Squeeze’s Glenn Tilbrook says band’s next album is ‘maybe our last’

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Evening Standard · collected 2026-10-06 · by Casey Cooper-Fiske

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Glenn Tilbrook of the band Squeeze announced that the group is working on a new album which might be their last. This follows the release of "Trixies" earlier this year, an album originally conceived in 1974 when the band was founded by Tilbrook and Chris Difford. The article notes that Squeeze is currently touring across the UK with dates including Glasgow, Liverpool, and London, supported by Billy Bragg.
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Glenn Tilbrook, one of the founding members of British band Squeeze, spoke with The Press Association about the group's upcoming album. He mentioned that it might be their last record after over 48 years in the music industry. Squeeze recently released "Trixies," an album written back in 1974 but only recorded and published this year. Tilbrook emphasized that while they have invested significant effort into recent projects since 2020, he sees the next record as potentially marking a conclusion to their career.

The band is currently touring across the UK, including stops in cities like Glasgow, Liverpool, Manchester, Cardiff, London, and Swansea. The tour, titled "Tried, Tested And Trixies," includes performances of songs from their newly released album. Tilbrook noted that they plan to mix up their setlists during these shows but didn't provide further details about specific changes.

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Casey Cooper-Fiske
52 article(s) here · 1 carrying a prediction
🔮 Tilbrook told the Press Association: “It’s going to be very different to Trixies, and I sense this will be the bookends of our career, from what could have been our first album (Trixies was written in 1974) to what may be our last.
🔮 The 52-year-old will be given the title of Album Icon and see his 2000 studio album, Sing When You’re Winning, reissued on vinyl for the first time, for the event which takes place on October 17 and aims to celebrate and promote the art of the album.
🔮 The 43-year-old was murdered by the traitors, actor Richard E Grant and TV presenter Maya Jama, on Friday’s episode of the BBC reality game show, while comedian James Acaster was recruited to become the series’ third traitor.
🔮 Celebrity Traitors ends on cliffhanger after first murder and one new traitor The Celebrity Traitors has ended on a cliffhanger after journalist Amol Rajan was murdered by traitors Maya Jama and Richard E Grant, while comedian James Acaster was recruited to become the third traitor.
🔮 Journalist Amol Rajan was “murdered” by traitors Maya Jama and Richard E Grant as the second episode of The Celebrity Traitors began, while comedian James Acaster was recruited to become the third traitor.
🔮 The 47-year-old said that during his time on the show between 2001 and 2002 he was able to sing any song he wanted to, and added that the show had allowed him to be himself when the rest of the music industry would not.
🔮 After the gig, they were approached by the band’s singer Miles Hunt to ask if any of them could drive him to a hotel to help him disappear and avoid performing on the TV show.
🔮 A statement from the St Albans-founded band read: “As of December 31, 2027, Enter Shikari will fall dormant as a recording and performing entity.
🔮 ”We will remember Michael with enormous affection and gratitude, and we will always be grateful that, right from the very beginning of Delia Online, he was there behind the scenes, helping us along the way.
🔮 I am truly heartbroken by his passing and will miss his warmth and laughter more than words can say.
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Glasgow Squeeze Trixies the Press Association the Tried, Tested And Trixies Tour

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Squeeze ORG · 3× Tilbrook PERSON · 2× Trixies ORG · 2× Cardiff GPE · 1× Chris Difford PERSON · 1× Glasgow GPE · 1× Liverpool GPE · 1× London GPE · 1× Manchester GPE · 1× the Press Association ORG · 1×

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“I view the work we’ve done since 2020 as being absolutely amazing for the band, it takes a lot of effort to get a record right, and we’ve put a ton of effort in. “So by the time the next record is out, I think we’ll be taking stock of where we are.”
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🔮 Tilbrook told the Press Association: “It’s going to be very different to Trixies, and I sense this will be the bookends of our career, from what could have been our first album (Trixies was written in 1974) to what may be our last.
2026-10-06 · Evening Standard
Squeeze’s Glenn Tilbrook says band’s next album is ‘maybe our last’ · assertive framing

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The 69-year-old, who founded the new wave band with fellow songwriter and guitarist Chris Difford, confirmed Squeeze were working on a record to follow up their most recent album, Trixies, which was released earlier this year. asserted
which → found → album
Tilbrook told the Press Association: “It’s going to be very different to Trixies, and I sense this will be the bookends of our career, from what could have been our first album (Trixies was written in 1974) to what may be our last. uncertain
what → tell → career
“I think there’s plenty of life in in Squeeze yet, I don’t know how many more records we’ve got (left in us)… asserted
we → think → us
“I view the work we’ve done since 2020 as being absolutely amazing for the band, it takes a lot of effort to get a record right, and we’ve put a ton of effort in. “So by the time the next record is out, I think we’ll be taking stock of where we are.” asserted
we → view → stock
The band are heading out on the Tried, Tested And Trixies Tour in the UK in November, having performed dates in the US, with stops in Glasgow, Liverpool, Manchester, Cardiff, London and Swansea, where they will be supported by Billy Bragg. asserted
they → head → Bragg
Tilbrook said: “We’ll mix things up a bit, but you know, we’ve been playing in America, we were playing 10 or 11 songs from Trixies, and the audiences like it. “ asserted
audiences → say → it
It’s a different thing, we prepare them for it and they listen respectfully, and the reaction we get at the end of that section of the show is incredible.” asserted
we → ’ → show
Squeeze, whose members included Jools Holland from 1975 to 1980 and from 1985 to 1990, have had three UK top 10 singles and three UK top 10 albums, with their best known songs including Cool For Cats, Up The Junction and Labelled With Love. asserted
songs → include → Love
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