Heavy Experimental Rock act Sugar Horse will release their third album “Not A Sound In Heaven” on April 10, 2026 via Fat Dracula Records.
Today the band released the second single from the album titled “Ex-Human Shield,” to stream from on all good digital service providers here: https://linktr.ee/sugarhorse
Watch the official music video for “Ex-Human Shield” via the YouTube player below:
How do you capture the machinations of the geo-political industrial war machine—and all the horrors that go with it—in the studio, without seeming trite or crass? That’s the question that Sugar Horse have posed themselves on their forthcoming third album “Not A Sound In Heaven,” and they must surely be one of the only bands in existence capable of delivering on just that premise with both musical substance and cutting philosophical insight.
“Ever since I was born I can remember visions of war, famine, and death being beamed directly into my living room via the magic of television,” says Tubb of the record. “These visions were accompanied by newsreader narratives designed to either humanise or dehumanise the people involved. We humanise our government’s allies and dehumanise their enemies. This is taken as common sense, or even wisdom to some degree. People watch the news and accept it as fact, simple and true.”
“As a person gets older they move in one of three different directions with this acceptance of reality; They embrace what they’re being told, they fall into a kind of trust free nihilism or they learn that there are deeper narratives at play.“
“Not A Sound In Heaven” is an aged acceptance of the latter. An acceptance of sitting at the centre of a global empire of both military and economic dimensions. An acceptance that the stories we’re told as a nation, or what’s generally in the zeitgeist, isn’t necessarily reality itself.
“How does a person cope with the weight—and, frankly, the guilt—of a society that perpetuates such distinct inequalities? A society that thinks a bit of killing abroad is fine, as long as it improves the lives of people at home. You can see why so many choose to embrace it. Hell, nihilism seems pretty sensible. Once a person decides upon pursuing a degree of truth however, things get a bit depressing. Beyond depressing…maddening.
This album explores this kind of breezy, frivolous subject matter in a manner that will no doubt be uplifting to the listener and massively financially rewarding for the artist.“
New album “Not A Sound In Heaven” will be available on April 10, 2026 via Fat Dracula Records.
Pre-Order the new album “Not A Sound In Heaven” on physical formats here: https://fatdracularecords.myshopify.com/
Tracklist:
01. Fire Graphics
02. Secret Speech
03. Ex-Human Shield
04. History’s Biggest T-Shirts
05. Not A Sound In Heaven
06. Company Town
07. You Can’t Say Dallas Doesn’t Love You
Tickets: https://linktr.ee/sugarhorse
Live Dates:
14.04.26 – Cardiff – Clwb Ifor Bach
15.04.26 – Manchester – Star & Garter
16.04.26 – Glasgow – Nice ‘n’ Sleazy
17.04.26 – Nottingham – The Old Bus Depot
18.04.26 – London – The Black Heart
19.04.26 – Leeds – StrangeForms Festival
Lineup:
Ashley Tubb / Vocals and Guitar
Jake Healy / Baritone Guitar, Keyboards
Chris Howarth / Bass
Martin Savage / Drums