London indie rock band Bombay Bicycle Club have today announced a new EP, just three weeks shy of kicking off their 2024 UK and Ireland tour.

The forthcoming Bombay & Friends EP, Fantasies, which will be released on 23rd February will feature collaborations from Lucy Rose, Rae Morris, Liz Lawrence and Matilda Mann. A first track off the EP was dropped today.

‘Fantasneeze’ featuring Matilda Mann, is streaming now, which was the first song written for the EP. The band said of the track: "When we decided to hold ‘Fantasneeze’ back for its own release after the album, we kept working and finished off three other songs in short order. We think of this as a Bombay & Friends release because each song has a good friend of the band singing on it".

The new release follows the band’s sixth album, My Big Day, which debuted at #3 on the UK Official Albums Chart. The album features collaborations with Chaka Khan, Damon Albarn, Jay Som, Nilüfer Yanya and Holly Humberstone, and was produced by frontman Jack Steadman.

The Fantasies EP will be released digitally on 23rd February, while the physical release of the EP will be limited to 2,500 10” vinyl which you can get ahold of at upcoming headline shows, or the band’s website and through a small number of independent record stores. The EP is printed on eco-mix vinyl, a sustainable material which is created by recycling the offcuts from other pressings. It is also packaged in an eco-friendly sleeve and shrink wrap.

Fantasies EP tracklisting:

1. Fantasneeze (feat. Matilda Mann)
2. Blindfold (feat. Liz Lawrence)
3. Willow (feat. Lucy Rose)
4. Better Now (feat. Rae Morris)

Bombay Bicycle Club are set to play The Telegraph Building in Belfast on the 29th of January 2024 and the 3Olympia Theatre on the 30th and 31st. The three Irish dates kick off the indie outfits return to to the live circuit with an extensive headline tour taking play across the UK, Ireland and North America.

Bombay Bicycle Club UK and Ireland dates:

29th January - The Telegraph Building, Belfast
30th January - 3 Olympia Theatre, Dublin (SOLD OUT)
31st January - 3 Olympia Theatre, Dublin
2nd February - O2 Academy, Birmingham
3rd February - Centre, Brighton
5th February - Beacon, Bristol
6th February - Rock City, Nottingham
8th February - O2 Academy, Sheffield
9th February - The Nick Rayns LCR, UEA, Norwich
10th February - Corn Exchange, Cambridge (SOLD OUT)
12th February - Barrowland, Glasgow (SOLD OUT)
15th February - O2 City Hall, Newcastle
16th February - O2 Apollo, Manchester
17th February - O2 Guildhall, Southampton
18th February - Great Hall, Cardiff