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Indie-pop quintet Heavenly<\/a> will pair their already-announced 2026 tour<\/a> with a new album, their first since 1996\u2019s Operation Heavenly<\/em>. The band\u2014original members Amelia Fletcher, Cathy Rogers, Peter Momtchiloff, and Rob Pursey, plus new drummer Ian Button\u2014 recorded Highway to Heavenly<\/em> with producer Toby Burroughs. It will be released on February 27 via Fletcher and Pursey\u2019s label, Skep Wax.<\/p>\n In a statement, Heavenly promises the album is filled with songs \u201cof anger, of grief, of empathy, of love, and set themselves in opposition to the resurgence of the cold \u2018masculine energy\u2019 that is making the world a miserable, aggressive place today.\u201d They deliver on that promise with new single \u201cExcuse Me,\u201d which you can hear below.<\/p>\n From 1989 to 1996, Heavenly released four studio projects before disbanding due to the sudden death of drummer Matthew Fletcher. The band would soon rebrand as Marine Research and later Tender Trap before officially reuniting in 2023 as Heavenly, with new drummer Ian Button.<\/p>\n