{
  "id": 9138841,
  "title": "Blue Bendy Launch New Album With “Dragonslayer” Video",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/22/blue-bendy-launch-new-album-with-dragonslayer-video",
  "topic": "culture",
  "section": "Culture",
  "published": "2026-09-22T12:21:23.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Pitchfork",
    "slug": "pitchfork",
    "url": "https://pitchfork.com/story/blue-bendy-launch-new-album-with-dragonslayer-video/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "Blue Bendy, the indie-pop band, is set to release their sophomore album, One Day This Will All Be Lore, on January 29, 2027. This will be the follow-up to their 2024 debut album, So Medieval. The lineup has changed since the release of their debut, with co-founders Harrison Charles and Oscar Tebbutt leaving due to the frontman Arthur Nolan's struggles with alcoholism. The remaining original members are synthesist Olivia Morgan, bassist Dina Willcock, drummer Tristan Petsola, guitarists Joe Nash and Oliver Chester-Nolan, and the band has completed the lineup with these additions.\n\nThe album features a track called \"Dragonslayer,\" which is directed by Olivia Morgan herself. Morgan explained that the song attempts to subvert the chivalry of Arthurian legends in a modern context, focusing on the tragicomic romantic aspects of the medieval period. Inspired by Nolan's journey of recovery, the track is described as a tragicomic romantic pop song, critiquing the notion of fame and the fantasies musicians often tell themselves about their own successes.\n\nMorgan also discussed her experience in creating the music video for \"Dragonslayer,\" stating that she had recently acquired a camera and decided to create a video analyzing the various actions and decisions made throughout the four-and-a-half-minute sequence. Despite not having prior experience in music videos or film, Morgan is eager to learn and consider this a \"experiment one.\" The band will be performing in London, Manchester, and Glasgow, with the album tracklist and artwork also provided.",
  "summary": "One Day This Will All Be Lore’s lead single presents “nationalistic mythology wrapped in a tragicomic romantic pop song”",
  "key_points": [
    "Blue Bendy releasing sophomore album \"One Day This Will All Be Lore\" on January 29, 2027",
    "Dragonslayer track critiques chivalry in Arthurian legends",
    "Olivia Morgan creates Dragonslayer music video as experimental learning project"
  ],
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  "coverage": {
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  },
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}