In this episode of the XS Noize Podcast, Mark Millar sits down with Dave Pen of Archive to talk about Glass Minds — the band’s 13th studio album and a bold new chapter in a 30-year journey defined by reinvention, collaboration and creative risk. Watch the full XS Noize Podcast conversation below.
Formed in Croydon, South London in 1994, Archive have evolved from trip-hop pioneers into one of Europe’s most respected alternative collectives. Glass Minds, released Friday 27th February 2026 via Dangervisit through [PIAS], follows the ambitious 2022 triple-album Call to Arms & Angels, which charted Top 10 across Europe and culminated in their biggest headline show to date at Paris’ Accor Arena.
Produced by Archive alongside long-time collaborator Jerome Devoise, and recorded in Brighton, London and Paris, Glass Minds marks a shift toward a more minimal, down-tempo sound — built on space and emotional weight. New textures emerge through Essex rapper Jimmy Collins on “Heads Are Gonna Roll,” while Lisa Mottram shines on the title track and “The Love The Light.” At its core is the eight-minute “So Far From Losing You,” one of the band’s most personal and expansive pieces to date.
In this conversation, Dave Pen reflects on joining Archive and becoming part of a true creative collective. He discusses the trust and experimentation that shape the band’s process, the evolution of their sound over three decades, embracing AI in the album’s visual identity, and why live performance remains the ultimate space where Archive’s songs continue to grow and transform.
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The track listing of the album, produced by Archive and long-term collaborator Jerome Devoise, recorded at Metway Studios, Brighton & Angel Studios, London and mixed at Studio DES, Paris, is as follows. The album artwork was designed by Saatchi Gallery collected artist Alaric Hammond:
Broken Bits
Glass Minds
Patterns
Look At Us
When You’re This Down
So Far From Losing You
Wake Up Strange
City Walls
The Love The Light
Shine Out Power
Heads Are Gonna Roll
Where I Am
Finally, the band will also be heading out on tour in support of the album – dates are as follows:
28.03.26 – La Cartonnerie – REIMS, FR – SOLD OUT
30.03.26 – Paradiso – AMSTERDAM, NL
31.03.26 – OM – LIEGE, BE – SOLD OUT
01.04.26 – OM – LIEGE, BE – SOLD OUT
03.04.26 – La Seine Musicale – PARIS, FR – SOLD OUT
04.04.26 – Salle Metropole – LAUSANNE, CH
06.04.26 – Muffathalle – MUNICH, DE
07.04.26 – Arena Wien – VIENNA, AT
08.04.26 – Torwar Hall – WARSAW, PL
09.04.26 – Docks – HAMBURG, DE – SOLD OUT
11.04.26 – Shepherds Bush Empire – LONDON, UK
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