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With their live performances getting you as close to real magic as you can get, Sans Froid are undeniably one of the UK’s most exciting bands. The Froid’s intent is clear, to make you feel like you’re not the only one going crazy. Since the release of their debut album Hello, Boil Brain, Bristol-based art-rock outfit Sans Froid have steadily earned acclaim from underground tastemakers including BBC Radio 6 Music, Prog Magazine, LOUD WOMEN and Noizze, alongside standout live appearances at ArcTanGent, Simple Things,
Busy in their laboratory, experimenting with all manner of musical influences, Sans Froid are ready to explode forth with their sophomore LP Back into the Womb. A triumphant declaration that even in the year 2026, it is still possible to create something uniquely original and fresh sounding. On this record the listener can find soul, jazz, folk, progressive rock, math rock, and much, much more. All sitting comfortable and proudly under the banner of Sans Froid, a group of accomplished musicians, whose musical prowess is matched by their seamless ability at conjuring abstract and thought provoking themes within their lyrics and artwork.
Vocalist Aisling Trafford writes: “Thematically, the songs all have metaphorical nudges toward patriarchal existence, blindly and internally manoeuvring overwhelming division and just trying to do the best you can with the crumbs you have. We don’t ever set out to have themes, but this is what always seems to be the undercurrent in the end”
Talking about their video premiere, ‘Pros and Constants’, the band write:
‘Pros and Constants’… Working reeeeeally hard at stuff you’re shit at, but doing it because you got bills to pay and then being like, actually nahhhhh I’m bored af so I’m gonna start something else again, but what am I even good at tho… Fuck knows tbh. Lots of just like, focusing on the stuff you can’t do instead of being happy with / recognising the stuff you can do.
Released on June 26 2026 via Church Road Records, Back into the Womb is an undeniably joyous listen, but much like the world we inhabit, the beauty on display is interspersed with unavoidable moments of chaos and passages of unease. Take it all in and block nothing out, you’ll be much richer for it.
