The Paper Kites are back at it again, proving you can make heartbreak sound bloody beautiful. The Aussie folk outfit have just announced their seventh studio album, If You Go There, I Hope You Find It, dropping January 23rd via Nettwerk Music Group. Seven albums deep and still tugging at the heartstrings, they’ve kicked things off with a brand-new single, Every Town — and yes, it’s already streaming everywhere, complete with a video that’ll have you staring wistfully out the window like a lovesick teenager.
Every Town is classic Paper Kites: soft, delicate melodies wrapped around lyrics that ache in all the right places. It’s melancholic without being self-indulgent, romantic without sliding into cheese. It’s the sound of remembering someone you can’t shake, even if you wanted to. Sad, tender, and dangerously easy to stick on repeat — the sort of track you’ll reach for when the night bus feels a little too empty.
The upcoming album promises more of that stripped-back intimacy they’ve built their reputation on. With tracks like When The Lavender Blooms already setting the tone, the record digs into themes of nature, healing and the kind of human connection that feels rarer by the day. Recorded in Melbourne’s legendary Sing Sing Studios and mixed by Jon Low (yes, the bloke who’s worked with Taylor Swift and Ed Sheeran), the production’s polished without losing that raw, reflective core.
Of course, The Paper Kites aren’t just sitting at home writing sad bangers. They’re on the road again, hitting the States this month with The Teskey Brothers before sliding into festival slots at Bourbon & Beyond and Iron Blossom. The big news for UK fans, though, is the freshly announced 2026 European headline run. London gets the Roundhouse, Manchester gets the O2 Ritz, and if their sold-out show at Somerset House this summer is anything to go by, tickets won’t hang around.
It’s wild to think the band that gifted the world Bloom (now a multi-Platinum monster thanks to TikTok, playlists, and even a Kelly Clarkson cover) are still finding ways to quietly reinvent themselves. They’re not chasing trends, not bloating their sound — just refining that knack for writing songs that feel personal enough to sting but universal enough to soundtrack your own mess of a love life.
So, if you like your folk with a side of sincerity and just enough melancholy to keep things interesting, get If You Go There, I Hope You Find It on your radar. And maybe have tissues handy.
The Paper Kites 2026 UK/EU Headline Tour
February 17 – Belfast, United Kingdom – Limelight
February 18 – Dublin, Ireland – 3Olympia Theatre
February 19 – Glasgow, United Kingdom – SWG3
February 20 – Manchester, United Kingdom – O2 Ritz
February 21 – Leeds, United Kingdom – Stylus
February 23 – Bristol, United Kingdom – Electric Bristol
February 24 – London, United Kingdom – Roundhouse
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