Priddy, Katherine - These Frightening Machines (Red Smoke Vinyl) (Vinyl LP) PRE-ORDER

Expected Release Date: 06-March-2026 - This Pre-order will be shipped on or just before this date. Release dates are subject to alteration.

The new record follows Priddy’s sophomore LP The Pendulum Swing which firmly
established her as one of the most exciting artists on the contemporary British music scene.
Produced by Rob Ellis (PJ Harvey, Anna Calvi, Bat for Lashes), These Frightening Machines
was written over the course of a year as Priddy made the transition from her 20s
to her 30s. 
The most sonically varied of her career, the songs span a full spectrum of emotions from
anger and despair to hope, longing and lust, from reclaiming the voices of women silenced
by history, to expressing solidarity and love, to confronting illness, disconnection, the
vulnerability and importance of relationships, and the general ache of growing older and not
always wiser. They explore what it means to keep going when things fall apart, to hold onto
connections in a world that sometimes divides, and to figure out where we fit into the
machines and systems we find ourselves a part of.
“I wanted to end this album on a question mark,” said Priddy “as whilst I’d have hoped to
have it all figured out by the third album and my third decade, I’ve come to accept that
perhaps part of being human is being a perpetual work in progress. Could this collection of
songs be enough? If it strikes a match and casts a little light for anyone who has ever felt
their body falter, their love waver, or time slip through their fingers, then that’s enough for
me.”
Guests include singer/songwriter Torres who duets on ‘Madeleine’ and Richard Walters who
duets on ‘I’m Always Willing’. Revered, alt folk multi-instrumentalist Ben Christophers
(Natasha Khan, Guy Garvey and many more) features on most of the album’s tracks.
Priddy will take to the road in April/May 2026 for a lengthy UK headline tour.

A1. Matches A2. Frightening Machines A3. Sirius A4. Hurricane A5. Madeleine B1. Atlas B2. A Matter of Time B3. Table Four B4. I'm Always Willing B5. Could This Be Enough?