Soft Play have announced Heavier Jelly, an expanded edition of their acclaimed album Heavy Jelly, set for release on 18th April.
The reissue adds six new tracks, including the newly unveiled single ‘Slushy’, a high-energy, garage-punk blast featuring Kate Nash.
Released last year, Heavy Jelly became Soft Play’s highest-charting album to date, reaching #3 in the UK charts.
Described as a raging yet strangely warm mix of punk, nu-metal, and hardcore, the album was widely hailed as the best of their career. Now, with Heavier Jelly, the duo open the vault to reveal tracks that were left out due to mood and genre rather than quality.
“These songs are the bastard children of Heavy Jelly,” says Laurie Vincent. “Strange experimentations and delusions that didn’t fit the mould. I’m excited for our fans to get a glimpse into some more music that came from the world of Heavy Jelly. Strap in.”
Among the new additions, ‘Heavy Jelly’ leans into Irish folk influences, while ‘Take Me To The Tip’ explores leftfield hip-hop, and ‘Chairman of the Council’ blends sax, spoken word, and big beat production. Meanwhile, ‘Flip ’em The Bird’ and ‘Green Lamborghini’ match the intensity of the original album, making Heavier Jelly a broader and more experimental counterpart to its predecessor.
The new single ‘Slushy’ premiered on BBC 6Music via Craig Charles. Featuring Kate Nash, the track delivers a propulsive, proto-punk charge with Nash and Isaac Holman trading biting, call-and-response vocals. The two have collaborated before, with Nash previously appearing on Isaac’s Baby Dave project.
Heavier Jelly will be available across streaming platforms, with physical editions, including limited orange vinyl and CD, exclusively available via Soft Play’s official store.
Soft Play 2025 tour dates:
North America:
- 13th April – Coachella, USA
- 14th April – Summit, Denver (w/ Kneecap) – SOLD OUT
- 15th April – Depot, Salt Lake City (w/ Kneecap)
- 17th April – The Glass House, Pomona (w/ Kneecap) – SOLD OUT
- 20th April – Coachella, USA
- 22nd April – Bottom Lounge, Chicago
- 24th April – The Axis Club, Toronto – SOLD OUT
- 26th April – The Sinclair, Boston
- 27th April – Elsewhere Hall, Brooklyn – SOLD OUT
Europe:
- 23rd May – Sniester Festival, The Hague, Netherlands
- 24th May – Pretty Pissed Festival, Amsterdam, Netherlands
- 6th June – Rock Am Ring, Nürnberg, Germany
- 8th June – Rock Im Park, Zeppelinfield, Germany
- 13th June – Florence Rocks, Italy
- 17th June – Ferrara Festival (w/ Slipknot), Italy
- 19th June – Hellfest, Clisson, France
- 21st June – Pinkpop Festival, Landgraaf, Netherlands
- 23rd June – Waldbühne, Berlin (w/ Slipknot), Germany
- 27th-29th June – Mighty Sounds Festival, Czech Republic
UK & Ireland:
- 5th July – Dreamland, Margate (w/ The Libertines)
- 17th-19th July – Benicàssim, Spain
- 19th July – The Iveagh Gardens, Dublin (w/ The Murder Capital)
- 1st August – Queens Square, Bristol (w/ IDLES)
- 9th August – Gunnersbury Park, London (w/ The Libertines)
- 29th August – Reading Festival, UK
- 30th August – Leeds Festival, UK
USA:
- 20th September – Shaky Knees Festival, Atlanta
- 23rd October – Furnace Fest, Birmingham, AL
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