sundots, the Connecticut indie rock band, will release their new album, On The Quay, on 6 November, and will touring the record in the UK in November 2026.
Marking the band’s first full-length written and recorded as a true five-piece, On The Quay is a confident step forward—the first true full-band sundots record, and as a result, it’s a full-bodied and forceful level-up representation of the group’s sound, a record that feels timeless and in-the-moment all at once.
Much of On The Quay came together during a marathon weekend of creative kismet in a secluded Vermont Airbnb at the end of 2025, where the band retreated with one goal: to write and demo as much music as possible. Removed from distractions and immersed in the mountains, the five-piece emerged with the foundation for the record before enlisting Kevin S. McMahon (Real Estate, Widowspeak, Swans) to produce, engineer, and mix all twelve songs. Working closely with the band, McMahon helped translate the immediacy and chemistry of sundots’ live performances into a record that feels both spacious and deeply lived-in, preserving the spontaneity that has become central to the band’s identity.
To coincide with the announcement, sundots share “Grassy Lawn,” the album’s lead single. Cloaked in dusky guitars and hazy tones that verge on pure shoegaze, the track was inspired by a story from Ian McEwan’s First Love, Last Rites, centered on a doomed summer romance. “After many years of ignoring its existence, I brought it back to the band, and we reimagined it together. We added more structure and movement to it, giving it new life through the lyrics,” says Collins. He adds, “The track tells the tale of someone’s retrospective thoughts on a past summer romance that has lost its spark and is slowly, inevitably falling through their hands. It’s about something that’s too perfect and precious to hold on to forever, told from the point of view of being in the deterioration stage. The song is really mourning that loss as it’s happening in real time.”
Alongside the news, sundots have announced an extensive fall tour beginning this October with a run of East Coast dates supporting rehash, followed by a co-headline tour in the UK and Europe with Lots of Hands, including performances at Pitchfork Music Festival London and Paris. Tickets on sale now. All dates below.
sundots is vocalist and guitarist Drew Collins, guitarist Jake Fucci, bassist Austin Traver, guitar and synth player Teo Hernandez, and drummer Nick Restivo.
TOUR DATES
06/11 – DUST, Brighton
07/11 – PITCHFORK FESTIVAL, London
09/11 – TRADES CLUB, Hebden Bridge
10/11 – BRUDENELL SOCIAL CLUB, Leeds
11/11 – MONO, Glasgow
12/11 – THE GROVE, Newcastle
13/11 – YES (PINK ROOM), Manchester
14/11 – GRAND SOCIAL (SUNDOTS ONLY), Dublin
16/11 – DISTRICT, Liverpool
17/11 – HARE AND HOUNDS, Birmingham
18/11 – ROUGH TRADE, Bristol
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On the Quay Tracklisting
1. Birthday Song
2. Grassy Lawn
3. Moon, Moon
4. Getting Away
5. Idols
6. Distraction
7. Hazard
8. Someone Else’s Song
9. By The Water
10. Unfolded
11. This Life
12. Kgkgkg
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