Golden Hours have announced the arrival of their second album, Beyond Wires, due out January 16th, 2026, via Fuzz Club. The record’s first glimpse comes in the form of The Letter, a brooding and abrasive new single paired with a matching lyric video.
With their new single, the band lets distortion prevail, layering jagged guitars over a rhythmic pulse that feels both mechanical and human. A sense of restraint exists amid the noise, and the result is a song that captures the emotional ruins left in the wake of lost illusions. Despite the intentional fuzz, the track is incredibly sharp and atmospheric.
“The Letter is a well-aimed punch in the gut, a punch feeling so good that some would say it was most welcome,” says bassist and vocalist Wim Janssens. “When all the letters of refusals, the unwanted bills and obituaries pile up to an insurmountable block in the brain, it can turn even the most stable minds among us into schizophrenic monsters, when forced to face the music head on, armed with nothing but the strength of desperation.”
The anticipated Beyond Wires was put together in between the four members' tours and other commitments, written and recorded in rehearsal rooms in Berlin and an old mansion in Brussels. “The latter definitely put its stamp on the record with its noisy electric static bleeding into every song,” says Wim.
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