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Everything But the Girl have announced Blue Reservoir, their second album since returning from a 24-year recording hiatus. The 10-track record is due Feb. 19, 2027, and the duo have released its first preview, “Young and Dumb.”
Everything But the Girl have announced Blue Reservoir, a 10-track album due Feb. 19, 2027, and shared its first preview, “Young and Dumb.” The record is the second album by Tracey Thorn and Ben Watt since the English duo ended a 24-year recording hiatus with 2023’s Fuse.
Blue Reservoir will be released through Buzzin’ Fly/Virgin Music Group. According to the announcement reported by Consequence, most of the album was recorded live over 10 days at London’s RAK Studios in July. Thorn and Watt were joined by longtime collaborators Rex Horan on double bass and Evan Jenkins on drums, as well as percussionist Fabio de Oliveira. Their son, Blake Watt, appears on two tracks.
The album grew partly out of a run of intimate performances at London’s MOTH Club, a 300-capacity venue. The shows began in 2025 and ran for about 30 dates, marking Thorn and Watt’s first performances together in roughly 25 years. The pair said that experience led them back toward a more stripped-down way of working: nine of the 10 songs on the new record were written on guitar, while one was composed on piano.
“Young and Dumb” begins with Watt playing a Spanish nylon-string guitar before moving into a swaying arrangement with bossa nova influence, according to the report. The song’s video, directed by Edward Bishop from a treatment by Thorn and Watt, was filmed at the MOTH Club. The tracklist also includes “Forward,” “Scala,” “Do What You Can,” “Christmas Gone,” “Courage Mon Brave,” “The Round and Round,” “Fork in the Road,” “Good Hope” and “The Great Unknown.”
A Second Album After Fuse
The announcement confirms that Fuse was not a one-album return for Thorn and Watt. After reconnecting in the studio for their 2023 comeback, they have now made a follow-up shaped by live performances and a more guitar-led writing process. For listeners, Blue Reservoir offers a new chapter from a duo whose long recording break had left their future as a recording act uncertain.
The album’s development also points to a change in the conditions around their collaboration: instead of starting with a planned studio project, the pair began with a short run of small-room performances. Their account links that setting to the directness of the new material, though how the full record will sound beyond the first single is not yet known.
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From MOTH Club to RAK Studios
Everything But The Girl returned in 2023 with Fuse, their first album in 24 years. The record followed a long period without joint studio releases by Thorn and Watt. In 2025, they began performing together again at the 300-capacity MOTH Club in London, eventually playing around 30 shows.
The source report describes those performances as a return to a simpler setup rooted in guitar and voice. That approach carried into Blue Reservoir: Watt said he bought the Spanish guitar used at the start of “Young and Dumb” in early 2026, and that it became a key part of his writing. Most of the album was then recorded live with their collaborators at RAK Studios in July.
“There was an intensity and simplicity to the MOTH shows that took us back to how we started out. Direct, rooted in guitar and voice, a few extra colors. We hadn’t been in that world for a long time and it just felt fresh and real.”
— Tracey Thorn, in a statement
Album Details Still to Come
The announcement provides the release date, tracklist and recording details, but does not specify whether the duo plan further singles, videos or live dates before February 2027. It also does not give more detail about the sound or subject matter of the other nine songs. Those points remain unconfirmed in the source report.
Blue Reservoir Arrives in February
Blue Reservoir is scheduled for release on Feb. 19, 2027, through Buzzin’ Fly/Virgin Music Group. “Young and Dumb” is available as the first preview, accompanied by the MOTH Club-set video. Any additional previews, performance plans or changes to the release schedule have not been announced in the material provided.
Key Questions
When will Blue Reservoir be released?
The album is scheduled to arrive on Feb. 19, 2027, through Buzzin’ Fly/Virgin Music Group.
What is the first single from Blue Reservoir?
Everything But The Girl have shared “Young and Dumb” as the album’s first preview. Its video was directed by Edward Bishop and filmed at London’s MOTH Club.
How many songs are on the album?
Blue Reservoir has 10 tracks. The announced tracklist begins with “Forward” and ends with “The Great Unknown.”
How did the MOTH Club shows influence the record?
Thorn said the intimate 2025 performances brought the duo back to a direct approach rooted in guitar and voice. Nine album songs were written on guitar, and most of the record was captured live.
Is Blue Reservoir Everything But the Girl’s first album since Fuse?
No. Fuse was the duo’s 2023 return after a 24-year recording hiatus. Blue Reservoir is their second album since that return.
Source: consequence.net
