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AIRBUS Return with Explosive Fourth Album IMPERIAL GUNPOWDER Out March 7, 2026 via Spira Records Wednesday March 4 2026, 7:01 AM

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AIRBUS Return with Explosive Fourth Album IMPERIAL GUNPOWDER Out March 7, 2026 via Spira Records

Bristol UK and Los Angeles USA rock outfit AIRBUS are set to release their fourth studio album, IMPERIAL GUNPOWDER , on March 7, 2026. Landing via Spira Records , the record delivers ten powerful tracks that capture the band’s diverse, experimental edge while staying rooted in timeless rock songwriting.

Blending Rock, Experimental Rock, and a strong ’90s influence, AIRBUS carve out a sound that will resonate with fans of Blur , Fleetwood Mac , and Muse . Big hooks, dynamic shifts, and emotional depth collide across an album that feels both reflective and urgent.

IMPERIAL GUNPOWDER was recorded on both sides of the Atlantic. Early writing sessions took place in an ancient cottage in Portishead known as The Grange, where many of the album’s foundations were laid. The band further shaped their sound in a basement studio in Bristol before completing sessions in various studios across Los Angeles. The result is a record that feels lived in, atmospheric, and sonically expansive.

This is not a concept album. Instead, IMPERIAL GUNPOWDER is a collection of songs examining the inevitability of human nature. From large scale destruction to the quiet implosions within personal relationships, AIRBUS explore how self sabotage, conflict, and cyclical behavior seem hardwired into who we are. The album doesn’t preach. It observes. It reflects. And at times, it hits uncomfortably close to home.

The first video from the album, “Down To Earth,” is now available on the band’s official YouTube channel.

Recommended Singles for Radio:

Down To Earth

Oathbreaker

How

Just When I Get My Feet

AIRBUS continue to write and record, with additional new and archival material slated for release in the coming years.

About AIRBUS

AIRBUS formed in 1988 at Gordano School in Portishead when singer and songwriter Nick Davidge invited guitarist James Childs to jam during lunch breaks. Bonded by a shared love of rock music, the duo began trading riffs and crafting songs that would define the band’s early identity.

They were soon joined by drummer Chris Fielden and bassist Simon Hedges, completing a lineup that brought both technical strength and expressive experimentation to their sound. The band quickly gained attention in local and national press for their dynamic songwriting and commanding rhythm section.

The Face once praised the band’s choruses as “crashing in like the sound of God… one of the best new bands this year,” while Venue described them as “tight and energetic, with hooks galore, all drawn together by a phenomenal rhythm section.”

Nearly four decades after those early rehearsals, AIRBUS remain creatively restless, proving that evolution and authenticity can coexist.

For more information, visit:
www.airbusmusic.com

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