{"product_id":"teenage-fanclub-do-not-dare-to-dream","title":"Teenage Fanclub - Do Not Dare To Dream","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eNorman Blake\u003c\/strong\u003e and \u003cstrong\u003eRaymond McGinley\u003c\/strong\u003e have been making music together in \u003cstrong\u003eTeenage Fanclub\u003c\/strong\u003e for 37 years, and while some parts of being in a band have gotten easier with time, the simplest things can still trip them up. According to Blake, “It’s difficult when it comes to, y’know, coming up with a name for an album. Especially after you’ve made 12 of them.”\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eTeenage Fanclub’s 13th album \u003cem\u003eDo Not Dare To Dream\u003c\/em\u003e — out October 9, 2026 on Merge Records — takes its name from one of Blake’s songs on the record, \u003cem\u003eI Do Not Dare To Dream\u003c\/em\u003e, an infectious anthemic song driven by ringing acoustic guitars, joined at the end by dueling electric guitars that wrap around each other like a reassuring hug. Blake says that the title is meant to mock those memes that urge people to “dare to dream,” which to him are “kind of ridiculous... I don’t think the world works that way.”\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAnd yet, just like the song that inspired its name, \u003cem\u003eDo Not Dare To Dream\u003c\/em\u003e is in no way a gloomy or pessimistic record. Like 2023’s \u003cem\u003eNothing Lasts Forever\u003c\/em\u003e, Teenage Fanclub’s 13th album is full of songs that are calmly resolute, taking stock of the fraught state of the world without succumbing to despair.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"MERGE RECORDS","offers":[{"title":"Indies Exclusive Opaque Orange Vinyl LP","offer_id":58658985836889,"sku":"SDZ-49206","price":27.99,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true},{"title":"Black Vinyl LP","offer_id":58658985869657,"sku":"SDZ-49207","price":27.99,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true},{"title":"CD","offer_id":58658985902425,"sku":"SDZ-49208","price":14.99,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true},{"title":"Cassette (White Shell)","offer_id":58658985935193,"sku":"SDZ-49209","price":14.99,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0588\/3455\/0945\/files\/0046257359_10.jpg?v=1784797330","url":"https:\/\/spindizzyrecords.com\/products\/teenage-fanclub-do-not-dare-to-dream","provider":"Spindizzy Dublin","version":"1.0","type":"link"}