The Fourth Album by UK Rock Band Airbus Imperial Gunpowder
Released on Spira Records, IMPERIAL GUNPOWDER is the fourth studio album from UK rock band AIRBUS, featuring 10 songs that showcase the band’s diverse, unique sound. It isn’t a concept album – it’s a collection of songs that explore the inevitability of human nature. This album looks at our worst instincts and the cyclical nature of that bad behaviour.
"This screaming record must beat anything released by a British rock band this year. That may sound over the top but singer Nick Davidge leaps from quiet verse to tonsil-shredding chorus with real skill and is backed up by an experimental-style rhythm section."
Ed Furniss
Imperial Gunpowder - the 4th studio album from UK rock band Airbus
Release date: 7th March 2026
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About the Album
Released on Spira Records, Imperial Gunpowder is the fourth studio album by rock band Airbus.
Clockwise from left to right: Chris Fielden, James Childs, Simon Hedges, Nick Davidge
There are 10 songs on the record:
1. Down to Earth
2. Oathbreaker
3. Give It to Me One More Time
4. Say What You Gotta Say
5. How
6. 1000 Miles Away
7. Tonight We Ride
8. Just When I Get My Feet
9. Goodnight Kiss
10. Last of the Great Barbarians
Total runtime is approx. 39 minutes
PRESS RELEASE:
IMPERIAL GUNPOWDER is the fourth studio album from UK rock band AIRBUS. Released on Spira Records, it features 10 powerful songs that showcase the band’s diverse, unique sound.
The album was recorded on both sides of the Atlantic – in an ancient cottage in Portishead called The Grange, where many Airbus songs were written; in a basement studio in Bristol, where the band honed their sound; in Los Angeles, at various studios around the city.
IMPERIAL GUNPOWDER isn’t a concept album. It’s a collection of songs that explore the inevitability of human nature. As a species, we can be pretty destructive, always looking for new and more creative ways to hurt each other. We’re not just talking about war – even in relationships, we seem to like to sabotage ourselves and the people we love. This album looks at our worst instincts and the cyclical nature of that bad behaviour.
AIRBUS are undertaking a short UK tour in March to support the release of the album. The main event will be taking place at Portishead’s Somerset Hall on Friday 20th March 2026 at 7pm.
Tickets are available from Headfirst Bristol.
A variety of videos have been made to support the album, which will be available on the band’s YouTube channel in March.
AIRBUS are currently working on more music – both old and new – and will be releasing more albums in the coming years.
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