The Snuts are stepping into a new era, and they’re doing it with clarity, heart, and a renewed sense of purpose. Today, the West Lothian four‑piece announce their fourth studio album, Joy In Short Moments, landing 23 October via Happy Artist Records in partnership with Virgin Music Group. Alongside it comes a brand‑new single, ‘Defibrillator’, a euphoric, drum‑driven jolt of life that sets the tone for what might be their most personal work to date.

And because The Snuts don’t do things by halves, they’ve also confirmed a 16‑date UK headline tour for November and December, their biggest and most ambitious autumn run yet.

If The Snuts have always had a knack for writing songs that feel communal, ‘Defibrillator’ pushes that instinct to the front of the stage. Inspired by the idea of a living wake — celebrating your life with the people you love while you’re still here to feel it, the track is a rallying cry for connection over ego, joy over heaviness.

Frontman Jack Cochrane frames it simply:

“I wanted to write a track that detailed a conscious decision to live and love more. To take life less seriously and dilute ego as often as possible.”

Produced by Cochrane and Scotty Anderson, the single bursts with the kind of energy that made The Snuts festival favourites, but there’s a new emotional weight beneath the shine.

Where their previous albums were forged in the chaos of constant touring, Joy In Short Moments was written from a place of stillness. Cochrane moved back home, became a father, and found himself confronting the questions that relentless momentum had kept at bay.

The result is a record rooted in real life, its mess, its beauty, its contradictions.

Cochrane explains:

“Success, failure, parenthood and loss all found their way into these songs. Joy in Short Moments is the sound of reconnecting with what matters and learning to find meaning in the small things.”

Across its eleven tracks, from the reflective title track to the stormy ‘Warsaw’ and the widescreen ‘Summer Rain’, the album captures a band growing into themselves with honesty and intent.

The Snuts’ rise has been nothing short of remarkable. A Number 1 debut with W.L. in 2021. A Top 3 follow‑up with Burn The Empire in 2022. A self‑produced, independently released third album, Millennials, that still smashed into the Top 2, making them the first act since One Direction to land three Top 3 albums in three consecutive years.

Add to that sold‑out tours across Japan, Australia, Europe and North America, plus a triumphant Scottish arena headline at Glasgow’s OVO Hydro, and you’ve got a band operating at full velocity.

This summer they hit TRNSMT on 20 June, broadcast by the BBC, before diving headfirst into their biggest UK tour yet.

THE SNUTS — UK HEADLINE TOUR 2026

November

19 — Dundee, Livehouse

20 — Aberdeen, Beach Ballroom

21 — Edinburgh, Corn Exchange

23 — Dunfermline, Alhambra Theatre

24 — Newcastle, O2 City Hall

26 — Sheffield, Octagon Centre

27 — Nottingham, Rock City

29 — Norwich, UEA

30 — Bristol, The Prospect Building

December

1 — Hull, City Hall

2 — Leeds, O2 Academy

3 — Manchester, Victoria Warehouse

4 — Manchester, Victoria Warehouse

8 — Birmingham, O2 Academy

9 — Portsmouth, Guildhall

10 — London, Brixton Academy

Artist pre‑sale: Monday 23 June, 10am

O2 & other pre‑sale: Wednesday 24 June, 10am

General sale: Friday 26 June, 10am

TRACKLIST — JOY IN SHORT MOMENTS

In Motion
Youth Ain’t Easy
Defibrillator
Joy In Short Moments
PTS
Get Up, Get Out
Country Music
Summer Rain
Motherlands
Warsaw
Little Marathon Man

With Joy In Short Moments, The Snuts aren’t reinventing themselves,k they’re refining, refocusing, and reconnecting with the world around them. It’s a record built on small truths, big feelings, and the kind of songwriting that only comes when you finally stop running.

This autumn, they’ll bring that renewed spirit to stages across the UK. Expect catharsis. Expect community. Expect a band who know exactly who they are.