Having kickstarted their UK & EU tour with triumphant sold out shows in London, Paris & Amsterdam, The Haunted Youth return with wake up, the latest single to be taken from their forthcoming album, Boys Cry Too, out via Play It Again Sam on May 8, 2026.
The band's new material is far more fiery and red-blooded than their 2022 debut Dawn of the Freak, while the latest single wake up contains this icy morning-after-the-night-before regret that you can truly lose yourself in. The album as a whole is frequently one of anguish and aggression, as frontman Joachim Liebens reflects, “I was a kid on Dawn Of The Freak. It sounds almost like nursery rhymes to me – everything is so fragile and childlike, like a cry for attention.” He pauses before breaking into a wide, Cheshire Cat grin. “And now I’m angsty and kicking in doors.”
Listen to wake up here: https://thehauntedyouth.ffm.to/wakeup
Pre-order Boys Cry Too here: thehauntedyouth.ffm.to/boys-cry-too
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