KULA SHAKER announce new album "Wormslayer" out Jan. 30th... New single/video "Good Money" out now!

NEW ALBUM WORMSLAYER 
TO BE RELEASED ON JANUARY 30, 2026
PRE-ORDER / PRE-SAVE  HERE

WATCH THE VIDEO FOR THE NEW SINGLE "GOOD MONEY" HERE

A SURREALIST SATIRE WITH A CAST FEATURING ADVANCED PRIMATES, CAPITALIST MUPPETS, AN EVIL RINGMASTER AND THE DEVIL
 

Current North American Tour Underway 
Including Dates with The Dandy Warhols

Kula Shaker "Good Money"

SEPTEMBER 16, 2025 [New York, NY] -- KULA SHAKER always existed in an alternate reality. Emerging in the midst of Britpop’s lad-culture swagger and retrograde cool, they appeared like a luminous anomaly — flooded with Sanskrit and sitar-drenched feedback as they became one of Britain’s most exhilarating live bands. Fronted by the spiritually restless Crispian Mills, the band carved out their own mystical counter-narrative, fusing British psychedelia and eastern mysticism that felt less like a gimmick and more like an invocation. Phenomenal success soon followed. How many other artists can claim to have actually headlined Glastonbury twice in the same weekend? Scored one of the fastest selling double-Platinum debuts of all time, a run of Top 10 singles, and opened for Oasis at their era-defining Knebworth shows?

Now Kula Shaker are set to prove that they're back at the top of their creative game with the news that they will release their eighth album WORMSLAYER on January 30, 2026. Still consisting of their original line-up - best friends Crispian Mills (vocals/guitar), Alonza Bevan (bass), Paul Winterhart (drums) and Jay Darlington (Hammond organ) - Kula Shaker fuel anticipation for the record by sharing its new single "Good Money."

"Good Money" is a kaleidoscopic whirlpool of ‘60s psychedelia, sumptuous soul and retro-freakery funk. The video looks set to make as much of a splash as the song itself.

As Crispian explains, “Our last video was all in camera, real stunts, real props and epic battle scenes which people assumed was all AI. So we’ve taken a different approach with 'Good Money.' The whole video is entirely AI generated by two monkeys, we gave them the song and the lyrics and this is what they came up with. It’s kind of mind blowing.”

Lyrically, however,"Good Money" is a story of a classic Faustian pact and part of a broader psychedelic opera that emerges throughout the wider record.

As Crispian describes the piece, “It’s a story about a boy in a small community, who grows wings and how the local people come to treat him. Some think he's a freak, some think he's a cherub, others cynically see him as an opportunity to make money…. Is it a metaphor for the music business? I’d say it’s a metaphor for life.

KULA SHAKER
Credit: Ami Jay 

The Wormslayer album has already been previewed by "Charge of the Light Brigade" and "Broke as Folk," which both  demonstrate the technicolor energy and celestial vocal harmonies that fans have come to love. But there’s evolution, too, with moments that touch on pastoral folk (the Yeats-referencing "Dust"), full blown gothic crooning on "Little Darling" that conjures images of Roy Orbison jamming with the Doors, and then there’s the expansive mantra-metal of the cinematic showstopper, the title-track "Wormslayer."

Crispian adds, “I hope people enjoy the twists and turns that this new record takes you on. We always loved those psychedelic records that had great songs, great production, great storytelling, and took you on a journey. We always dig into that kind of experience, because we’re that kind of band. Kula Shaker has a life of its own. We’re just passengers, watching it happen in realtime.”

The Wormslayer album also sees Kula Shaker alchemize their restless, reckless live energy on record for the first time, which makes the prospect of the return of their out-of-this-world live experience with their upcoming tour this month for a handful of headlining dates and then joining The Dandy Warhols on West Coast (boosted by a unique, immersive light display at each show) a tantalizing one.

Wormslayter will be released on digital, black gatefold and CD formats, while the band’s official store offers a smokey purple gatefold vinyl and a CD, both of which include a signed insert. It can be preordered HERE. Select indie stores are stocking a crystal clear gatefold vinyl, while Amazon has a signed CD.

Kula Shaker start their North American tour this month. Please see HERE for a list of those gigs and accompanying ticket details.

NORTH AMERICAN TOUR DATES:
* Signifies dates with The Dandy Warhols   Sept. 16        Chicago, ILBottom Lounge (tickets)Sept. 18Toronto, ONMod Club (tickets)Sept. 19Montreal, QCLe Studio TD (tickets)Sept. 21Boston, MABrighton Music Hall (tickets)Sept. 22New York, NYIrving Plaza (tickets)Sept. 25 *     Dallas, TXLonghorn Ballroom (tickets)Sept. 26 *Austin, TX / Levitation 2025     Mohawk (tickets)Sept. 27 *Houston, TXThe Heights Theater (tickets)Sept. 29 *Santa Fe, NMThe Bridge (tickets)Sept. 30 *Tempe, AZMarquee (tickets)Oct. 2 *Santa Ana, CAObservatory OC (tickets)Oct. 3 *San Diego, CAHumphrey's (tickets)Oct. 4 *Pioneertown, CA  Pappy & Harriet's (tickets)Oct. 6 *Los Angeles, CABellwether (tickets)Oct. 8 *San Francisco, CA                  Regency Ballroom (tickets)