its destructively negative offerings. It never sleeps either – I could wake up at 4am to use the bathroom and to my surprise and determent, it reminds me that it’s been up all night searching through the archives to remind me of some embarrassment I felt 25 years ago.
I always like to imagine this voice manifested in physical form, so when it tells me that it thinks I’m a terrible musician, or that I’m conceited, or that I’ve wasted my life away, or lists all the wrong decisions I’ve made over my life, then I could beat the living shit out of it.
MIA is a song about that. And I think this same voice was responsible for writing the guitar and drum parts, because they were tortuous too, and made us all question our ability as musicians at one point or another. We won in the end though, so fuck you, me!”
Both lyrically and musically, “VOiD” reflects a disillusionment with a world increasingly defined by division, ideological rigidity, and the loss of nuance. The album documents a conscious withdrawal from the noise — a retreat into a personal void.
Pre-Order “VOiD” here: https://godsticks.lnk.to/VOiDFA
Tracklist:
01. M.I.A. (04:08)
02. Hold Back (04:41)
03. Watch It Burn (03:05)
04. Master of a Plan (04:47)
05. Torn Again (05:31)
06. Can’t Withstand (05:07)
07. Ruthless Coward (04:28)
08. Talking Through Walls Pt. 1 (03:28)
09. Talking Through Walls Pt. 2 (04:30)
10. Hope Is Burning (04:55)
Purchase tickets here: https://www.godsticks.co.uk/gigs
GODSTICKS UK TOUR DATES
April 17th – London, Hope and Anchor
April 18th – Nottingham, The Old Sal
April 23rd – Manchester, Gullivers
April 24th – Birmingham, The Victoria
April 25th – Swansea, The Bunkhouse
May 1st – Hidden, Dundee
May 2nd – The Banshee Labyrinth, Edinburgh
June 27th – The Louisiana, Bristol
June 28th – The 1865, Southampton
July 4th – SOS Festival, Oldham
Read our Review of the new Godstick‘s previous album here: [Review] Godsticks – This Is What A Winner Looks Like
Godstiskcs Lineup:
Darran Charles / Guitars, Vocals, Keyboards
Francis George / Bass
Gavin Bushell / Guitar
Tom Price / Drums