The Avalanches announce their fourth album ‘No Bad Memories’ out October 16, 2026

The Avalanches return with No Bad Memories a new album inspired by the simultaneously magical and insidious ways that advertising and name-brand technology wraps itself around our memories. An ambivalent ode to the nostalgic pull of commercial jingles, proprietary start-up sounds and long forgotten audio logos.

The best things in life may be free, but childhood and corporate entertainment products are completely intertwined. But where do you draw the line between precious memories and something carefully designed to become unforgettable?

“It’s been interesting as adults to reflect on this often stunning period of marketing – the creativity, filmmaking, photography and music –  but which was also – you know, selling a completely unobtainable dream. The way we value devices and products;  the way we reflect and represent ‘a life lived’; the wonder of memory and deep power of nostalgia, especially in sound. Revisiting imagery and jingles from childhood and realizing how profoundly they have stuck… Taking these sound sources from within the heart of this kinda corporate framework and flipping the fragments into our own kind of joyous pop music …  eventually we arrived at this world of ‘No Bad Memories” – The Avalanches

No Bad Memories is built on an extraordinary constellation of collaborators, in a similar vein to previous Avalanches LPs ‘Wildflower’ and ‘We Will Always Love You’.  New single ‘Can’t Get Over Losing You’, the fourth taste of the album, showcases Louisiana self taught producer and artist Portraits of Tracy. The single combines driving, garage rock drums with The Avalanches signature nostalgic samples and euphoric melodies and vocals from Portraits of Tracy.

“Tracy is an hilarious, brave and tender human being who Tony and I have become very close to over the years we’ve been making music together. Almost weekly another song arrives .. ‘I made something new ..what do you guys think !? ‘ And they’re always SO good. Every single song ! Tracy’s production and mixing is insane but it’s her voice and songwriting that break my heart time after time, truly a generational talent ! We feel very fortunate to make music together.” – Robbie Chater

“Working with The Avalanches was such an awesome experience! I don’t find myself collaborating too often with peeps, but as soon as we connected it felt just right. We started the song in 2024 & rerecorded it / finished it in 2025, and now she just sounds lovely!” – Portraits of Tracy

WATCH THE ‘CAN’T GET OVER LOSING YOU’ VIDEO HERE.

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‘Can’t Get Over Losing You’ follows the intimate, haunting ‘Blue Shadows’ featuring Karen O, the euphoria & bounce of  ‘Every Single Weekend’ with Jamie xx and glitch-laden, statement-of- intent ‘Together’ with Nikki Nair, Jessy Lanza and Prentiss.  The Avalanches recently performed at Primavera Sound Barcelona, played their first ever live show in Mexico + announced Terminal 5 NYC show (October) and a run of headline shows at London’s The Roundhouse as part of Pitchfork Music Festival (November). Upcoming DJ sets include The Dare’s Freakquencies party (France), Poplar and C2C (Italy), and Les Nuits Weekender (Belgium), with more dates to be announced. Click HERE for more information.

ABOUT THE AVALANCHES

“Better than just about any music ever made” – Pitchfork

The Avalanches are Robbie Chater, Tony Di Blasi and Andy Szekeres.

There are few artists on the planet as influential and original as The Avalanches. Their debut album ‘Since I Left You’ laid a global footprint for collaborative sampology in the 21st century.

With over 1 million album sales and 700 Million streams, the group’s mark on popular culture has expanded across two more acclaimed LPs ‘Wildflower’ and ‘We Will Always Love You’, coveted collectables & a legion of fans spanning the globe. In 2024 the band featured on Jamie XXs acclaimed ‘In Waves’ album with collaboration ‘All You Children’.

ABOUT PORTRAITS OF TRACY

Self-taught producer, multi-instrumentalist from Baton Rouge, Louisiana, Portraits of Tracy has been lauded for her audacious, genre-sprawling projects since emerging in 2023 with 18 track debut concept record ‘Drive Home’. Her latest project ‘Q: Where Do Our Primal Instincts Originate? A: MTV!’ ‘is a loud and playful glimpse into who I am as a person and a musician,” drawing on indelible memories: a childhood spent locked into DC hardcore, Tony Hawk’s Pro Skater and when MTV reigned supreme.  Fader calls the EP ‘part-Riot Grrrl wreckage, part-Scooby Doo chase soundtrack with Farfisa organ and chord changes galore’.

Album artwork by Jonathan Zawada