Everything But The Girl Announce New Album Blue Reservoir, Share “Young and Dumb”

Turns out Everything But The Girl’s return was not a one-album affair. Tracey Thorn and Ben Watt have announced Blue Reservoir, their second album since ending a 24-year recording hiatus, arriving February 19th, 2027 via Buzzin’ Fly/Virgin Music Group. As a first preview, the duo have shared “Young and Dumb.” While 2023’s Fuse brought Everything But The Girl back after their hiatus, Blue Reservoir grew out of something considerably smaller: a run of intimate shows at London’s 300-capacity MOTH Club. The residency began in 2025 as their first performances together in roughly 25 years and stretched to around 30 shows, reconnecting the two with the stripped-down approach at the root of their work. “There was an intensity and simplicity to the MOTH shows that took us back to how we started out,” Thorn said in a statement. “Direct, rooted in guitar and voice, a few extra colors. We hadn’t been in that world for a long time and it just felt fresh and real.” That feeling carried into “Young and Dumb,” which opens with Watt on Spanish nylon-string guitar before settling into a cool, swaying, bossa nova-influenced run. Watt bought the instrument at the beginning of 2026 and says it quickly ...