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The White Lies have announced a series of UK and European dates for early 2026, including the band's first headline concert in Budapest on 13 February at Dürer Kert. To mark the occasion, the band have also released a brand new track, Nothing On Me, which is their first new music since the release of their 2022 album As I Try Not To Fall Apart.

    Talking about Nothing On Me, which was recorded at The Church Studios, North London, produced by Riley MacIntyre (Ezra Collective, Arlo Parks) and mixed by Chris Coady (Yeah Yeah Yeahs, Blondshell, Beach House), the band said:

    This track welcomes you into the collaborative present mind of White Lies. It's somewhat reckless, unhinged, full of competing ideas. There is a disregard for any external influences, pressures, or expectations. We're driving with no brakes or seat-belts. Lyrically and conceptually it's a rebirth, and an introduction.

    The initial musical ideas came from having a synth sequence that is in a different time signature to the rest of the band. This is something I borrowed a lot from the 70's prog that I love and listened to a lot during the making of this record. I listened to records by Genesis, Chris Squier, Yes, Utopia and Gong who all extensively make use of this in their music. The rhythm is a classic motorik beat borrowed from the krautrock that we all love and is a motif we've used a lot across our careers in White Lies. The guitar melody is almost jolly and absurdist like the nursery rhyme or something you'd hear an ice cream van playing. It clashes, I think, to the feel of the music. This is inspired by Steve Hillage and his album Motivation Radio where he often utilizes similar melodies. All of this feeds a cacophony and an overload of information that disorients and confuses. The lyrics reflect the difficulties we can all have in relating to people even when they are close to us, especially in the heat of an argument or disagreement and how overwhelming that can be. This is probably the fastest most intense song we've ever written and was further developed in rehearsals, with Seth Evans (formerly of Black Midi) on keys, and then performed in the studio. The foundations of this track are one take played live.

    Released on Play It Again Sam, Nothing On Me is a taster of what’s to come from the London based three-piece.

    Having released their much loved & lauded debut, To Lose My Life… in 2009, White Lies have  arguably become one of the biggest guitar bands in the UK - the last two album tours saw them sell out multiple Brixton Academy shows and the Hammersmith Apollo in London, as they have already filled several European clubs and had fantastic performances at Sziget Festival.The band had such a great time at their 2011 Sziget performance that they made a music video for their song The Power & The Glory from the concert, and were invited back to the festival in 2017. Now, after almost 10 years, they will be back to Budapest on 13 February at the Dürer Kert.

    Tickets will be first available for members of the band's official fan club on 23 May from 10am, and then to registered Live Nation members from 26 May from 10am. General ticket sales will start at 10am on 28 May.