Punk duo The Meffs announce new album Business, stream title track single
Essex-based punk duo The Meffs will release their second album Business on 11th September via FLG and have today released the searing title track as a single.
Watch the video here: https://youtu.be/7PcYRAR_T6c
Stream the single here: https://ffm.to/themeffs-business
Pre-order Business here: https://ffm.bio/businessalbum
On the single the band comment: "In life you're told to be your 'authentic self', but only if your 'authentic self' fits a mould, only if you 'authentic self' is on brand. We're not hard enough but we're not soft enough, we're not queer enough but we're too queer, etc. We're okay with that; we know who we are and we know what we stand for. 'Business' is a love song."
On the album: "Business is everything. It's work, it's war, it's politics, it's our health. Business is angry and ugly, it's vulnerable and it speaks for all of us. I wanted to make an album that pins you to the wall from start to finish, and that's what Business does."
Despite a whirlwind 2025, which included supports with The Sex Pistols, The Undertones, selling out headline shows across the UK and Europe, Glastonbury, 2000trees, and Download Festival, Lily (guitar and vocals) and Lewis (drums) somehow managed to find the time to write and record 11 tracks of their most politically charged, hard-hitting music to date.
With producer Dan Weller at the helm, Business is a modern punk classic. Fan favourites like 'So Modern' (Keep Up)' are captured with all the energy and scuzziness from the band's live show, and title track 'Business' goes hard, taking taking aim at the challenges found within today's music industry.
There is no shortage of fast paced moments; 'Love To Lose' is the ideal hype song, while 'Fight' crams minutes of energy into one thirty second burst. Other highlights include 'Disorder (Wake Up)' - a commentary on the world as we know it; or 'Like Gravity', a journey of self-deprecation. On Business, The Meffs prove they are not a band to be pigeonholed.
Since exploding onto the UK scene, The Meffs have built up a reputation as purveyors of frantic punk rock and an absolute must-see live sensation. A hugely impressive DIY outfit, they have already supported Alice Cooper, Kings of Leon at BST Hyde Park, Bearded Theory, Beautiful Days festival, and The Damned. The duo are also Music Venue Trust patrons and longtime supporters of grassroots venues - and are currently supporting Stiff Little Fingers across the UK.
Business will only see the band deliver their values to an ever-increasing circle - an unashamedly powerful record, political and astute, and begging to be played loud.
The Meffs are:
Lily Hopkins (vocals/guitar)
Lewis Copsey (drums/backing vocals)
Upcoming tour dates:
Supporting Stiff Little Fingers:
19/03/2026 O2 Academy Bristol Bristol
20/03/2026 O2 Academy Birmingham Birmingham
21/03/2026 Roundhouse London
14/04/2026 Szimpla Kert Budapest Hungary
16/04/2026 Rover Bar Thessaloniki Greece
17/04/2026 Arch Club Live Stage Tavros Greece
18/04/2026 Circus Entertainment Hub Larisa Greece
19/04/2026 club *MIXTAPE 5* Sofia Bulgaria
25/04/2026 Scotland Calling Edinburgh Corn Exchange Edinburgh GB
23/05/2026 Melkweg Amsterdam NL
30/05/2026 O2 Academy Islington London GB
04/06/2026 The LCR Norwich GB (supporting Levellers)
06/06/2026 North West Calling Manchester Academy Manchester GB
11/06/2026 The Brook Southampton GB
13/06/2026 God Save The Kouign Stade municipal Penmarc'h FR
03/07/2026 LøddePønk Wakestock Festival Arendal Norway
18/07/2026 ParaBôle Festival Bôle Switzerland
31/07/2026 Docks Club Hamburg DE
01/08/2026 Fährmannsfest Hannover DE
05/08/2026 Bootleg Social Blackpool GB
11/08/2026 Punk Rock Holiday Tolmin Slovenia
21/08/2026 Parkenfestivalen Bodø Norway
22/08/2026 Pstereo Festival Trondheim Norway
05/09/2026 The Foundry Burn It Down Torquay GB
03/10/2026 North East Calling Northumbria University Newcastle upon Tyne GB
10/10/2026 Cretin Hop Festival La Boissière-de-Montaigu FR
16/10/2026 Live Music Hall Köln DE
The Meffs online:
https://www.facebook.com/Themeffsuk
https://www.instagram.com/themeffsuk
Track list:
1. Dreamin'
2. What A Nightmare
3. Where Did It All Go Wrong?
4. Business
5. Law
6. Fight
7. Disorder (Wake Up)
8. Love To Lose
9. So Modern (Keep Up)
10. God Complex
11. Like Gravity