New Music Albums: THE SWEET GOODBYE (Opus Kink)

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Artist:
Opus Kink

Genre:
Jazz
Punk
Pop/Rock
Alternative/Indie Rock

Total Time:
46:40

Record Label:
So Recordings

Purchase Album:
CD, Amazon Music, Vinyl,
Apple Music, Spotify

Release Date
July 31, 2026

Find out more about this album release after the jump.

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Product Description: With their ever-mutating brand of jazz- and country-laced punk, Opus Kink have always cut a singular figure in a saturated landscape. Making their name with incendiary, cult-like live shows, the band has developed a sound as elusive as it is recognizable. Underscored by a formidable horn section and a ragged, sardonic delivery, the group bears a passing resemblance to post-punk and no-wave acts such as The Pop Group, The Birthday Party, and the Lounge Lizards. However, it is their weaving of older, more traditional influences-choral, folk, country, Latin, Weimar cabaret, and cruise-ship crooning-into the fabric of their music that truly sets them apart. Their highly anticipated debut album, The Sweet Goodbye, follows a series of EPs and singles that have earned acclaim from NME, DORK, DIY, CLASH, So Young, BBC Radio 1, and playlisting on BBC Radio 6 Music. The album was produced by Grammy Award-winning producer and mixer Craig Silvey (Arcade Fire, Florence & The Machine, R.E.M.) and features a guest appearance by The New Eves, whose 2025 debut album reached No. 1 on the UK's Official Independent Albums Chart.

TRACK LIST:

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1 . Come Over, Do Me Wrong (04:30)

2 . Will It Come For You? (04:18)

3 . I'm A Pretty Showboy (04:39)

4 . The Sweet Goodbye (04:15)

5 . Peckham Nocturne (03:55)

6 . I Have To Shine My Sunday Shoes (04:26)

7 . The Head Tree Opus Kink feat. The New Eves (04:29)

8 . 448C (The Colour of Love) (04:31)

9 . Crucify! (06:29)

10 .Oh, Irony (05:11)

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