The Temper Trap's Sungazer Album: First Single & Tour Dates

0:00It's April 2nd. Music news today starts now. AI powered and ready to play. I'm Corey with the story. The temper trap just dropped big news. Their first album in 10 years, called Sun Gaser, hit Shell's July 10th on Mushroom Music and Virgin Music. Group. They kicked it off with a tender title track, a personal standout, blending Indie Vibes, Trip Hop and Anthemic Rock. After going on hiatus back in 2018, the band teased their comeback last summer and followed up with fresh singles like Lucky Dimes, Giving Up Air and Into the Wild. Frontman Dougie Mandagi, bounce between Berlin and Indonesia, drummer Toby Dundas scored films, bassist Jonathan Aherne dropped solo work in America, and guitarist Joseph Greer focused on teaching. The break helped them shake off burnout and rediscover their spark, leading to demos that fueled this record. They say it's their purest collection yet, made with more fun and tighter bonds than ever before. Mandagi wrote the title track as a promise

1:00to his newborn son Ziggy, capturing that deep parental love. Now they're gearing up for tours, supporting news across North America and July and August, plus festivals like outside lands and summerfest alongside. Acts like The Strokes and Rufus do so. They've also locked in headline dates starting October 24th in Brisbane, hitting the UK with a November show at London's O2 Forum Quintish. Town, then Toronto, Brooklyn, and Los Angeles. With classics like Sweet Dispositions still echoing, this feels like the trap fully recharged and ready to soar.