Magnetic Skies share new single ‘Everything’s Alright’; announce ‘Fragments’ for 7 November with UK headline dates
Magnetic Skies
Synthpop/darkwave outfit Magnetic Skies release the new single “Everything’s Alright” today. The track previews the band’s second album “Fragments,” due 7 November 2025 via ReprinT.
“Everything’s Alright” follows 2025 singles “Back to Life” and “A Place on Earth,” and features co-founder Jo Womar on additional, ghost-like vocals. Frontman Simon Kent says this about the song: “This is the most hopeful, positive track on the album, conveying a feeling of being present, of love, and reclaiming joy… ‘this is where we take control’.”
The album “Fragments” continues the group’s analogue-leaning, melodic approach introduced on the 2023 debut “Empire Falling“.
Live – November UK headline dates
- Wed 5 Nov – The Victoria, Birmingham
- Thu 6 Nov – The Grace, London
- Wed 12 Nov – Heartbreakers, Southampton
- Wed 19 Nov – The Hug & Pint, Glasgow
About Magnetic Skies
Magnetic Skies formed in the UK in 2018 as a studio project by vocalist/keys player Simon Kent and keys player Jo Womar, drawing on 1980s synth-driven post-punk and modern darkwave. Early releases arrived between 2020–2022, including the single “Outside.”
2022 saw the band supporting Altered Images, Heaven 17 and ACTORS, as well as releasing five more singles – including a collaboration with The KVB.
Their full-length debut album “Empire Falling” arrived in late 2023, with most production handled in-house by Kent and additional mixing by Rob Aubrey (known for work with the Sex Pistols, Big Big Train, and Asia). Physical editions followed in early 2025.
The band currently operates under the ReprinT imprint and performs as a trio of Kent, Womar, and drummer Lenin Alegria. Read the review of ‘Fragments’.
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