GANS – NIGHTWALKING

GANS pivot hard on “NIGHTWALKING”, ditching the heated post-punk of earlier singles for something entirely different. Birmingham duo Euan Woodman and Thomas Rhodes team up with producer Ross Orton to create what they call “our version of a soul track with a dark twist”.

The track tackles the messy space between love, desire, and lust without sanitising any of it. Woodman’s vocals sit over warm production that deliberately swings, enhanced by brass sections from Ibibio Sound Machine. It’s a deliberate shift from the “darting electronics” of previous releases like “I THINK I LIKE YOU” and “IT’S JUST LIFE”, both BBC 6 Music playlist additions.

Ross Orton’s production gives the track room to breathe while maintaining that Birmingham grit. The duo’s Black Country upbringing, parents working in factories and mills, seeps into their approach of mixing “uneasy realism with horizon-chasing escapism.” Woodman describes the vibe as “like a Grand Theft Auto late-night cruise with Marvin Gaye driving through the streets of Digbeth.”

“NIGHTWALKING” previews their debut album “GOOD FOR THE SOUL”, due September 19th via Peter Doherty’s Strap Originals label. The record tackles acceptance, self-destruction, and body image across tracks written during a 10-day cottage retreat in Wales. For a band that calls itself “borderless noise-makers,” this shows they’re serious about not getting boxed in.

Tour Dates:

Europe:

• August 15 – Route Du Rock Festival, St Malo, FR
• September 13 – Blow Festival 3, Frankfurt, DE
• October 8 – Changeover Festival, Belgrade, RS
• October 22 – Arena Club, Vienna, AT
• October 23 – Santerina Toscana 31, Milan, IT
• October 24 – Exil, Zurich, CH
• October 25 – Orange House, Munich, DE
• October 28 – MTC Club, Cologne, DE
• October 29 – La Boule Noire, Paris, FR
• October 31 – Razzmatazz Room 3, Barcelona, ES
• November 1 – El Sol, Madrid, ES
• November 6 – Stereolux, Nantes, FR

UK:

• August 29 – Shunkfest, Port Talbot
• September 2 – Green Door Store, Brighton
• September 3 – Oporto, Leeds
• September 4 – The Louisiana, Bristol
• September 5 – The Bodega, Nottingham
• September 6 – Mama Roux’s, Birmingham
• September 9 – The Lexington, London
• September 10 – YES (Basement), Manchester
• September 11 – The Parish, Wrexham
• September 26 – Neotribe at Sunbird Records, Darwen
• September 27 – Float Along Festival, Sheffield
• October 16 – Swn Festival, Clwb Ifor Bach, Cardiff
• December 17 – Crookes Social Club, Sheffield
• December 26 – Hare & Hounds, Birmingham (Xmas foodbank fundraiser)
• December 31 – 100 Club, London
• January 3, 2026 – Rockaway Beach Festival, Bognor Regis
• February 13-27, 2026 – Various UK venues supporting Big Special