Mad Morning (End Of Year 2025)

After a ferocious year of breakout singles, instant sell-out headline shows, and crowds screaming back lyrics before a record even existed, the Essex trio are heading into 2026 with their debut album MAD MORNING locked and loaded via Saviour Music. It’s the sound of a band hitting their stride in real time, raw, cinematic, emotional, and unapologetically loud.

Built on the twin punch of devastating honesty and full-throttle alt-rock energy, Mad Morning have carved out their own lane where post-grunge grit meets hard-rock swagger. 

As the year winds down, Mad Morning are loading up. With bigger shows, heavier songs, new visuals and collaborations on the horizon, 2026 promises to be the true ignition point. We caught up with the band to talk surreal momentum, crowds screaming back new lyrics, chaotic Christmas plans, and why this really does feel like just the beginning.

You’ve had a whirlwind year, and now your debut album MAD MORNING is set for release in May. How does it feel heading into the end of 2025 on such explosive momentum?

Honestly, it feels surreal. This whole year has felt like it’s zoomed by, wins, setbacks, growth — and somehow it’s all led to this moment where we actually have music out. We’ve been building Mad Morning for a couple years, but 2025 felt like the year it actually started. Heading into the end of the year with some momentum just makes me hungry. We’re proud, but restless. It feels like we’re standing right on the edge of something, just keen to find out what.

What moment this year stands out as your personal highlight of 2025?

There were a few, but one that really hit me was the first time a crowd shouted the pre chorus of “THE CIRCLE”. (The money bit) You can write songs in your bedroom, obsess over the production and nuances but when a room full of people unexpectedly screams it back at you? That’s when it clicks. That was the moment I thought, “Okay… this is actually happening. Let’s put something out.

“Painkiller” and “The Circle” both turned heads. How did the early reaction to those singles shape the direction of the album as a whole?

Those songs told us where the emotional and sonic core of the album is. The reaction to “Painkiller” showed us people connected to the sentiments as well as the edge, the contrast between riffs and trying to be lyrically honest. “The Circle” showed us that leaning into something darker, more atmospheric textures was something else we can also get away with. Everything on the album branches out from there eclectic But somehow in line,  raw, big, and unapologetically well, Mad.

Your live shows at The Black Heart and The Waiting Room sold out instantly, with fans yelling back lyrics before the record even existed. What have those nights shown you about the community that’s forming around Mad Morning?

Like a noisy family gathering ha.. we’re meeting awesome people every day at the moment. it’s so cool.. It's early days so hard to describe, but there is a sense of community, all good vibes. 

getting up close at shows really is the best part. That’s the most rewarding part of all this for sure. 

After such a busy year, what does downtime look like for you over the holidays? Are you the type to switch off completely, or does creativity keep buzzing even at Christmas?

I tell myself I’m going to switch off, I’ll last about 12 hours. I need a bit of quiet time to reset, see family, eat too much food and pretend I’m not thinking about guitars, well mostly. I’ll be irritatingly strumming away in the kitchen while the roast is in the oven. But yeah, the plan is to at least attempt a mini-detox before 2026 kicks in.

Is there a holiday song that actually fits the Mad Morning vibe, or one you secretly love?

There’s something beautifully chaotic about “Fairytale of New York”. It’s raw, messy, emotional and honest — I do love that song. If we ever covered a Christmas song, it wouldn’t be that.. definitely that one by Wizard.

As you look toward 2026, what are you most excited to unleash — more shows, new visuals, heavier sounds, collaborations?

All of the above. 2025 felt like we opened the book, now we gotta start filling the pages. 2026 is expanding the MM world. We want bigger shows, heavier songs, crazier visuals just more. We wanna get to know people. There are collabs we’ve been quietly lining up that I’m buzzing about. There are riffs on my phone that I can’t wait to get writing. And we want to tour properly — new cities, new countries, new people. 2026 is only the start really. But one we can’t be more excited about.