Scouting For Girls Return With New Album “These Are The Good Days” — Out March 27th

The chart-topping, multi-Platinum selling Scouting For Girls will release their new album ‘These Are The Good Days’ on March 27^th 2026 – a record which they today preview by sharing its title track and lead single.

It will be the follow-up to 2023’s ‘The Place We Used To Meet’ which became their highest-charting record in eight years. The trio behind mega-hits ‘This Ain’t A Love Song’ (#1), ‘She’s So Lovely’ (#7), ‘Elvis Ain’t Dead’ (#8) and ‘Heartbeat’ (#10) still command a huge, loyal following as evidenced by the majority of next year’s headline tour already being sold-out.

First single, ‘These Are The Good Days’ is a joyous expression of appreciating everything that’s special in the here-and-now. With a luminous piano melody, sun kissed guitars and (for the first time in SFG history) some soulful gospel vocal harmonies, it feels like a modern take on classic Californian pop-rock – viewed, as ever, by Scouting For Girls’ distinctly British perspective.

Vocalist/pianist Roy Stride says, “My family moved to Los Angeles last year so I could focus on songwriting after getting the opportunity to write music for an animation project. It’s always been a dream of mine to make music out here — but that dream almost became a nightmare when, just a few months later, we suddenly found ourselves in the middle of California’s wildfire season and were evacuated out to Palm Springs, fully expecting to lose everything we owned. That week ended up inspiring both the song and the album artwork. I wanted to turn that experience into something positive — to write the most uplifting song I could. I’m an incredibly nostalgic person, and I realised that, in a strange way, I’d probably look back on that time as a golden period in my life — when we were all together as a family.”

What follows is a record themed around high spirits and a determination to live your best life. It’s predominantly high energy too, with ‘Get What You Give’ an instant standout that can take its place amongst their many hits through to the playful, exuberant excess of the multi-layered orchestral closer ‘Alright In The End’. And that positivity still flourishes on other highlights too, such as the classic timeless ballad ‘Stars Never Fade’ and the string laden sixties influenced pop of ‘Don’t You Go Solo’. Simply, this is a record that offers an uplifting antidote at a time of an avalanche of downbeat news.

The album was entirely written and produced by Roy Stride, and recorded between studios in California, Dublin and the UK with fellow founding members and lifelong friends Greg Churchouse (bass) and Pete Ellard (drums). The album is lifted by the addition of touring guitarist Connor McDonald (James Morrison, George Ezra), whose Clapton-esque playing brings a new musical depth to the band. Most of the record was also mixed by Roy, with the remainder completed by Matt Bishop (Taylor Swift, Ed Sheeran).

Roy adds, “The album’s full of the sunny optimism and joy that’s always been such a big part of Scouting for Girls. Almost twenty years on from She’s So Lovely, we’re somehow selling more tickets than ever, as people keep coming out for that unique connection and joy you only get from the magic of live music. I hope this record adds to the soundtrack — it’s packed with the positivity, fun, and sunshine that people have always associated with Scouting for Girls…”

Scouting For Girls’ 2007 self-titled debut album spent two weeks at #1 and was certified 3 x Platinum in recognition of 900,000+ domestic sales. 2010’s ‘Everybody Wants To Be On TV’ was similarly successful, reaching #2 and Platinum status. The band also returned to the Top 10 with ‘The Light Between Us’ and ‘Greatest Hits’.

Scouting For Girls will head out on tour early in 2026 with a set that celebrates the 15th anniversary of ‘Everybody Wants To Be On TV’. Limited tickets for select dates for the tour, listed below, are available HERE.

FEBRUARY 2026

26th – Belfast, Telegraph Building (LOW TICKETS)

27th – Dublin, The Academy (LOW TICKETS)

MARCH 2026

2nd – Brighton, Dome (LOW TICKETS)

3rd – Bournemouth, O2 Academy (LOW TICKETS)

5th – Bristol, O2 Academy (SOLD OUT)

6th – Cardiff, Great Hall

7th – Margate, Dreamland

9th – Southend, Cliffs Pavilion (LOW TICKETS)

10th – Norwich, UEA (SOLD OUT)

12th – Cambridge, Corn Exchange (SOLD OUT)

13th – Nottingham, Rock City (SOLD OUT)

14th – Birmingham, O2 Academy (SOLD OUT)

16th – Glasgow, O2 Academy (SOLD OUT)

17th – York, Barbican (LOW TICKETS)

19th – Sheffield, City Hall (LOW TICKETS)

20th – Newcastle, City Hall (SOLD OUT)

21st – Manchester, Apollo (SOLD OUT)

23rd – Liverpool, O2 Academy (SOLD OUT)

24th – Leeds, O2 Academy (LOW TICKETS)

26th – Oxford, O2 Academy (SOLD OUT)

27th – Portsmouth, Guildhall (SOLD OUT)

28th – London, Roundhouse (SOLD OUT)

 ‘These Are The Good Days’ tracklist:

1. ‘These Are the Good Days’
2. ‘Get What You Give’
3. ‘Waiting for your Love’
4. ‘Stars Never Fade’
5. ‘Don’t You Go Solo’
6. ‘As Bad As You Are Beautiful’
7. ‘Love Gone Bad’
8. ‘Counting Down the Days’
9. ‘Still Feel the Love’
10. ‘Alright in the End’