Derby-based classic rock blues outfit BEGGARS BLISS are set to release their debut album this May. To celebrate the launch of their inaugural LP, the band is hitting the road for a series of live dates, featuring a high-profile slot at the Call of the Wild Festival.
“Beggars Bliss” (self-titled album) is exactly what a debut record should be: a clear statement of a band releasing their first LP to the world. Ten tracks drawn from sweat, repetition and instinct to what drives their passion for the arts. Joyous in places, reflective in others, but always grounded in the simple reason the band formed in the first place, because playing this music together feels right.
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Formed in 2024 with one simple rule — “if it’s not fun, it’s not worth doing” — Beggars Bliss built their sound the direct way. Tight, expressive and driven by the joy of making noise in the same room, they’ve spent their first two years relentlessly gigging across the Midlands, sharpening their set in packed venues and marking a standout moment at Off The Tracks Festival in 2025.
Beggars Bliss came together with a shared pull towards weighty guitars, deep grooves and vocals that carry both grit and lift. The self-titled debut gathers the strongest ten tracks from more than thirty written in their first two years: a body of work forged through a passion to write songs, constant rehearsals and gigging that has got them where they want to be right now.
At its core, “Beggars Bliss” is classic rock and blues rock played with conviction, shaped not by imitation but by the band’s genuine love of the music that brought them together. The guitars are thick and overdriven, with keys that bring weight and melody, the rhythm section swings rather than stomps, and three-part vocal harmonies add shape and bite. There’s space for funk, flashes of grunge heft, touches of stoner depth and even a hint of country phrasing, but the foundation never shifts: solid, groove-driven danceable rock built on riffs and choruses that land quickly and stay camped in your head, rent free.
Across “Beggars Bliss”, the stories come straight from lived experience. “I Am I” and “Spiralling” confront fractured friendships and the arguments that happen in your own head long after the room’s gone quiet, while “Rabbit Hole” wrestles with self-doubt, the slow realisation that sometimes the only thing in your way is you. “Forbidden Fruit” and “Peaches N’ Cream” lean into temptation and obsession in all their chaotic pull, while “Dusk ’Til Dawn” sits with the quiet aftermath of heartbreak. On the other side, “Sunshine” captures the lift that comes when someone drags you out of a rut, and “Train Song” reframes the road as something to embrace rather than escape. Taken together, the record moves through defiance, longing, loss and hope without ever drifting away from the band’s central instinct: life’s complicated, but it’s better faced head on and played loud.
Recording followed the same logic. After trying several studios, the band settled at RatCat Studios with Natt Webb (The Struts, Alt Blk Era) whose laid-back approach and technical clarity allowed the band’s performances to breathe. The focus wasn’t polish for its own sake. It was about capturing the feel and keeping the takes that carried energy, whilst leaving in the humanity.
On stage this is music designed to make you move, physically and emotionally. That’s why the band momentum continues into 2026, with the band announced as finalists in the Call Of The Wild – Trailblazer Competition at Corporation in Sheffield, which has landed them at the Lincolnshire festival this May and they’re set to open the Oakley Stage at Northants Rocks Festival alongside Breed 77, Hacktivist and Viking Skull this July.
“Beggars Bliss” isn’t trying to reinvent anything with its release. This is a debut album comprised of ten songs that sound like the band actually mean them. And when they mean it, you will feel it when listening to this record. The music reflects emotions we all feel, sad, angry, playful and everything in between. Beggars Bliss have put their authentic selves into this record. It stands as a confident first chapter and a clear marker of where they are now; a band playing because it moves them, and finding that it moves other people too.
“Beggars Bliss” is released 21st May 2026.
Album tracklist:
1. I Am I
2. Forbidden Fruit
3. Peaches N’ Cream
4. Train Song
5. Dusk ‘Till Dawn
6. I’m On Fire
7. Sunshine
8. Butterfly
9. Spiralling
10. Rabbit Hole
Live dates:
24 Apr – NEWARK-ON-TRENT, The Navigation
23 May – DERBY, The Vic (Album Launch)
24 May – NOTTINGHAM, Rescue Rooms Dot to Dot Festival
25 May – LONDON, Dublin Castle
29 May – LINCOLN, Call Of The Wild Festival
05 Jun – DERBY, Derby Market Hall
04 Jul – DERBY, The Vic
25 Jul – NORTHAMPTON, Northants Rocks Festival (w/ Breed 77, Hacktivist, and Viking Skull)
25 Jul – GNOSALL, OXFEST Rally
19 Sept – BLACKPOOL, The Waterloo (w/ Apriori)
19 Feb – CARLISLE, The Brickyard (RockMantic Weekender)
Beggars Bliss is:
Henry John – Guitars, lead vocals
Milly Ayesha – Keyboardist, backing vocals
Dan Griffiths – Bass guitar, backing vocals
Chris West – Drums, backing vocals
Connect with Beggars Bliss:
Official website: www.beggarsbliss.com
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/beggars.bliss
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/beggarsbliss
YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@beggarsblissband
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