{"id":100831,"date":"2025-11-12T19:09:43","date_gmt":"2025-11-12T19:09:43","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/alreadyheard.com\/staging\/?p=100831"},"modified":"2025-11-12T19:09:43","modified_gmt":"2025-11-12T19:09:43","slug":"poppy-empty-hands","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/alreadyheard.com\/staging\/poppy-empty-hands\/","title":{"rendered":"Poppy Announces New Album and Shares New Single"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Pop-metal songstress\u00a0<strong>Poppy<\/strong> has revealed details of her seventh album. It&#8217;s called\u00a0<em>&#8216;Empty Hands&#8217;<\/em> and will be released on January 23rd, 2026, via <strong>Sumerian Records<\/strong>. The album promises include <em>&#8220;industrial elements, pop sensibilities, and moments that call back to <strong>Poppy<\/strong>\u2019s surrealist roots with her signature uncanny, machine-like voice.&#8221;<\/em><\/p>\n<p>The announcement is joined by a new single called\u00a0<em>&#8216;Bruised Sky&#8217;<\/em>. It captures a commanding\u00a0<strong>Poppy<\/strong> demonstrating her versatile vocal range against a sharp and industrious musical backdrop. Much like her recent single, <em><a href=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/JxlnKVj2IWA\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">&#8216;Unravel,&#8217;<\/a>\u00a0<\/em>it sees her working with songwriter and producer Jordan Fish.<\/p>\n<p>Both\u00a0<em>&#8216;Bruised Sky&#8217;<\/em> and\u00a0<em>&#8216;Unravel&#8217;<\/em> will feature on\u00a0<em>&#8216;Empty Hands&#8217; <\/em>along with 11 currently unnamed tracks. The artwork and pre-order details can be found below.<\/p>\n<p><iframe title=\"POPPY - Bruised Sky (Official Music Video)\" width=\"800\" height=\"450\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/FvaPXCV4cVc?feature=oembed&#038;enablejsapi=1&#038;origin=https:\/\/alreadyheard.com\/staging\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<div class=\"ah-infobox\" style=\"max-width: 80%; margin: 0 auto 20px auto; padding: 20px; border: 1px solid #000; text-align: center;\"><style>.ah-infobox p:last-child { margin-bottom: 0; }<\/style><\/p>\n<p><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-100833\" src=\"https:\/\/alreadyheard.com\/staging\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/POPPY-EMPTY-HANDS-800x800.webp\" alt=\"POPPY - EMPTY HANDS\" width=\"800\" height=\"800\" title=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/alreadyheard.com\/staging\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/POPPY-EMPTY-HANDS-800x800.webp 800w, https:\/\/alreadyheard.com\/staging\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/POPPY-EMPTY-HANDS-300x300.webp 300w, https:\/\/alreadyheard.com\/staging\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/POPPY-EMPTY-HANDS-100x100.webp 100w, https:\/\/alreadyheard.com\/staging\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/POPPY-EMPTY-HANDS-768x768.webp 768w, https:\/\/alreadyheard.com\/staging\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/POPPY-EMPTY-HANDS.webp 1250w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/sumerian.lnk.to\/emptyhands\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Fans can pre-order\/pre-save here<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\n<\/div>\n<p>As previously announced,\u00a0<strong>Poppy<\/strong> will be touring the UK in March 2026, as part of her <em>&#8216;Constantly Nowhere&#8217;<\/em> tour. Support comes from <strong>Ocean Grove<\/strong> and\u00a0<strong>Fox Lake<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<div class=\"ah-infobox\" style=\"max-width: 80%; margin: 0 auto 20px auto; padding: 20px; border: 1px solid #000; text-align: center;\"><style>.ah-infobox p:last-child { margin-bottom: 0; }<\/style><p>\n<img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-100654\" src=\"https:\/\/alreadyheard.com\/staging\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/Poppy-UK-tour-655x800.webp\" alt=\"\" width=\"655\" height=\"800\" title=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/alreadyheard.com\/staging\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/Poppy-UK-tour-655x800.webp 655w, https:\/\/alreadyheard.com\/staging\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/Poppy-UK-tour-246x300.webp 246w, https:\/\/alreadyheard.com\/staging\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/Poppy-UK-tour-768x938.webp 768w, https:\/\/alreadyheard.com\/staging\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/Poppy-UK-tour.webp 1250w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 655px) 100vw, 655px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>March<br \/>\n4th Galvinizers SWG3, Glasgow<br \/>\n6th O2 Ritz, Manchester<br \/>\n8th 02 Institute, Birmingham<br \/>\n9th Electric, Bristol<br \/>\n10th Roundhouse, London<\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The pop-metal songstress will release her seventh album in the new year. 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