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Following on from L.Y.A.T.T., London-based, Wrexham-raised Art School Girlfriend has announced her third studio album 'Lean In', released via Fiction Records on 11th March 2026. This week sees the expansive and deeply meditative new single The Peaks showcase a further insight in to what lays ahead on the LP. Speaking further on the track, Mackey adds: “During the making of this album, there was a period of time when everything around me felt fragile — the things worth living for came into focus with a kind of hyperreal clarity. It’s a beautiful but health anxiety-inducing thing to realise: how lucky we are to be here. The lyrics are desperate and widescreen: “I want to give you the peaks, don’t slip, hold me.” The production and arrangement are designed to overwhelm, with peaks and troughs, offering moments of deep calm amidst the waves of relentless beats and stuttering synths.” Take a listen below. 



Art School Girlfriend 2026 Live Dates:
April 7th - Dust, Brighton 
April 8th - Colour Factory, London 
April 9th - Strange Brew, Bristol 
April 10th - Clwb Ifor Bach, Cardiff 
April 15th - Brudenell, Leeds 
April 16th - Gorilla, Manchester

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