The 2x GRAMMY-nominated artist Poppy has announced her next album, Empty Hands, which is set for release on 23rd January 2026 via Sumerian Records.
To set the stage for the project, she has unveiled a brand new single, “Bruised Sky”, which is available everywhere now.
“Bruised Sky” embraces Poppy at her heaviest, featuring powerful and commanding vocals that shift effortlessly between melodic bridges and death growls. The track was produced and co-written by her longtime collaborator, Jordan Fish. The accompanying music video, directed by Orie McGinness, sets Poppy and her band against a gritty, dark, and dystopian backdrop.
Empty Hands will mark Poppy’s seventh studio album. The new record is said to draw from eclectic influences, mixing industrial elements and pop sensibilities with moments that call back to Poppy’s surrealist roots, complete with her signature uncanny, machine-like voice.
The announcement follows a monumental year for the artist. Her collaboration “Suffocate” with Knocked Loose was recently nominated for Best Metal Performance at the 2025 GRAMMY Awards. This follows her historic 2021 nomination in the same category for “BLOODMONEY”, which made her the first-ever solo female nominee for that award.
Recently, Poppy also released the track “Unravel”, an enigmatic cover of WHAM’s “Last Christmas” for Spotify, and a collaboration with Amy Lee and Courtney LaPlante titled “End of You”, which debuted at no.1 on Billboard’s Hot Hard Rock Songs chart.
To prepare for this new chapter, Poppy closed out the second leg of her They’re All Around Us tour (celebrating her Negative Spaces album) and supported Linkin Park on their South American tour. She now plans to visit Australia and Europe on her newly announced 2026 Constantly Nowhere tour.
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