UK Experimental Instrumental Quartet Announce New Album Vs Reality
Released 4th September 2026 via Vandalism Begins At Home Records
Preorder – https://avsunset.bandcamp.com/album/vs-reality
Presave – HERE
Reveal New Single ‘Maat Mons’ Released 25th May 2026
Stream – https://distrokid.com/hyperfollow/avsunset/maat-mons
Select UK Live Dates On Sale Now
UK-based experimental instrumental quartet AV Sunset are proud to announce their new album Vs Reality, which is set for release on 4th September 2026 via Luton-based DIY collective label Vandalism Begins At Home Records, available to preorder now.
Recorded at The Arch in Southport with producer Tom Peters (AMTP, Empire State Bastard, A Burial At Sea), the album was mastered by Stephen Kerrison (Sans Froid, LIFE, Bicurious).
“We’re hugely proud of this album,” say the band of the new record. “It’s the first we’ve written and recorded together as a four-piece, and it’s a huge step up for us both in scope and in quality. Every one of these songs was painstakingly crafted and rehearsed to death before we got into the studio. They’re beautiful when they need to be and absolutely savage in places as well.”
“We’ve definitely refined our sound on this record, to the point where we don’t think there’s anyone else that sounds like us. You could call us a post-rock band, but we love a massive dirty riff and the squeal of feedback, and we take just as much influence from noise rock, punk, indie, prog and electronic music as we do from the more standard instrumental influences.”
To celebrate the news, lead single ‘Maat Mons’ will be released on 25th May 2026 via all good digital service providers.
Taking inspiration from 65daysofstatic, and wanting to capture some of their trademark energy in the track’s beat and warping synth tones, AV Sunset certainly made the most of their extensive FX boards on the single—there are synth pedals, loopers, tremolos, octave pedals, weirdly-placed reverbs, and delays, all layering up over each other to create the track’s unusual sonic textures and patterns.
Commenting on the track, guitarist Tom Pegg says: “It’s the closest we’ve got to a straight-up banger. There’s so much packed into this one, it’s nuts that it’s only four minutes long. It’s got huge hooks, crazy soundscapes and effects, polyrhythms, fat riffs and just an ace energy throughout. We’ve already tested it out live and it’s landed really well, so we thought this would be the perfect way to reintroduce ourselves.”
Formed during the tail-end of lockdown in Northampton/Milton Keynes, AV Sunset self-released their debut album, Disconnections, in December 2023. Having gigged extensively across the UK, sharing stages with bands such as ASIWYFA, Slow Crush, Hubris, Press to Meco, VLMV and others, the four-piece have been steadily building a dedicated following amongst instrumental and post-rock fans around the world.
The band have a handful of select UK dates on sale now, with further live dates TBA over the coming weeks.
AV Sunset’s new album Vs Reality is released 4th September 2026 via Vandalism Begins At Home Records
2026 Live Dates:
12/06/26 – Cambridge – Portland Arms
10/07/26 – Peterborough – Ostrich Inn
05/09/26 – Birmingham – Rainbow
18/09/26 – Milton Keynes – Craufurd Arms
03/10/26 – Luton – The Castle
16/10/26 – Nottingham – JT Soar
AV Sunset online:
https://www.avsunset.com
https://www.instagram.com/avsunset.band
https://www.facebook.com/avsunset.band
https://www.youtube.com/@avsunset
https://avsunset.bandcamp.com
https://music.apple.com/gb/artist/av-sunset/1714776411
https://open.spotify.com/artist/7bI1dt8OfQFpeyQ9p6pSuv? si=HQDFJ6awSsCc7pKGEatjjQ
AV Sunset are:
Ed Higgs – Guitar, synth
Tom Pegg – Guitar, synth
Ross Clarke – Bass, piano
David Lloyd – Drums
