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I Love The Smell Of Glitter In The Morning

Summer's coming. Pride's coming faster. Here's what Ardshiel Heavy Industries is bringing. I wanted to give an update on our release plans for the summer.

Muscular silver-haired man in sequined pants hoists a disco ball like Atlas across a starry desert. Text: Xanadu. Parental Advisory label.
Album cover for Sea Doggy's Xanadu

First, after my mopey album Classical Civilization which was released in October of last year, I wanted to do something more dance oriented leading into the summer. It's Sea Doggy's only release for the year, but there's another album in the works for 2027. The first single off Xanadu is going to be the dancefloor anthem Sunglasses and Mustaches, which has a hook that's going to live in your brain rent-free through August.

Illustrated tattooed cowboy rides a bucking black bull on hot pink background. Neon script reads Circuit '72, Rodeo Queens. Parental Advisory.
Album cover for Circuit '72's Rodeo Queens

Next up we have Circuit '72's sophomore album coming out at the end of May. Last year Griff, Circuit '72's guitarist and lead vocalist, released Raw Hide which was him still finding his voice, and he had a lot of anger built up politically that he had to leave on the table. Rodeo Queens takes Circuit '72 in a new direction with new Queer country that will have you two-stepping in your living room. There were a lot of tracks left off this album, so expect some epic EPs in the coming year.

Gold anchor-and-wheel crest with crown over a shadowed male figure. Gold text: King Drift, Kings Arms. Heraldic lions flank the title.
Album cover for King Drift's Kings Arms

Queer British Grime rapper, King Drift, is releasing a glammed-up new version of the track Kings Arms from his self-titled debut album released in early March. This song is a testament to the UK's best bear bar. King teamed up with Griff from Circuit '72 to bring the glam electric guitar licks for the track that are nuts. And remember, you can still find King spitting rhymes as he busks across London.

Red anatomical heart illustration cradled in a pale hand on pink linen. Text: You Have My Heart In Your Hands. Ornate Falwell logo.
Album cover for Falwell's second single.

Virginia's own Gay himbo, Falwell, is dropping his second single from his debut album Starling, which dropped in February. You Have My Heart In Your Hands is a powerful testament of love, and it's coupled with a moving non-album release River Inside Me. Falwell continues to pretend he's the poster child of AHi while occasionally dropping perfectly crafted piano pop.

Ornate gold 3D lettering spelling Saint Ila nestled in wild grass with poppies, bluebells, and daisies. Raindrops cling to the letters.
Album Cover for Saint Ila's Debut

Once the heat of the summer starts to recede, we have the pleasure of releasing the debut album for Saint Ila (EYE-luh). She's a young Glaswegian who has poured her heart into an album that will give you a whirlwind tour of her emotional life. If Lewis Capaldi is Scotland's Beyonce, then Saint Ila is Scotland's Taylor Swift, only with actual talent.

We may drop another album from a new act in there, but that looks like the sum total for 2026. Go. Listen. Now. You can always reach out to us at ardshiel.media.

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