Prog legend Peter Hammill is back with Tears In Time, his first album of new material in five years. The Van der Graaf Generator frontman will release the 11-track collection on September 25, 2026, via Esoteric Antenna Records.
The album gathers songs recorded across various sessions at Hammill’s Terra Incognita studio between 1991 and 2026. It marks his first set of original compositions since 2017’s From The Trees, following 2021’s covers album In Translation.
Hammill shared his thoughts on the new work: “These songs have been a long time in the gestation and making. I’m pleased with the way they’ve worked out. They seem to hang together as a group, even though there’s a wide range of styles represented here. I’ve not stopped yet and I’m very happy that songs still seem to find their way into my hands.”
Tracklisting for Tears In Time
- For A Rainy Day
- The Wheels
- Heavy Weather
- Angle Of The Curve
- So Much Water
- Tabula Rasa
- Oh The End
- Red Flags (In The Sunset)
- You’ll Never Know
- The Half Of It
- And When He Ran
The album will be available on both CD and vinyl formats. Hammill’s vast solo catalog and work with Van der Graaf Generator have earned him a dedicated following for his introspective, complex songwriting and distinctive voice. Tears In Time promises to deliver more of the thoughtful, genre-defying material fans have come to expect from the prog pioneer.
