Today, Hastings-duo KID KAPICHI release new single, ‘Worst Kept Secret‘. Listen HERE.
KK frontman, Jack Wilson, explains: ”’Worst Kept Secret’ was the final song written for the album, during a period of time where everything felt like it was clicking and coming together. We’d be listening to a bit of Richard Ashcroft and Unkle and this song came shortly afterwards.
“The lyrics speak for themselves. It’s about being in that nether zone of are we friends, or more? Both knowing it’s more, but neither able to fully commit or ask those questions.“
‘Worst Kept Secret‘ is taken from forthcoming album, Fearless Nature, due out January 16th, 2026, via Spinefarm. It’s an album riven with moments of self-doubt made by a band that has grown bold enough to show the bullet holes in their armour after years on the frontline.
Watch the dreamy video for previously released single, ‘Rabbit Hole‘, HERE.
Since coming together a decade ago in Hastings, KID KAPICHI have always been more brotherhood than band; like-minded musicians bound together by the belief that music and message can happily co-exist, and that being proud of where you’re from should in no way limit your ambition or narrow your view of the world.
Fearless Nature wasproduced by Mike Horner and Ben Beetham (ex-Kid Kapichiguitarist), alongside the band, and mixed byGeorge Perks.
Fearless Nature marks a new era for KID KAPICHI, following line-up changes and a creative reinvention. It captures a band reborn; louder, bolder and unafraid to push their sound into uncharted territory.
On the album, Jack shares: “We began writing the songs a year and a half ago. During that time, I think we all felt a lot of change on the horizon, which Eddie & I believe is reflected in this album.
I personally was going through some of the darkest times of my life and listening back now I hear that fear, but it’s also comforting to know how quickly things can change for the better.
“I consider myself lucky to have gotten to the age I was at whilst writing this, having never experienced anything like that before. But once you do, it gives you a whole new understanding on life and what people mean when they say they’re really struggling.”
Jack concludes: “I’ve always looked outward for inspiration. The news. World affairs. What’s happening in our local communities and the feeling in the air, but this album was much more introspective, seeing your reflection as you look out the window rather than what’s on the other side.”
‘Fearless Nature’ Track-list:
1. Leader Of The Free World
2. Intervention
3. Shoe Size
5. Worst Kept Secret
6. Dark Days Are Coming
7. Patience
8. If You’ve Got Legs
9. Head Right
10. Saviour
11. Rabbit Hole
Pre-order here: kidkapichi.lnk.to/FearlessNature
Kid Kapichi will be playing a run of plugged in in-stores across album release week.
KK Jan 2026 in-stores
Jan 15: Banquet, Kingston
Jan 16: Rough Trade, Denmark St. (matinee)
Jan 16: Rough Trade East, London
Jan 17: Resident, Brighton
Jan 18: Thekla, Bristol
Jan 19: Rough Trade, Nottingham
Jan 20: Headrow House, Leeds
Jan 21: Rough Trade, Liverpool
Jan 22: Music’s Not Dead, DLWP, Bexhill-on-Sea
Tickets available here: www.kidkapichi.com
Additionally, Kid Kapichi have been announced for a slew of 2026 festival appearances, with plenty more to come…
May 23: Pretty Pissed fest, Netherlands
May 24: Bearded Theory fest, Derbyshire
July 26: Truck fest, Oxfordshire
Aug 02: Y Not fest, Derbyshire
Aug 30: APE fest, London
Read Kerrang!’s intimate chat with Jack and Eddie, HERE.
