The Proclaimers - You May Offend The Proclaimers

Spring 2026 saw The Proclaimers recording their new album, You May Offend. It is brothers Craig and Charlie Reid's first album since 2022's hugely acclaimed Dentures Out ("Proves you don't need to be a young pretender to land hit after palpable hit," – MOJO magazine).

Their 13th studio album's 12 tracks – punchy and punky, rousing and carousing, tender and tough – were recorded at Rockfield Studios in Monmouth with producer Dave Eringa, their crack live band – Steven Christie, Garry John Kane, Zac Ware and Clive Jenner – and frequent guest guitarist James Dean Bradfield of Manic Street Preachers.

The result is an album that is, as ever, concise as well as incisive, and focused on looking forward. Pushing on and digging into the issues and feelings that matter to them here, now and tomorrow – not yesterday – the title track and first single, "You May Offend", is a lament for the state of free speech, with Charlie approving of the fact that the title can be taken two ways: "As in: 'Look, careful what you do, you may offend someone.' Or: 'OK children, you may now offend.' Is it an instruction or an invitation? Or a warning?"

A powerful accompanying video for "You May Offend" is being created by Emmy and BAFTA Award-winning director Douglas Mackinnon in partnership with Peter Anderson Animation.

"My favourite band of all time. They write the most spectacular songs, big-hearted, uncynical passionate songs." – David Tennant

"There is a whole other world of music behind that song that I've just been discovering, and they're a wonderful, wonderful band. Now we live in the age of coolness that doesn't mean anything, it's just quality and soul. The Proclaimers make more sense than ever." – Chris Martin, after Coldplay performed "Sunshine on Leith" at BBC's The Piano Room.