Teenage Fanclub Announce New Album, Share Video for New Song “Day in the Sun”

News All Teenage Fanclub Announce New Album, Share Video for New Song “Day in the Sun” Do Not Dare to Dream Due Out October 9 via Merge Jul 23, 2026 By Mark Redfern Photography by Donald Milne Scottish veterans Teenage Fanclub have announced a new album, Do Not Dare to Dream, and shared its first single, “Day in the Sun,” via a music video. Do Not Dare to Dream is due out October 9 via Merge. Donald Milne directed the “Day in the Sun” video. Check it out below, followed by the album’s tracklist and cover artwork. Do Not Dare to Dream is the band’s 13th album and the follow-up to 2023’s Nothing Lasts Forever, 2021’s Endless Arcade and 2016’s Here. Teenage Fanclub is led by its main songwriters and founding members Norman Blake and Raymond McGinley. The current lineup also features Francis Macdonald on drums, Dave McGowan (who’s been with Teenage Fanclub since 2004) on bass, and Euros Childs (formerly of Gorky’s Zygotic Mynci) on keyboards. “It’s difficult when it comes to… coming up with a name for an album. Especially after you’ve made 12 of them,” says Blake of the album’s title. “Those ‘dare to dream’ sentiments are kind of ridiculous. I don’t think the world works that way.” Sum...