Declan Welsh and The Decadent West Set a February 2027 Release for New Album ‘Explicit Agitation’

Declan Welsh and The Decadent West have confirmed their new album, Explicit Agitation, will arrive in February 2027. The Glasgow band have put two songs forward as the record’s first markers: “Run Down Small Town” and the double A-side “City Used To Be Alive.”

The pairing sets a specific tension in motion. One title points outward at a place in decline, while the other treats city life as something remembered rather than fully present. That contrast gives the announcement more editorial weight than a standard release date drop. Welsh’s writing has often located political and personal friction inside everyday Scottish geography, and these song titles suggest the new material will continue that line of work without reducing it to slogan.

“Run Down Small Town” reads as blunt social observation, while “City Used To Be Alive” frames urban energy as a loss, or maybe a transformation. Together they sketch an album less interested in nostalgia than in what happens when familiar places stop behaving the way they used to. No label, tracklist, or production details have been shared beyond these two songs.

For now, Explicit Agitation is defined by its name and its direction. The February 2027 date leaves room for more singles, but the band have already made the record’s central concern clear: places don’t hold still, even when they look like they do.