If you’ve followed Jah Wobble’s journey — from PiL’s seismic early days to decades of dub‑soaked adventures — you’ll know he’s never been afraid to pull music apart and rebuild it in his own image. But his new project with his sons, Tian Qiyi, might be his most personal yet.

Their new single, Strawberry Fields Forever, is out now, and it’s the first taste of the upcoming album Mystic Liverpool: The Beatles Psychedelic Psongbook, landing 14 August.

Wobble has always said Strawberry Fields Forever was the song that changed his life as a kid in the East End. So hearing him revisit it now, with his sons and their mum, feels genuinely special.

This version is hypnotic, dreamy and beautifully strange. Charlie’s erhu and morin khuur give the melody a haunting, nostalgic pull, while John T’s drums and yangqin add shimmering detail. Zi Lan Liao — their mum, and one of the world’s most respected guzheng players — layers in gorgeous textures that feel like sunlight through stained glass.

And then there’s Wobble’s bass: deep, dubby, patient. The whole thing breathes.

“We didn’t try to compete with the original,” Wobble says. “We just honoured the mystery of it.”

That’s exactly how it feels.

Tian Qiyi have been quietly building a reputation for blending British, Chinese and Mongolian traditions with dub and post‑punk energy. Their sound is bold, spiritual and totally their own.

On Mystic Liverpool, that fusion becomes the lens through which they explore The Beatles’ psychedelic era — not as nostalgia, but as genuinely mystical music. It’s Liverpool meets Guangzhou meets the future.

And the Liverpool connection runs deep: Zi Lan’s father founded the Pagoda Chinese Youth Orchestra, where both boys grew up playing from the age of three. The album is dedicated to him — a lifelong Beatles fan who owned everything on vinyl.

Mystic Liverpool: The Beatles Psychedelic Psongbook - Out 14 August

Tracklist

Tomorrow Never Knows
Strawberry Fields Forever
Within You Without You
I Am The Walrus
Norwegian Wood
Blue Jay Way
The Inner Light
Love You To
Flying
Rain

If you love The Beatles, dub, experimental music or just hearing classics reimagined with real soul, this album is going to hit you right in the chest.

Catch Wobble & The Invaders Of The Heart on the road this autumn:

October

Sat 03 — Stourbridge
Fri 16 — Todmorden (METAL BOX with Jon Klein)
Wed 21 — Frome
Thu 22 — Bristol
Fri 23 — Reading

November

Sat 07 — London
Wed 25 — Hasselt, BE
Thu 26 — Bruges, BE
Fri 27 — Oudenaarde, BE

Tickets: https://jahwobble.com/#live

Strawberry Fields Forever feels like a family opening a door into their shared musical past, and inviting us in. It’s warm, weird, emotional and full of love for Liverpool, The Beatles and the traditions that shaped them.