Jon Spencer Announces New Album 'Songs Of Personal Loss And Protest', Posts New Single Knock 'Em Out
Friday, 10 April 2026
Written by Jon Stickler
Photo: Dimitry Mak
Jon Spencer has announced a new solo album.
Recorded by the Blues Explosion leader and his current band, comprising Spider Bowman on drums and Kendall Wind on bass, 'Songs Of Personal Loss And Protest' will arrive on June 12 via Shove Records. Spencer said:
"I’m in a time of spiritual reckoning. These past few years there has been a lot of emotional conflict and personal loss — the passing of time takes its toll. Losing friends, losing family, and all of this set against a world gone topsy turvy where it feels like we are losing basic freedoms… I’m trying to balance a lot of things, but the answer is always rock’n’roll."
He continued: "Rock’n’roll is America’s true gift to the world — the sound of revolution! It came out of the sky, a screaming, chrome-plated flying saucer, like an outer space monster, landed here on Earth so the freaks could have their say. It is the hip-shaking sound of rebellion. The blues is my bible, rock’n’roll is our battle cry!"
Alongside the announcement, the American bluesman has shared the record's first single, Knock 'Em Out, which delivers his signature raw, raucous garage-punk and rock sound.
Spencer will appear at Bearded Theory in Derbyshire next month, before tour dates across the UK, Europe and Asia through the summer. Tickets are on sale now.
His most recent studio album is 2024's 'Sick Of Being Sick!', while The Jon Spencer Blues Explosion have not been active since 2016.
'Songs of Personal Loss and Protest' tracklist:
1. Fanfare (Another Point of View)
2. Vermin Attack!
3. Hangover
4. Knock ‘Em Out
5. Give It Up 4 the Devil
6. Mr. Lion
7. Orange Slice Blues
8. Slip Away
9. Step On the Gas
10. I’m Taking Off
11. Wet & Wild
12. No More
Jon Spencer Upcoming Tour Dates are as follows
Mon May 25 2026 - BRISTOL THE FLEECE
Tue May 26 2026 - EXETER Cavern Club
Wed May 27 2026 - OXFORD O2 Academy2 Oxford
Fri May 29 2026 - NOTTINGHAM Boat Club Trentside
Sat May 30 2026 - LIVERPOOL O2 Academy 2 Liverpool
Sun May 31 2026 - GLASGOW Room 2
Tue June 02 2026 - BELFAST Ulster Sports Club
Wed June 03 2026 - DUBLIN Lost Lane
Thu June 04 2026 - MANCHESTER Gorilla
Fri June 05 2026 - LONDON Dome
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