The Tubs have released "Now And Then," the third single from their upcoming album Hard Life. Stereogum shared the new wave guitar track on August 18, 2026, calling it "an intensely pulsing new wave guitar banger."
The band signed to Merge Records for the new record, and a recent press release described The Tubs as a "Celtic jangle boyband," a label Stereogum writer Chris DeVille said he loved, along with the band itself. "Now And Then" follows two earlier Hard Life previews, "Who's Gonna Love You Now?" and "Stoop To Me," both released earlier this summer.
Hard Life marks a shift for The Tubs toward a punchier, more electric sound than their earlier jangle-pop material, according to DeVille, who has followed the band's rollout since the album was first teased.
The trio's steady run of singles suggests the album's release is close, though Merge has not yet confirmed an exact date, leaving fans to track "Now And Then" and the rest of the campaign one single at a time.
The Tubs' new material sits alongside a busy week of indie rock releases, with fans able to track upcoming albums like Hard Life on the release calendar as more details are confirmed.
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- Third single from the upcoming album Hard Life
- Signed to Merge Records
- Follows earlier singles Who's Gonna Love You Now? and Stoop To Me
- Described in press materials as a "Celtic jangle boyband"
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