Today, the incredible 2x GRAMMY-nominated transcendent singer, songwriter, and subversive performance artist, Poppy announces her next studio album, “Empty Hands” out on January 23rd, 2026, via Sumerian Records. She sets the stage for the project with a new single, “Bruised Sky”, out everywhere now.
“Empty Hands” marks Poppy’s seventh studio album, and with each new release, she crystallizes her identity as a true visionary unconcerned with genre. The album draws from eclectic influences, with industrial elements, pop sensibilities, and moments that call back to Poppy’s surrealist roots with her signature uncanny, machine-like voice.
“Bruised Sky” embraces Poppy at her heaviest sonically, with powerful and commanding vocals that effortlessly shift between melodic bridges and death growls. As Poppy’s vocals build, so does the guitar backing her, matching her ferocity decibel for decibel. “Bruised Sky” was produced and co-written by longtime collaborator Jordan Fish. The song’s music video, directed by Orie McGinness, sets Poppy and her band against a gritty, dark and dystopian backdrop.
Pre-order & pre-save “Empty Hands” here.
Poppy is having a monumental year. “Suffocate”, her collaboration with Knocked Loose, was nominated for Best Metal Performance at the 2025 GRAMMY Awards. She previously made history in 2021 as the first-ever female solo nominee in the category for her solo track “BLOODMONEY”. From performance art provocateur (see new variety show Improbably Poppy), to video director, to sci-fi graphic novel author, to a globe-traveling recording artist whose songbook encompasses anything from brutal metal breakdowns and snappy ‘60s bubblegum, to trap-pop and grunge-punk, absolutely nothing has been off-limits when it comes to Poppy masterfully executing her varied artistic vision.
Recently, Poppy released “Unravel” co-produced by Jordan Fish. The track followed an enigmatic cover of WHAM’s holiday favorite “Last Christmas”, exclusively for Spotify, and a musical tour de force in collaboration with Amy Lee and Courtney LaPlante titled “End of You”. Upon release, “End of You” was immediately met with widespread praise and debuted at no.1 on Billboard’ s Hot Hard Rock Songs chart (listen / watch the music video here).
To prepare for her new chapter, Poppy closed out the second leg of her They’re All Around Us tour, continuing a nearly year-long celebration of her critically acclaimed album “Negative Spaces”. This was followed by several dates as support for Linkin Park on their South American tour. Next, she plans to visit Australia and Europe on her newly announced 2026 Constantly Nowhere tour. Click here to purchase tickets and keep up with the latest.
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