The Studio 68! & Dani Turner announce new album Rollin' to be released February 20th via Detour Records
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THE STUDIO 68! & DANI TURNER ANNOUNCE NEW ALBUM ‘ROLLIN’’ TO BE RELEASED FEBRUARY 20TH 2026 VIA DETOUR RECORDS
PRE-ORDER THE ALBUM HERE
WATCH THE VIDEO FOR NEW SINGLE ‘NEED A MIRACLE’ HERE
SEE THE BAND LIVE AT THE 100 CLUB, LONDON ON JANUARY 28TH FOR THEIR ALBUM LAUNCH PARTY – TICKETS AVAILABLE HERE
Medicine music for the mind, spirit & soul
Imagine Janis Joplin jamming with the Small Faces, down at Withnail and I’s place. Charles Bukowski is manning the bar, Malcolm McLaren is handling the guest list, and Terence Stamp and Julie Christie are canoodling in a corner. Now you’re getting a sense of the weird and wonderful world of The Studio 68!. A high-octane rock ’n’ roll band formed in North London steeped in late ’60s and early ’70s influences, they were destined for stardom in the early ’90s before their chaotic lifestyle derailed them. One explosive Camden performance caused MOJO magazine to remark, “It was the night the foundation stone of Britpop was laid.”
Regenerated, Doctor-Who style, in 2023 as a rollicking rock ’n’ roll outfit fronted by lead vocalist Dani Turner, the six-piece have since blown the doors off everywhere from the ‘Shiiine On’ festival to Camp Bestival and are now ready to unfurl their new album Rollin’ upon the world.
Set for release this coming February 20th, 2026, via the legendary UK mod and punk label Detour Records, the album will be available on CD, download and as a limited-edition bright orange vinyl Rizla style sleeve, with a lush gatefold for paper Rollin’ ease.
Recorded in London with legendary producer Brian O’Shaughnessy (Primal Scream/Rumer), Rollin’ sees the 68! fusing elements of funk, soul, jazz and blues to create a modern classic and this week the psychedelic express that is The Studio ’68! & Dani Turner rolls back into town in spectacular style with brand-new single ‘Need A Miracle’ – a gilt-edged rock ’n’ soul anthem, it fuses a relentless four-to-the-floor Northern Soul groove with a tune worthy of peak-era Fleetwood Mac. All welded to a lacerating lyrical examination of the pop process.
If that wasn’t enough, the whole thing is sent stratospheric by the extraordinary vocals of powerhouse lead singer Dani Turner. As powerful as P.P. Arnold and as raunchy as namesake Tina, Turner’s diamonds-on-sandpaper delivery on ‘Need A Miracle’ brings to mind the larynx-busting majesty of Merry Clayton’s vocals on the Stones’ Gimme Shelter’.
“‘Need A Miracle’ is a cautionary tale for anyone thinking about entering this weird and wonderful business,” says band spokesman Paul Moody. “It’s a tribute to every band that has ever fallen foul of the music biz — an aural ragu for a dish served cold.”
Watch the ‘Need A Miracle’ video HERE
Recorded at the iconic Bark Studio in Walthamstow, Rollin’ is a passionate love letter to rock ’n’ roll’s late ’60s and early ’70s heyday, it’s a 35-minute blast of grooviness, littered with sonic and lyrical nods to everyone from Brian Auger And The Trinity to Delaney & Bonnie; Bobbie Gentry to Deep Purple.
The standard of musicianship is, frankly, sickening — check out Thrill Heaven’s mesmeric Hammond playing on six-minute epic ‘Time Slips Through Your Hands’, while the one-in-a-generation vocal talent of Dani Turner brings to mind everyone from Elkie Brooks to Beth Ditto; Betty Davis to Alabama Shakes’ Brittany Howard. And that’s just the Bs.
Each of the ten tracks is also constructed with an attention to detail worthy of the Brill Building. An epic ‘The Way It Is’ holds up a (black) mirror to Britain in 2025, a country where hope has been reduced to a game-show appearance or a betting slip, while ‘Seasons’ is an other-worldly meditation on loss reminiscent of Traffic at their most transcendental. ‘Turn Off Your Mind’ is a Fantastic Negrito-style groove decrying tech-consumerism, while ‘Wasn’t Ready’ is a breezy meditation on the fleeting nature of existence worthy of Rod’s Never a Dull Moment. The overall effect is an album which will stay on your turntable for months.
Musically there are nods to everyone from Rod Stewart and the Faces (Wasn’t Ready’) to Traffic (a sublime ‘Seasons’) to Stephen Stills’ Manassas (Funky People’), but lyrically Rollin’ is bang up to date. ‘The Way It Is’ holds up a (black) mirror to Britain in 2025 — a country where hope now comes in the shape of a TV game-show appearance or a betting slip — while ‘Hall of Mirrors’ addresses the distorting gaze of social media. ‘Turn Off Your Mind’, meanwhile, is a swampy mantra reminiscent of retro-centric fellow traveller Fantastic Negrito. All filtered through a Technicolor lens of good vibes and boundless positivity.
For the ’68!, it’s not just about the music. Their rock ’n’ roll travelling show is powered by an over-arching band philosophy, deeply rooted in the progressive social and cultural spirit of 1968.
“We’re here to bring the joy — and the danger — back into rock ’n’ roll,” says band spokesman Paul Moody. “The psychedelic express is picking up speed and we’d love you to come along for the ride.”
Dani and the ’68! will be playing this and other choice cuts from Rollin’’ at their not-to-be-missed album launch at the legendary 100 Club on Wednesday January 28, which will see the band joined by XL, newcomers Raw Sonik, and an all-star DJ line-up of Jon ‘Mojo’ Mills (editor of Shindig!), Andy Lewis (Blow Up) and cult dancefloor mavericks Uncertain Ratio. Plus light show and a host of surprises! Tickets available HERE
Rollin’ track-listing:
Magic Touch
Hall Of Mirrors
Need A Miracle
Wasn’t Ready
Seasons
The Way It Is
One Way Ticket
Funky People
Turn Off Your Mind
Time Slips Through Your Hands
Pre-order Rollin’ HERE
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