Black Bordello are back, and they've never sounded quite like this.
Their latest single 'Daddy', is the first glimpse of the South East London art-rock outfit's third studio album 'Midheaven Tempest', due in September 2026 — and it arrives carrying real emotional weight. Produced by Balazs Altsach at Church Studios, the track moves between atmospheric stillness and visceral intensity, drawing on post-punk, progressive rock and art-pop in equal measure while remaining something entirely its own.
At its heart, the song belongs to frontwoman Sienna Bordello. "It's the most emotionally honest and difficult song I've ever written," she says. "It follows the processing of my father's tragic death through theatre and surrealism — how his absence has re-sculpted my identity." That grief is palpable throughout, filtered through the band's signature flair for the theatrical and the strange. Where another artist might reach for the straightforward, Black Bordello reach for surrealism, and somehow land somewhere far more true.
The single serves as both an introduction to Midheaven Tempest — a record that promises to push further into trip-hop and industrial territory — and a reminder of everything that has made Black Bordello such a singular presence in British alternative music. Comparisons to Björk, Kate Bush and Siouxsie and the Banshees have followed the band since their emergence, and 'Daddy' does nothing to dispel them.
The release will be celebrated with a headline show at London's iconic 100 Club on 27th February.
'Daddy' is out now, check it out in the player below 'Midheaven Tempest' follows in September 2026.
