Emmy-winning singer-songwriter Foy Vance has announced his eighth studio album, IF, for release on 30th April 2027. Described as an autobiography in album form, IF will be released in three parts, with each part arriving as a separate EP as the album unfolds: IF: WE (part 1) will see the light of day on 30th October 2026 with subsequent parts, IF: YOU and IF: I, to follow at a later date.
Produced by Anderson East (Lukas Nelson, Waylon Wyatt), IF began in a creative resurgence when Vance handed over 100+ songs, some of which featured co-writes from other songwriting luminaries like Lori McKenna, Natalie Hemby, Gabe Simon and Ross Copperman. With the help of East, Vance reimagined these newly discovered and long-hidden gems through the lens of who he is now, revealing new truths in their collective exploration of devotion, grief, longing, and forgiveness. IF presents an intimate meditation on transformation and possibility: the lasting imprints of what we endure, the infinite ways in which love changes us, and the seemingly small choices that end up shaping a life.
“From a young age I was told that if you want to live your life right and decent, ‘If’ will show you how,” says Vance on the album and its title. “It’s tied to everything I was gleaning from writing these songs over the last 27 years, and in a way it’s like the arc of life itself. You’re born into the ‘we’ of a family, then you find your ‘you’—the person you move through life with. And eventually, if you’re lucky or wise enough, you realise everything begins and ends with ‘I.’”
Pre-save/ pre-order links can be found here. The first single, Feel The Cold, was written decades ago during a year he spent living on Lanzarote in his 20s. The song offers an early glimpse at Vance’s profound gift for holding melancholy and joy in balance. As he enjoyed his summer idyll, surfing and playing gigs, he realised that he ultimately needed to go home, face real life, and the cold of winter if he was really going to move on to his next chapter. You can see the video for Feel The Cold below.
Vance will be touring in September and October. Dates are listed here and tickets can be found at this link.
Foy Vance 2026 tour dates
September 3 – Spirgarten | Zurich, Switzerland
September 4 – Technikum | Munich, Germany
September 6 – Heimathafen Neukölln | Berlin, Germany
September 8 – TivoliVredenburg | Utrecht, Netherlands
September 9 – Doornroosje | Nijmegen, Netherlands
September 11 – Kulturkirche | Cologne, Germany
September 12 – Knust | Hamburg, Germany
September 13 – De Oosterpoort | Groningen, Netherlands
September 15 – Café de la Danse | Paris, France
September 22 – Bremen Teater | Copenhagen, Denmark
September 24 – Sentrum Scene | Oslo, Norway
September 25 – Pustervik | Gothenburg, Sweden
September 27 – Södra Teatern | Stockholm, Sweden
October 16 – Sage Two | Gateshead, UK
October 17 – The Queen’s Hall | Edinburgh, UK
October 18 – The Albert Halls | Stirling, UK
October 20 – Birmingham Town Hall | Birmingham, UK
October 21 – St George’s | Bristol, UK
October 23 – O2 Shepherd’s Bush Empire | London, UK
October 24 – O2 Shepherd’s Bush Empire | London, UK
October 25 – Albert Hall | Manchester, UK
October 27 – Wexford Spiegeltent | Wexford, Ireland
October 29 – 3Olympia Theatre | Dublin, Ireland
October 30 – Town Hall Theatre | Galway, Ireland
October 31 – Lime Tree Theatre | Limerick, Ireland
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