UK indie rockers Razorlight today announced their forthcoming new album, Olympus Sleeping. Due for release on October 26th, it will be the band’s first full-length release in over a decade. You can pre-order the album on vinyl, CD and digital download here.

Olympus Sleeping – out October 26th

In an interview with NME, Razorlight frontman Johnny Borrell spoke at length about the new album. Pitched as a “love letter to roll and roll”, Olympus Sleeping sees the band collaborating with David Ellis and Martin Chambers of The Pretenders, who make respective appearances on guitar and drums.  Set to have “the electric energy of their first album, the pop-rock craftsmanship of the second and the lyrical ambition of the third”, the new LP breaks the ten years of silence left after their previous album, 2008’s Slipway Fires.

“I didn’t do Razorlight for a long time because I was off doing other music”, Borrell said, explaining the extended hiatus. “The successful band model means people give you pressure to release an album every album every 18 months – whether you’ve got something to say or not… Every time I’ve ever done an album, it’s because I thought that’s the best music that I can make at that point in time. That music wants to be made. With Razorlight, that wasn’t happening and I wasn’t inspired for a while.”

Ahead of the new release, Razorlight have shared three new tracks from the upcoming album, on top of July’s lead single, ‘Olympus Sleeping‘: ‘Japanrock’, ‘Sorry?’ and ‘Got To Let The Good Times Back Into Your Life’. Powered by stabbing, punky guitars, excitable drumming and hearty, affected vocals, the new tracks hark back to their classic noughties-indie sound.

In support of the album, Razorlight have announced a series of UK dates for later this year. Tickets will go on sale from 10am this Friday here. They are also making appearances at Cool Britannia this weekend in London and at Pub In The Park in Kenbsworth this September. See their itinerary below: