The Hanging Stars

The Hanging Stars play The Cluny on 9 October 2026 at 6:30 pm.

London’s The Hanging Stars return with their sixth album, Just A Day – a collection of four-part harmonies, twelve-string guitars and chiming songs, touching on themes of longing, new beginnings and the fragility of the everyday. Recorded at Edwyn Collins's Clashnarrow Studios in the Scottish Highlands, the album marks a new chapter for the band, produced with the guidance of Teenage Fanclub’s Gerard Love.

A line-up change at the end of 2024 proved to be a galvanising moment for The Hanging Stars. “We needed to rethink things,” says guitarist Patrick Ralla. “A new leaner approach – bass, drums, guitars, four-part harmonies. Certainly worked for The Byrds, Big Star and Teenage Fanclub.” The result is an energising record full of hooks and a renewed vision. The songs are designed to take the listener away from it all, even if it's just for a little while.

Central to the record’s new direction was the involvement of Gerard Love – one third of Teenage Fanclub’s songwriting trio and the artist behind Lightships. Starting from demos exchanged between Glasgow and London, Love helped the band strip things back to their essence. He also joined the band for a week of recording, contributing vocals and arrangement ideas.

Just A Day is The Hanging Stars’ third album to be recorded at Clashnarrow Studios, Helmsdale. The studio is owned and run by Edwyn Collins and Grace Maxwell.