Hull, East Yorkshire, UK alternative outfit Strange Pink are pleased to announce their return with their evocative new EP Guest Room.
Mixed by Nick “The Muscle” Russell (Bedsit, ROTHCO) and mastered by Ed Woods (The Who, Manic Street Preachers), the record is set for release on 23rd October 2026 via Desert Mine Music.
The band have a handful of northern UK live dates on sale now, with an appearance at Humber Street Sesh Festival also announced for August 2026 (see below for listings).
To celebrate the news, lead single ‘Sculcoates’ is released 21st July 2026 via all good digital service providers—named after the street where they rehearse, the song's themes are equally universal when it comes to modern decay.
Commenting on the single, vocalist Sam Forrest says: “I wrote the basic chords for Sculcoates a couple of years ago but I couldn't get any kind of melody to work over it. I remembered Tom Petty saying that he ended up talking, rather than singing, over the verse for 'Here Comes My Girl' because he couldn't figure out a melody, so I tried this approach, and ended up talk-singing some imagery of a city. It starts off at the waterfront in Hull where plastic pollution rises out of the brown waters of the Humber before moving to the crowded tower blocks and city streets choked with traffic.”
“I tried to reference the recent riots with burning buildings and broken windows and contrasted this with the staring statues from the Victorian era in the city centre overlooking various madmen and false prophets. Elsewhere there’s imagery of people dancing on abandoned railway tracks, people too scared to leave their homes, politicians who are scared of the public, and the public who are reduced to just being consumers.”
An impressive step forward for the three piece, Guest Room perfectly captures Strange Pink’s signature blend of hazy dream-pop textures and emotionally charged songwriting, while reflecting on shifting notions of space, identity, and the squeeze of modern life.
Guest Room takes its conceptual cue from the changing function of domestic spaces in contemporary life, as bassist Eddie Logie explains: “Guest rooms have become an almost extinct phenomenon, a rare liminal space oddity that occupies the boundaries of late modernity, now transformed into offices, gyms, music studios and art spaces. The title isn’t a critique, merely a reflection of the changing times. An ode to a now nonexistent space.”
Fronted by Sam Forrest, formerly of Nine Black Alps, Strange Pink channel years of combined musical experience into a more introspective and atmospheric sound. Drummer Dom Smith—who is also a journalist, mental health counsellor, and disability charity campaigner with Cerebral Palsy—brings a unique perspective and dynamic energy, while bassist Eddie Logie anchors the project with a distinctive sense of creativity and drive.
Formed in 2024, the band released their debut EP Out Of Focus in 2025 via Forever Underdogs, gaining early support from underground tastemakers at ASBO Magazine, Mystic Sons and more for its accomplished introduction to the band’s sound.
Building on their growing reputation following support from Jericho Keys at BBC Introducing, and recognition from influential DJs including Steve Lamacq at BBC 6Music and John Kennedy at Radio X, with the release of Guest Room, Strange Pink continue to establish themselves as a compelling new voice balancing introspection with expansive, immersive soundscapes.
