Dead Can Dance: listen to the new single "Our Day Will Come", their first new track in 5 years

Dead Can Dance return with new music five years after their last release, unveiling the single “Our Day Will Come”. The track marks the first new chapter after “Anastasis” (2012) and “Dionysus” (2018), reactivating a recording career that had been on hold for quite some time.

At the heart of the track is Brendan Perry, whose baritone voice guides a broad, layered sonic structure built on cinematic arrangements that recall the project's expressive vocabulary. Lisa Gerrard, a presence historically crucial to the duo's balance, is absent instead.

“Our Day Will Come” operates on an explicitly political level, articulating a reflection on solidarity between peoples. The track is dedicated to the shared national aspirations of the Irish and Palestinian peoples, starting from an explicit reference to the Irish republican slogan “Tiocfaidh ár lá”, translated in the title itself. The stance is equally explicit in its reference to the situation in Palestine, framed as the contemporary backdrop of the message.

Listen to “Our Day Will Come” below.

The single's release comes alongside a charity initiative: 50% of proceeds will go to Medical Aid for Palestinians, an organization active in providing healthcare support in the Palestinian territories.

At the same time, the band is introducing a major shift in how it distributes its music: upcoming releases will not be available on the major streaming platforms. New material will be accessible exclusively via Bandcamp and through their own label, a choice that reflects a direct criticism of the dominant economic models, seen as penalizing artists and increasingly permeable to AI-generated content.

“Our Day Will Come” also opens up a new operational phase: the duo plans to release a series of singles on a monthly basis over the coming months.

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