Placebo announces first new album in nine years

A friend in need’s a friend indeed, but a friend with new music is better.

Placebo has announced a new album for the first time in nearly a decade. The U.K. band will release Never Let Me Go, the follow-up to 2013’s Loud Like Love, on March 25, 2022.

Never Let Me Go includes the previously released single “Beautiful James,” as well as a just-released track called “Surrounded with Spies.” Both tunes are available now for digital download.

Placebo will hit the road in support of Never Let Me Go in November 2022 for a U.K. tour.

Here’s the Never Let Me Go track list:

“Forever Chemicals”
“Beautiful James”
“Hugz”
“Happy Birthday in the Sky”
“The Prodigal”
“Surrounded By Spies”
“Try Better Next Time”
“Sad White Reggae”
“Twin Demons”
“Chemtrails”
“This Is What You Wanted”
“Went Missing”
“Fix Yourself”