A record born out of grief, reconciliation and a renewed appreciation for life, Bring Yourself sees the Birmingham band rediscover the chemistry that first made them one of the most distinctive voices of the British indie scene. The album almost didn’t happen. The passing of lead songwriter Jon Watkin’s wife in 2023, after a two-year battle with cancer, was followed by a breakdown in the relationship between Jon and Phil. With the band’s future uncertain, making another album seemed increasingly unlikely. But music, and the friendship at the heart of The Twang, eventually brought them back together.

“I’d stopped going to the studio, but for three hours every day, between dropping my youngest off at school and picking him up, I’d shut myself in a room at home and write. I was on a mission,” says Jon.

Those songs became the catalyst for the band’s reunion. What began as an attempt to repair a fractured friendship developed into something much bigger: an album about living in the moment, finding yourself again and appreciating what really matters. “More than making an album, what I really wanted was for us to fix our relationship,” says Phil. “We need each other for this band to work.”