The Machine to Release Another Sun LP Oct. 2
Just telling you now so you’re not surprised when this shows up in my top 10 for 2026 come December. Every album has its storylines, but rarely does a band reckon with the totality of their sound, with everything they’ve done, while still moving forward, in the way The Machine accomplish across Another Sun. The Netherlands-based trio led by founding guitarist/vocalist David Eering offer a collection of songs that are both memorable in their structure and willing to leave it all behind in fluid and expansive jams, resulting in material is immediately familiar without giving up its progressive bent. They’re a band heavy psychedelia has been lucky to have since 2007, and perhaps never more so than now.
The title Another Sun references their 2009 sophomore album, Solar Corona (discussed here), which was a landmark for them, and it’s not the first time they’ve called back to prior work — their last album, 2023’s Wave Cannon (review here), started them on this path — but the way they manifest rote concepts like hooks and jams gives fresh perspective to familiar ideology. The songs are killer. The performances are organic. The mind is expanded. I’m telling you now so you know, don’t miss this record. It is the sound of a band stepping up to get their well-deserved due respect.
Lo, cometh the PR wire with the release date and more info:
THE MACHINE Announce New Studio Album Another Sun, Out October 2 via Blues Funeral Recordings and Awe Records
Dutch heavy psych and stoner rock trailblazers THE MACHINE have announced the release of their long-awaited eighth studio album, Another Sun, arriving October 2, 2026. The album will be released through Blues Funeral Recordings and the band’s own label imprint Awe Records, with Blues Funeral handling North American and UK territories, while Awe Records will oversee the European release in partnership with Stickman Records. A first single from the album is expected to arrive in late July, offering a first taste of the band’s next chapter.
For the better part of two decades, THE MACHINE have carved out a reputation as one of the most genre-defying acts to emerge from the European underground. Doused in space and soaked in riffs, the power trio of David Eering (guitar/vocals), Chris Both (bass) and Klaas Dijkstra (drums) has continually redefined its sound, balancing a deep-rooted love for stoner rock with excursions into heavy psych, progressive rock, doom, ’90s alternative and expansive space rock. As one of the frontrunners of Europe’s second wave of stoner and heavy psych, the band established an early landmark with the now cult-classic Solar Corona before continuing to evolve with every release that followed.
“Another Sun is an important milestone to me personally, after a couple of years with (apparent) reduced activity of the band – it‘s the first record with this great lineup and the first one that I recorded at my own place Evolver Studio,“ David Eering comments. “Without the intention to do so, I think we managed to honor a more old school The Machine vibe while also stepping into the future. Can’t wait for this one to be released and to play shows in support of it.”
Recorded in the fall of 2025 at Evolver Studio, Eering’s newly built recording facility in Dordrecht, Another Sun captures what is arguably the strongest incarnation of THE MACHINE to date. Intricate in groove and rich in dynamic songwriting, the album digs deeper into classic heavy-toned songcraft while leaving ample room for the free-flowing jams that have always been central to the band’s identity. Rather than reinventing themselves, THE MACHINE sharpen their unmistakable sonic fingerprint, reconnecting with the freeform spirit of their early work through a modern lens. They took their time to mature, only to return stronger, heavier and more inspired than ever.
Already announced with a surprise full-album performance at this year’s Roadburn Festival, Another Sun signals the beginning of a new chapter for THE MACHINE. After nearly two decades as one of Europe’s most consistently adventurous heavy rock bands, the trio now steps onto a broader international stage, reaffirming their place alongside legendary Dutch acts like 35007, Beaver and 7Zuma7, while finally bringing their expansive blend of stoner rock, heavy psych and space-driven grooves to a much wider audience.
Another Sun Tracklist:
1. Drop/See
2. Evolver
3. In Search of Yellow
4. Swallow the Sun
5. Echo Through
THE MACHINE is:
David Eering: Guitars, vocals, sitar, synthesizers, theremin, percussion
Chris Both: Bass guitar
Klaas Dijkstra: Drums, Percussion
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This is great news, great band with a quality back catalogue. Going back to the slightly jammier and heavy psychedelia of earlier albums can only be a win in my book.
I am praying to all the weedian gods that they play some dates in France; would give anyone’s right nard to see them live!