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16 July 2026 – Echo & The Bunnymen Return To A Haunted Brussels
By Editorial Team - July 16, 2026
Summary
Echo & The Bunnymen announce 'Apples For Isaac', their first album in 12 years, led by 'Brussels Is Haunted'.
Key Facts
- Echo & The Bunnymen announce 'Apples For Isaac', their first new album in twelve years.
- Lead single 'Brussels Is Haunted' explores the history and vanished characters of Brussels.
- Features performances from late Blondie drummer Clem Burke.
- Entities: Echo & The Bunnymen, Apples For Isaac, Brussels Is Haunted, Ian McCulloch, Will Sergeant, Clem Burke, Blondie
- Tags: echo & the bunnymen, brussels is haunted, apples for isaac, indie rock, post-punk
<a href="/tags/echo & the bunnymen">Echo & The Bunnymen</a> have announced ‘Apples For Isaac’, their first album of newly recorded material in twelve years, and introduced it with ‘Brussels Is Haunted’. The new record arrives in September and reunites Ian McCulloch and Will Sergeant with the dramatic, shadowy guitar music that has defined the band for decades.
The lead single looks beyond postcard Brussels and imagines the lives, memories and vanished characters still clinging to the city’s streets. That makes it less a travel song than a ghost tour conducted by somebody wearing excellent black tailoring.
The album also includes performances from late Blondie drummer Clem Burke, whose contribution adds an emotional layer to the project. After years devoted largely to touring their established catalogue, <a href="/tags/echo & the bunnymen">Echo & The Bunnymen</a> sound ready to open another chapter rather than merely polishing the old one. ‘Brussels Is Haunted’ carries familiar atmosphere, but it moves with the confidence of a band interested in the present tense.