Fresh off a North American tour with Mumford & Sons, a big ol’ set at Glastonbury, and apparently no time for sleep, Good Neighbours have announced their debut album Blue Sky Mentality — due out 26 September via Polydor — and dropped a shimmering, bittersweet new single called ‘Suburbs’.
If you grew up in a small town dreaming of something bigger — or just used to fake sick to avoid P.E. — this track is going to hit very close to home.
Premiered last night as BBC Radio 1’s Hottest Record, Suburbs is a glossy, heart-tugging anthem that wraps Good Neighbours’ signature sun-soaked sound in a layer of “I need to leave this town before I turn into a car park” melancholy.
“Suburbs is a message back to our younger selves,” say Scott and Oli. “Coming from small towns outside of London, it was hard to dream big without getting shot down. This track is our anthem for breaking free from that mindset and chasing something bigger.“
And honestly? That’s the energy we’re carrying into the rest of 2025.
The album is coming — and it’s personal
Blue Sky Mentality was written across a year of long-haul flights, hotel rooms, and staring out of moving vehicles like sad movie protagonists. The result? A 14-track album full of introspective, joyful indie-pop.
Oh, and yes, it includes the breakout hit ‘Home’, along with previous singles’ Ripple’ and ‘Starry Eyed’ — plus ‘found u/me’ (or ‘Somebody’ if you’re grabbing the vinyl, because of course we’re buying the vinyl).
From Sebright Arms to stadiums (probably)
To celebrate the album news, the lads returned to where it all started — playing a sweat-drenched, jam-packed set at Sebright Arms in London, the same tiny venue they first played back in late 2023. It’s giving full-circle goosebumps. And they’re not stopping there — they’re hitting up independent record stores around the UK this September for an intimate album tour that’s going to sell out faster than you can say “can I pay cash?”
Record store tour includes stops in:
- Bristol – Rough Trade
- Birmingham – HMV Vault
- Kingston – Banquet / Pryzm
- Liverpool – Jacaranda, Baltic
- Leeds – Crash Records
- Edinburgh – Assai, Caves
- Nottingham – Rough Trade, The Saltbox
Tickets go on sale Friday, 11 July at 10am via participating stores. Set alarms. Text your mates. Bribe your boss for time off if you have to.
TL;DR
- Debut album Blue Sky Mentality drops 26 September
- New single ‘Suburbs’ is out now and absolutely glorious
- The album promises dreamy indie-pop nostalgia
- Record store tour kicks off 22 September
- Pre-order bundles and tickets available now via indie stores
- We love a good emotional coming-of-age banger, and this one’s full of ’em
Blue Sky Mentality tracklist:
1. Keep It Up
2. Skipping Stones
3. Ripple
4. found u/me*
5. Walk Walk Walk
6. Kids Can’t Sleep
7. Home
8. Small Town
9. Starry Eyed
10. People Need People
11. Left Hand Man
12. Suburbs
13. Wonderful Life
14. The Buzz
*Vinyl edition includes ‘Somebody’ instead of ‘found u/me’
Whether you’ve been riding with Good Neighbours since Home, or you’re just joining the fandom mid-flight, Blue Sky Mentality looks set to soundtrack a whole lot of new beginnings, messy endings, and in-between moments this spring.
Put it on. Get emotional. Text someone you miss.
Stay unruly.
