Kid Kapichi Share New Single ‘Worst Kept Secret’ Ahead of New Album “Fearless Nature”
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Hastings duo Kid Kapichi are back with their brand new single ‘Worst Kept Secret’, offering another glimpse into their forthcoming album Fearless Nature, out January 16th, 2026 via Spinefarm.
The track arrives as one of the final pieces written for the album and captures a moment where everything began to fall into place for the band. Frontman Jack Wilson describes the song as emerging during a creative high, influenced by the likes of Richard Ashcroft and UNKLE, with lyrics that tap into emotional limbo and unspoken tension.
“‘Worst Kept Secret’ was the final song written for the album, during a period of time where everything felt like it was clicking and coming together,” Jack explains.
“The lyrics speak for themselves. It’s about being in that nether zone of are we friends, or more? Both knowing it’s more, but neither able to fully commit or ask those questions.”
‘Worst Kept Secret’ continues to showcase a more introspective side to Kid Kapichi’s sound without losing the bite and urgency that’s defined them since day one.
Fearless Nature is described as an album shaped by self-doubt, reinvention and hard-earned confidence. Written over the past year and a half, it reflects a period of major change for the band, both personally and creatively. Produced by Mike Horner and Ben Beetham (ex-Kid Kapichi guitarist) alongside the band, and mixed by George Perks, the record marks a bold new era following line-up changes and a full creative reset.
Jack adds: “We began writing the songs a year and a half ago. During that time, I think we all felt a lot of change on the horizon, which Eddie & I believe is reflected in this album. I personally was going through some of the darkest times of my life and listening back now I hear that fear, but it’s also comforting to know how quickly things can change for the better. “
“I consider myself lucky to have gotten to the age I was at whilst writing this, having never experienced anything like that before. But once you do, it gives you a whole new understanding on life and what people mean when they say they’re really struggling. I’ve always looked outward for inspiration. The news. World affairs. What’s happening in our local communities and the feeling in the air, but this album was much more introspective, seeing your reflection as you look out the window rather than what’s on the other side.”
The band will celebrate the album’s release with a run of UK in-store shows throughout January 2026 before a packed festival schedule later in the year.
KK Jan 2026 in-stores
Jan 15: Banquet, Kingston
Jan 16: Rough Trade, Denmark St. (matinee)
Jan 16: Rough Trade East, London
Jan 17: Resident, Brighton
Jan 18: Thekla, Bristol
Jan 19: Rough Trade, Nottingham
Jan 20: Headrow House, Leeds
Jan 21: Rough Trade, Liverpool
Jan 22: Music’s Not Dead, DLWP, Bexhill-on-Sea
Tickets available here: www.kidkapichi.com
Festival appearances:
May 23: Pretty Pissed fest, Netherlands
May 24: Bearded Theory fest, Derbyshire
July 26: Truck fest, Oxfordshire
Aug 02: Y Not fest, Derbyshire
Aug 30: APE fest, London
