Nottingham post-punk trio Bloodworm have released their new single “Bloodlust” and will join Suede as main support on the band’s 17-date “Antidepressants” UK tour from 30 January to 21 February 2026. The group’s shadowy, guitar-driven sound is aimed at fans of The Cure, The Sound and Echo & The Bunnymen, with “Bloodlust” being their first new material of 2026.

“Bloodlust” builds on a live favourite that has appeared regularly in the band’s setlists alongside songs such as “Cemetery Dance”, “Back of a Hand” and “Alone In Your Garden”. The single follows their 2025 track “The Crown“, released digitally and through the band’s Bandcamp page.

Frontman George Curtis explains the new song’s themes in direct terms: “‘Bloodlust’ was written about the duality of relationships and the angst of being stuck in a small town. We had the raw excitement of starting something new and just not really caring about anything else aside from the music itself. We’ve really tried to capture the feeling of that energy in the recording.”

The single is currently available to stream or download as a standalone digital release. The song is paired with a video directed by filmmaker Seth Lloyd.

Bloodworm on tour with Suede – ‘Antidepressants’ UK tour 2026

Bloodworm will open all dates on Suede’s 2026 “Antidepressants” UK headline tour, which begins in Folkestone on 30 January and concludes at the Brighton Centre on 21 February.

January 2026

• 30 January – Folkestone, Leas Cliff Hall
• 31 January – Portsmouth, Portsmouth Guildhall

February 2026

• 02 February – Bristol, Bristol Beacon
• 03 February – Guildford, G Live
• 05 February – Edinburgh, Usher Hall
• 06 February – Liverpool, Liverpool Guild of Students Mountford Hall
• 07 February – York, York Barbican
• 09 February – Lincoln, The Engine Shed
• 10 February – Norwich, The Nick Rayns LCR, UEA
• 11 February – Cambridge, Corn Exchange
• 13 February – Sheffield, Octagon
• 14 February – Newcastle upon Tyne, O2 City Hall Newcastle
• 16 February – Coventry, HMV Empire
• 17 February – Bath, The Forum
• 19 February – Nottingham, Rock City
• 20 February – Southend-on-Sea, Cliffs Pavilion
• 21 February – Brighton, The Brighton Centre

The Suede tour follows a run of festival and club appearances that has seen Bloodworm play multiple Nottingham venues, Rockaway Beach Festival in Bognor Regis and London shows at spaces including Jamcafe, The Bodega and Royal Festival Hall.

About Bloodworm

Bloodworm are a goth-leaning post-punk trio based in Nottingham, England, comprising George Curtis (guitar, vocals), Chris Walker (bass) and Euan Stevens (drums). Curtis and Stevens began the project during the COVID-19 lockdown period after meeting at a local skate park, initially writing and rehearsing in a garden shed before expanding the line-up with Walker in the second half of 2022.

Early in their development, the band self-released digital versions of songs including “Cemetery Dance”, “Bloodlust” and “Alone In Your Garden” in 2022, while they refined their material. These tracks, alongside later additions “Depths”, “Back of a Hand”, “Clairvoyance”, “No Face” and “The Crown”, formed the backbone of their live sets at small UK venues and multi-venue events.

Through 2023 and 2024, Bloodworm focused on extensive touring rather than rapid studio output, playing over 100 shows and building a regional following around their dark, melodic post-punk sound.

The current catalogue centres on the digital single “Back of a Hand” (released in September 2024), the subsequent track “Depths” (late 2024), and “The Crown”, which appeared in September 2025 via Bandcamp. “Bloodlust” returns to one of their earliest songs with a new 2026 recording.

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