{"product_id":"companero","title":"Compañero","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003ePre-Order Item. Release Date Subject to Change.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eLabel: RCA\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eRelease Date: 12th March\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003e\u003cspan\u003eGang of Youths know their way around an anthem and how to hold the listener in the palm of their hand with a pop rock banger but on their fourth album they pull things back to a more quiet power and within it a new confidence. Single 'Things Take Time' blooms with horns and a lilting soulful rock.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e*discount not valid on this release\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003ciframe height=\"150\" style=\"width: 100%; max-width: 660px; overflow: hidden; background: transparent;\" src=\"https:\/\/embed.music.apple.com\/gb\/album\/things-take-time\/6794962324?i=6794962325\"\u003e\u003c\/iframe\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cspan\u003eGang Of \u003cspan class=\"MyAppHighlight\" id=\"searchHighlight4\"\u003eYouths\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cspan\u003ehave announced their fourth studio album, \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eCompañero\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e, arriving \u003cb\u003eMarch 12 2027\u003c\/b\u003e, via RCA UK, alongside the release of the second single \u003ci\u003e‘\u003c\/i\u003eBenny’s Video’.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eRecorded in gobsmacking stereo with a hint of melancholy, ‘Benny’s Video’ will either blow you away or blow your eardrums out.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eFollowing August’s single ‘Things Take Time’, the new single offers another taste of what’s to come from the acclaimed quartet. Marking a significant evolution for the band, \u003ci\u003eCompañero\u003c\/i\u003e finds frontman and primary songwriter David Le’aupepe looking beyond the deeply personal confessions that have defined much of their catalogue, embracing a broader approach to songwriting through vivid storytelling, classic Americana and an unexpected sense of euphoria.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eA Spanish noun meaning \u003ci\u003ecompanion, partner or comrade\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eCompañero\u003c\/i\u003e speaks to the ideas of connection and shared experience at the heart of the record, while also reflecting its central preoccupation with mortality and the different ways death touches our lives. It signals a new chapter in the band's ever-evolving sound, one that finds Gang Of \u003cspan class=\"MyAppHighlight\" id=\"searchHighlight5\"\u003eYouths\u003c\/span\u003e confronting life's biggest questions with a different perspective.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cspan\u003eCompañero\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cspan\u003eis the band’s first new music since 2022’s \u003ci\u003eAngel In Realtime\u003c\/i\u003e, which was a Top 10 album in the UK, and #1 in Australia.\u003ci\u003e \u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eGang Of \u003cspan class=\"MyAppHighlight\" id=\"searchHighlight6\"\u003eYouths\u003c\/span\u003e will be playing underplay shows in the UK at the end of this year including London’s Roundhouse and Manchester’s Albert Hall, supporting Nothing But Thieves across Europe in Jan 2027, festivals around the world next summer, before returning to the UK for their biggest ever headline tour to finish up 2027.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Gang of Youths","offers":[{"title":"Retail Exclusive ‘Lowly Abberation’ Double Vinyl LP","offer_id":54416926671142,"sku":"19958496761","price":35.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true},{"title":"Double Vinyl LP","offer_id":54416926703910,"sku":"19958496731","price":25.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0505\/7734\/2621\/files\/Lowly_Abberation_-_Indie.jpg?v=1794408918","url":"https:\/\/www.limitedadditionrecords.com\/products\/companero","provider":"Limited Addition Records","version":"1.0","type":"link"}