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Teenage Fanclub Share Video for New Song “Tired of Being Alone”

Nothing Lasts Forever Due Out September 22 via Merge

Jul 06, 2023

Scottish veterans Teenage Fanclub are releasing a new album, Nothing Lasts Forever. Now they have shared its second single, “Tired of Being Alone,” via a music video that was shot in Norway last weekend. More

11 Best Songs of the Week: Squid, Jess Williamson, Lindstrøm, Anjimile, Foo Fighters, and More

Plus The Mary Onettes, Clark and Thom Yorke, M. Ward, and a Wrap-up of the Week’s Other Notable New Tracks

May 26, 2023

Welcome to the 19th Songs of the Week of 2023. This week we lost the Queen of Rock. Tina Turner’s death was the kind of passing that makes the world pause and garners comments from world leaders. More

Teenage Fanclub Announce New Album, Share Video for New Song “Foreign Land”

Nothing Lasts Forever Due Out September 22 via Merge

May 23, 2023

Scottish veterans Teenage Fanclub have announced a new album, Nothing Lasts Forever, and shared its first single, “Foreign Land,” via a music video. More

Apr 04, 2022

Scottish indie rockers Teenage Fanclub have shared a video for their new single “I Left a Light On,” shot at Rockfield Studios where the song was recorded. More

Superchunk Announce New Album, Share Lead Single “Endless Summer”

Wild Loneliness Due Out February 25 via Merge

Dec 07, 2021

Superchunk have announced the release of a new album, Wild Loneliness, due out on February 25 via Merge. The band has also shared the album’s lead single, “Endless Summer,” which features musical contributions from Teenage Fanclub’s Norman Blake and Raymond McGinley. More

Teenage Fanclub Share Video for New Song “In Our Dreams”

Endless Arcade Due Out April 30 on Merge

Apr 13, 2021

Scottish alt-rock band Teenage Fanclub have shared a video for a new song titled “In Our Dreams.” It is the latest release from their upcoming album Endless Arcade, which will be out on April 30 via Merge. More

10 Best Songs of the Week: Gruff Rhys, Squid, Middle Kids, The Go! Team, and More

Plus Flock of Dimes, Lana Del Rey, Teenage Fanclub, and a Wrap-up of the Week’s Other Notable New Tracks

Mar 19, 2021

Welcome to the tenth Songs of the Week of 2021. Last week I told you that the wife and I got the Johnson & Johnson shot. This week more and more people I personally know are also getting vaccinated, and I’m talking people in their 20s, 30s, and 40s, not just 65 and older. More

Teenage Fanclub Share New Song “The Sun Won’t Shine On Me”

Endless Arcade Due Out April 30 on Merge

Mar 15, 2021

Scottish indie rockers Teenage Fanclub are releasing a new album, Endless Arcade, on April 30 via Merge. Now they have shared the album’s fourth single, “The Sun Won’t Shine On Me.” More

Teenage Fanclub Share New Song “I’m More Inclined”

Endless Arcade Will Be Out April 30 on Merge; Rescheduled Tour Dates Announced

Jan 26, 2021

Scottish alt-rock band Teenage Fanclub have shared a new song titled “I’m More Inclined,” written by band co-founder Norman Blake. It is the third single from their upcoming album Endless Arcade, which will be out on April 30 via Merge. A music video is set to drop some time later this week. More

Teenage Fanclub Announce New Album, Share New Song “Home”

Endless Arcade Due Out March 5, 2021 via Merge

Nov 11, 2020

Beloved Scottish veterans Teenage Fanclub have announced a new album, Endless Arcade, and shared its first single, “Home.” More

Teenage Fanclub Announce 2019 U.S. Tour Dates

Will Be Their First American Dates Without Co-Founding Member Gerald Love

Sep 18, 2018

Beloved Scottish veterans Teenage Fanclub have announced some U.S. tour dates for 2019. They will be the band’s first American dates without founding member Gerald Love, who recently announced he was leaving the band. More

Seven Best Songs of the Week: TORRES, Protomartyr, Nine Inch Nails, Ben Gibbard, and More

Plus A. Savage, Tricky, Zola Jesus, and a Wrap-up of the Week's Other Notable New Tracks

Jul 14, 2017

The first four singles from Arcade Fire‘s forthcoming new album, Everything Now, seem to have gotten a mixed response from fans, but we make no apologies for naming the album’s excellent and catchy first single, title track “Everything Now,” our #1 Song of the Week back on June 2. More

Death Cab for Cutie’s Ben Gibbard Covers Teenage Fanclub’s “The Concept”

As Part of Gibbard's Bandwagonesque Covers Album For Sounds Delicious Vinyl Series, Out July 28

Jul 13, 2017

Death Cab for Cutie‘s Ben Gibbard is covering Teenage Fanclub‘s 1991 album Bandwagonesque in its entirety. It will be released on July 28 on limited edition vinyl (with a download card) as part of Turntable Kitchen’s Sounds Delicious vinyl subscription series. Now Gibbard has shared a cover of Teenage Fanclub’s “The Concept” via an animated video. More

Death Cab for Cutie’s Ben Gibbard to Cover Teenage Fanclub’s “Bandwagonesque” Album

For Sounds Delicious Vinyl Series Also Featuring Local Natives, The Pains of Being Pure at Heart, and More

Dec 13, 2016

Death Cab for Cutie‘s Ben Gibbard is set to cover Teenage Fanclub‘s 1991 album Teenage Fanclub’s Bandwagonesque in its entirety. It will be released on limited edition vinyl (with a download card) as part of Turntable Kitchen’s Sounds Delicious vinyl subscription series. More

Stream the New Album by Teenage Fanclub - “Here”

Here Due Out September 9 via Merge

Sep 01, 2016

Beloved Scottish veterans Teenage Fanclub are releasing a new album, Here, the band’s tenth full-length, next Friday (September 9) via Merge. Previously they had shared Here‘s first single and opening track, “I’m In Love,” as well asa video for the song. More

Listen: Teenage Fanclub - “Thin Air”

Here Due Out September 9 via Merge

Aug 22, 2016

Beloved Scottish veterans Teenage Fanclub are releasing a new album, Here, the band’s tenth full-length, on September 9 via Merge. Previously they had shared Here‘s first single and opening track, “I’m In Love,” as well as a video for the song. More

Jul 28, 2016

Beloved Scottish veterans Teenage Fanclub are releasing a new album, Here, the band’s tenth full-length, on September 9 via Merge. Previously they had shared Here‘s first single and opening track, “I’m In Love.” More

Jun 21, 2016

Beloved Scottish veterans Teenage Fanclub are back with a new album and have shared its first single. Here is the band’s tenth full-length and it’s due out September 9 via Merge. Below is the first single and album opening track, “I’m In Love,” followed by the album’s tracklist and cover art. More

Merge Announces Teenage Fanclub Reissues

Man Made And Shadows Available On LP August 5

Jul 03, 2014

Continuing their 25th anniversary series of classic reissues, Merge Records has announced that they will release Teenage Fanclub’s 2005 LP Man Made and 2010’s Shadows on 180 gram vinyl. More

Oct 20, 2011

Diamond Rings recently brought their synthpop touch to pop touchstone Teenage Fanclub.We have the resulting cover. More

Sep 29, 2010

Teenage Fanclub took time out from touring to perform hit “Baby Lee” (from recently released album Shadows) on Late Night With Jimmy Fallon.

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Teenage Fanclub Return With Ninth Album

First Release Since 2005's Man-Made

Mar 23, 2010

Scottish indie-pop vets Teenage Fanclub return on June 8th with their ninth LP, Shadows, and a U.K./Ireland trek. Merge will issue the new LP. More




Reviews

Oct 24, 2023

Nothing Lasts Forever is a pretty bleak album title. Is it full of maudlin ballads and the deafening sound of the wringing of hands? Surprisingly not. More

Apr 29, 2021

I can honestly say in the 31 years since the Scottish band’s debut single, “Everything Flows,” dropped like a breath of fresh air on a hot summer’s day, that I’ve never met anyone that doesn’t like Teenage Fanclub. More

Sep 07, 2016

The lyrics to the new Teenage Fanclub record should sound familiar to anyone who’s sat through a screed of well-meaning but unsolicited advice from an older uncle. More

Jun 18, 2010

Shadow is a near-perfect title for the new album from Glasgow’s Teenage Fanclub, because for U.S. fans the band is an enigma. It’s been five years since Fanclub’s last release, the band rarely tours, and didn’t even have a decent website until recently. More