Pop Will Eat Itself Announce New Album Life Begins @ PWEI.40 For February 2027 Release Featuring Members Of Cabaret Voltaire, Bolt Thrower & Saxon

One year on from that conversation, PWEI.40 resurfaces from the vaults clutching four decades of sonic noise pollution, hell-bent on revisiting, restructuring, regurgitating and generally bastardising its own back catalogue. Forty years of designer chaos, radical innovation and a continuing determination to push boundaries, seek new places and further our own brand.

Tracks subjected to the treatment include “1000 X No”, “Get the Girl”, “Kill the Baddies”, “There Is a Psychopath in My Soup”, “Mother”, “Dance of the Mad”, “I’m Sniffin’ with You Hoo”, “88 Seconds & Still Counting” and “Bulletproof.

Along for the joyride are Stephen Mallinder (Cabaret Voltaire), Brian Tatler (Diamond Head/Saxon), Meryl Streek, Karl Willetts (Bolt Thrower/Memoriam), Rachel Mayfield, Fluke and Clams Baker (Warmduscher). There’s a reimagining of Wasted Youth’s “I Wish I Was a Girl”, alongside Ken Scott and Rocco Barker, plus two brand-new PWEI tracks — something we originally intended to avoid, until we got carried away.

“I Don’t Wanna Dance” features Vita from THR0B, discovered at Bearded Theory and subsequently pestered into collaboration. “Night Shift Riot” features blistering guitar from Mark Gemini Thwaite (The Wonder Stuff/Peter Murphy).

On another note, A bonus vinyl collection of lost treasures and unearthed gems features recordings never before officially released on a physical PWEI product, accompanied by extensive sleeve notes from Adam Mole and Paul Snell. A special 7-inch single sees “Ich Bin Ein Ausländer” reimagined by original PWEI member Clint Mansell and Los Angeles experimental hip-hop outfit clipping., featuring Sara Taylor (Youth Code) and Sharon Udoh.

Life Begins @ PWEI.40 Track List

1. Sticky – ft. Karl Willetts (ex BoltThrower/Memoriam)
2. Night Shift Riot – ft. Mark Gemini Thwaite (The Wonder Stuff/Peter Murphy)
3. 1000 X No – ft. Stephen Mallinder (Cabaret Voltaire)
4. Just Gotta Say It
5. Mother – ft. Rachel Mayfield
6. Car Chase – ft. Brian Tatler (Diamond Head/Saxon)
7. Car Crash – ft. Brian Tatler (Diamond Head/Saxon)
8. Dance of the Mad Bastards – Reworked by Fluke
9. Psychopath in My Soup – ft. Karl Willetts (ex BoltThrower/Memoriam)
10. Ruff Justice – ft. Clams Baker (Warmduscher)
11. Don’t Wanna Dance – ft. Vita (Throb)
12. Poppies Go Boom! – ft. Mark Gemini Thwaite (The Wonder Stuff/Peter Murphy)
13. I Wish I Was A Girl – ft. Ken Scott and Rocco Barker (Wasted Youth)
14. Bite the Bullet – Reworked by Meryl Streek