John Blek announces new album The Midnight Ache and releases new single

John Blek has announced the release of his upcoming album The Midnight Ache for January 16, 2026.

He also released the album’s lead single ‘747’, described as a track about leaving, the collapse of long lasting love and the indelible marks that lost love leaves.

“This is a song I wrote on an early morning flight to Europe to begin a tour back in late 2023,” explains Blek. “Those journeys can often be fruitful & creative times. The mind is half asleep and the body is there witnessing the tired beginnings of the day or the alien landscapes above the clouds. It’s a chance to get outside of yourself.”

 

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The Midnight Ache marks the follow up to the 2024 record Cheer Up, which was rated an 8/10 by Hot Press, and debuted at No.2 on the Independent Chart, just behind Fontaines D.C.’s Romance.

It features vocal performances by John’s wife, and the cover is adorned with pressed flowers from their garden. Additional production and mixing was done by regular collaborator Brian Casey at Wavefield Recordings.

Speaking on the new release, Blek says “This album took me by surprise. I was slowly writing and using the songs to try to get to know the new studio space. Sonically feeling my way around and seeing what I could achieve when all of a sudden I realised I was looking at a new record.”

Check out ‘747’ below: