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Squeeze’s Glenn Tilbrook says band’s next album is ‘maybe our last’

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Cooper-Fiske, C. (2026, October 6). Squeeze’s Glenn Tilbrook says band’s next album is ‘maybe our last’. Evening Standard. https://www.standard.co.uk/culture/music/glenn-tilbrook-squeeze-chris-difford-glasgow-tickets-b1299659.html

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Glenn Tilbrook of the band Squeeze announced that the group is working on a new album which might be their last. This follows the release of "Trixies" earlier this year, an album originally conceived in 1974 when the band was founded by Tilbrook and Chris Difford. The article notes that Squeeze is currently touring across the UK with dates including Glasgow, Liverpool, and London, supported by Billy Bragg.

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Glenn Tilbrook, one of the founding members of British band Squeeze, spoke with The Press Association about the group's upcoming album. He mentioned that it might be their last record after over 48 years in the music industry. Squeeze recently released "Trixies," an album written back in 1974 but only recorded and published this year. Tilbrook emphasized that while they have invested significant effort into recent projects since 2020, he sees the next record as potentially marking a conclusion to their career.

The band is currently touring across the UK, including stops in cities like Glasgow, Liverpool, Manchester, Cardiff, London, and Swansea. The tour, titled "Tried, Tested And Trixies," includes performances of songs from their newly released album. Tilbrook noted that they plan to mix up their setlists during these shows but didn't provide further details about specific changes.

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The 69-year-old, who founded the new wave band with fellow songwriter and guitarist Chris Difford, confirmed Squeeze were working on a record to follow up their most recent album, Trixies, which was released earlier this year. asserted

which → found → album

Tilbrook told the Press Association: “It’s going to be very different to Trixies, and I sense this will be the bookends of our career, from what could have been our first album (Trixies was written in 1974) to what may be our last. uncertain

what → tell → career

“I think there’s plenty of life in in Squeeze yet, I don’t know how many more records we’ve got (left in us)… asserted

we → think → us

“I view the work we’ve done since 2020 as being absolutely amazing for the band, it takes a lot of effort to get a record right, and we’ve put a ton of effort in. “So by the time the next record is out, I think we’ll be taking stock of where we are.” asserted

we → view → stock

The band are heading out on the Tried, Tested And Trixies Tour in the UK in November, having performed dates in the US, with stops in Glasgow, Liverpool, Manchester, Cardiff, London and Swansea, where they will be supported by Billy Bragg. asserted

they → head → Bragg

Tilbrook said: “We’ll mix things up a bit, but you know, we’ve been playing in America, we were playing 10 or 11 songs from Trixies, and the audiences like it. “ asserted

audiences → say → it

It’s a different thing, we prepare them for it and they listen respectfully, and the reaction we get at the end of that section of the show is incredible.” asserted

we → ’ → show

Squeeze, whose members included Jools Holland from 1975 to 1980 and from 1985 to 1990, have had three UK top 10 singles and three UK top 10 albums, with their best known songs including Cool For Cats, Up The Junction and Labelled With Love. asserted

songs → include → Love

Squeeze’s Glenn Tilbrook says band’s next album is ‘maybe our last’

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