NEWS: Boundaries yearn endlessly?

When they’ve got so many Festivals and club shows on the horizon, including a freshly announced North American run with Knocked Loose, you could be forgiven for forgetting there Boundaries have a new album waiting in the wings. 17th July will see “Yearning: the unbeautiful after” unleashed via Sumerian Records, a date which will mean in the live arena many of the new songs will be performed before fans get the opportunity to hear them on tape. The third single from the album recorded in the fall of 2025 with producer Drew Fulk (Knocked Loose, Fit For A King) is “Only Endless“.

Matthew McDougal: “Much of the record poses questions to listeners, probing if they identify with the sentiment of what’s been said and why they do or don’t. ‘Only endless’ doesn’t ask anything of the listener. It describes a feeling. You can take what you will from it.”

“With the record, we aimed to be uncompromising and really plant our flag. As more time passes, heavy music continues to lose its teeth. This genre is supposed to be threatening; it should have an edge and make you feel something. We tried to create an album with urgency.”

“The title, Yearning, is base level. What do you want from life, relationships, or whatever you spend time on? Time is the only resource with any real value; it’s the only thing you can’t get more of. You should deeply consider anything you choose to spend time on. The subtitle, the unbeautiful after, refers to the eventuality of what you’ve spent your time doing. The main questions are ‘What did you give yourself to? What is important to you? Where did it lead you?’”

Boundaries UK/IE tour dates 2026:

14/06 – Download Festival, Donington Park
15/06 – Limelight, Belfast w/The Plot In You
16/06 – Academy, Dublin w/The Plot In You
17/06 – Y Plas, Cardiff w/Kublai Khan
19/06 – Voodoos, Norwich w/Heriot
20/06 – Cavern, Exeter w/Heriot