Transgressive Records today announced the first-time release of a never-before-heard solo studio album from Graham Coxon. Titled Castle Park and recorded in 2011, the previously unreleased record will be available on 19 June, 2026 and comes as part of a comprehensive reissue of Coxon’s complete solo catalogue, spanning 9 studio albums and 3 original soundtracks, across the next 12 months.
Watch visualiser to Castle Park lead track ‘Billy Says’ BELOW.
Produced by Ben Hillier (blur – Think Tank), Castle Park was recorded in 2011 as part of the A+E (2012) sessions. Originally intended as a follow up to A+E, the release was postponed due to blur activity in 2012, before Coxon moved on to other projects. Castle Park is a collection of 10 songs that lean into the artist’s classic mod sound, with lead single ‘Billy Says’ – a longtime feature of Coxon’s live set – already familiar to fans and now finally available for the first time.
With his back catalogue long sold out and in high demand on physical formats, Castle Park kicks off a comprehensive reissue of Coxon’s expansive solo catalogue and comes alongside the re-release of The Sky is Too High and The Golden D, all available on 19 June. Further drops across the coming year will include the studio albums Crow Sit on Blood Tree (2001), The Kiss of Morning (2002), Happiness In Magazines (2004), Love Travels at Illegal Speeds (2006), The Spinning Top (2009), A+E (2012); as well as the two Original Songs and Score album soundtracks for The End of The F***ing World 1 (2018) and The End of The F***ing World 2 (2019); and Superstate (2021), the original soundtrack released to accompany the graphic novel of the same name.
Today’s announcement also comes with news that Graham Coxon will play a special, career-spanning headline show at the O2 Forum Kentish Town in London on 28th November 2026, his first full-band live performance in over a decade. Tickets and information HERE.
The Sky Is Too High (1998) is Coxon’s debut solo album featuring the single ‘I Wish’. A lo-fi and uncompromisingly honest body of work, the record is considered a departure from his work with blur at the time, although it marks a world first hinted at in his song ‘You’re So Great’, recorded for the eponymous blur album a year prior. Written, recorded and produced by Coxon, with original artwork by Coxon, the album was originally released on Coxon’s own label Transcopic. Listen HERE.
The Golden D (2000) is Coxon’s second solo studio album. Written, recorded and produced by Coxon, it saw the musician explore a heavier, more punk sound than its predecessor across 10 tracks, including the song ‘Ooochy Woochy’. The 12-track album also includes two covers, ‘Fame and Fortune’ and ‘That’s When I Reach For My Revolver’ by American post-punk band Mission of Burma. The Golden D features original cover artwork by Graham Coxon. Listen HERE.
TRACKLISTINGS:
The tracklisting for Castle Park is:
1.Billy Says
2.Alright
3.When You Find Out
4.Isn’t It Funny
5.There’s a Little House
6.Easy
7.Dripping Soul
8.Forget Today
9.Mélodie Pour Christine
10.All The Rage
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