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7 July, 2026Print
Ezra Collective Share New Single + Video “Well Organised” Feat. Lila Iké
New Album Here Because of Hope Out September 18 on Partisan Records
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July 7, 2026 // Mercury Prize- and BRIT Award-winning Ezra Collective return today with “Well Organised” featuring Jamaican singer Lila Iké, the latest single and music video from their forthcoming fourth studio album Here Because of Hope, out September 18 on Partisan Records. Built around an interpolation of Max Romeo’s immortal classic “I Chase The Devil,” the single announces itself with a steel pan melody lifted from a spontaneous recording Femi Koleoso made while visiting London’s Kinetika Bloco Youth Club. That melody became the emotional foundation of the song, eventually blossoming into one of the album’s most transporting moments. Joined by one of Jamaica’s most celebrated voices, they pay tribute to the country’s rich musical legacy while placing it firmly within Ezra Collective’s unmistakable sound.
Recalling his time at the Youth Club, bandleader Femi Koleoso says: “They were playing steel pans and the most beautiful line caught my attention. I recorded it on my phone and lived with it. It had the emotion and beauty that I associate with dancehall, bashment, reggae and so many other beautiful sounds that come from Jamaica. We began to build stories, melodies and rhythms one by one. When it felt like home, we called our sister Lila Iké to furnish the house with love and good vibes.”
LISTEN TO / WATCH “WELL ORGANISED” HERE
Across Here Because of Hope, Ezra Collective trace the movement of Black music across Africa, through the Caribbean and ultimately into Britain, celebrating the sounds, cultures and communities that have shaped generations of music while exploring how hope transforms pain into moments of joy. If lead single “Only Love” ft. Pa Salieu opened the album’s West African movement, “Well Organised” marks the beginning of its Caribbean chapter. Pitchfork recently named the album one of its Most Anticipated Albums of Summer 2026, calling it “the latest in a series of flash points for the unstoppable Ezra Collective” and praising the band’s “riotously fun live show that has made them British national treasures.” The forthcoming project marks a bold new chapter for Ezra Collective following a historic few years that saw the band become the first jazz act to win the Mercury Prize before going on to win the BRIT Award for Group of the Year. Expansive, emotional and deeply rhythmic, the album follows the journey of Black music across continents while celebrating the communities, traditions and cultures that continue to shape it today. Over the past decade, Ezra Collective have become one of the defining British bands of their generation, redefining British jazz on stages from Wembley Arena and the Royal Albert Hall to New York’s Blue Note, Glastonbury, Central Park SummerStage and Sydney Opera House. They will bring that world to North America this year, including an August appearance at LA Jazz Festival and November headline dates in San Francisco, Toronto, New York City and Montréal. The North American run follows their biggest global headline tour announcement, spanning Australia, Asia, the United States and Europe before culminating in their largest UK tour to date with two special nights at London’s O2 Academy Brixton in March 2027. Full routing below and here: https://ezracollective.com/pages/live |
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Here Because of Hope is available for pre-order now: https://ezracollective.lnk.to/hope https://shorefire.com/roster/ezra-collective
Ezra Collective North American Tour Dates Aug. 23 – Los Angeles, CA — LA Jazz Festival Nov. 12 — San Francisco, CA — Bimbo’s 365 Club [TICKETS] Nov. 16 — Toronto, ON — Concert Hall [TICKETS] Nov. 18 — New York, NY — Webster Hall [TICKETS] Nov. 19 — Montréal, QC — Théâtre Beanfield [TICKETS]
Ezra Collective International Dates 08 JUL / Henley, UK / Henley Festival 09 JUL / Marseille, FR / Jazz Des Cinq Continents Festival 10 JUL / Barcelona, ES / Cruilla Festival 18 JUL / Köniz, CH / Gurtenfestival 01 AUG / Waterford, IE / All Together Festival 07 AUG / Agrigento, IT / Festivalle 09 AUG / Locorotondo, IT / Locus Festival 15 AUG / Gothenburg, SE / Way Out West 30 AUG 2026 / Lincoln, UK / Lost Village 30 SEP / Perth, AU / Astor Theatre 02 OCT / Brisbane, AU / Tivoli Theatre 03 OCT / Sydney, AU / Move My Way SYD 04 OCT / Melbourne, AU / Move My Way MEL 08 OCT / Seoul, KR / YES24 Livehall 10 OCT / Singapore, SG / Formula 1 Grand Prix 13 OCT / Tokyo, JP / Toyusu Pit 12 FEB / Copenhagen, DK / Poolen 13 FEB / Berlin, DE / Columbiahalle 16 FEB / Brussels, BE / Ancienne Belgique 19 FEB / Cologne, DE / Carlswerk 20 FEB / Amsterdam, NL / AFAS 23 FEB / Lyon, FR / Le Transbordeur 24 FEB / Paris, FR / Zénith 26 FEB / Bristol, UK / Prospect 27 FEB / Bristol, UK / Prospect 3 MAR / Nottingham, UK / Rock City 5 MAR / Dublin, UK / 3Olympia 8 MAR / Glasgow, UK / O2 Academy 10 MAR / Edinburgh, UK / Usher Hall 12 MAR / Manchester, UK / Aviva Warehouse 14 MAR / Birmingham, UK / O2 Academy 15 MAR / Leeds, UK / O2 Academy 18 MAR / London, UK / O2 Academy Brixton 19 MAR / London, UK / O2 Academy Brixton
Here Because of Hope Tracklist Part I (Read by Letitia Wright) Blow Your Trumpet Sweet Echo Don’t Worry Only Love feat. Pa Salieu Someday Part 2 (Read by Letitia Wright) Birdie Sings The Last Stand Well Organised feat. Lila Iké El Corazón Bunny On The Rise Part 3 (Read by Letitia Wright) All I Need feat. Leona Lewis Jubilee Feeling Black Flag Most High feat. Libianca
About: Few bands in British music carry the weight of community, culture and craft quite like Ezra Collective. Formed in the youth clubs of London and shaped by the rich musical life of the capital's churches, clubs and streets, they’re a band whose story has always been inseparable from the environments that made them. Five musicians who grew up together, aged together, and have over a decade documenting that shared life in sound. Their journey from their formation in 2012 and first EP Chapter 7 in 2016 to the present day is one of the most compelling ascents in contemporary British music. Rooted in jazz but never confined by it, Ezra Collective became a living argument that jazz could be joyful, urgent and entirely relevant—as much at home in a sweaty basement as on a festival main stage. Speaking of which, Ezra Collective have appeared at the world’s finest festivals and on the finest stages. In addition to their beloved studio albums and praise from the Guardian, Rolling Stone, Pitchfork, and the New York Times, recent collaborations include with Fred Again and Catriel y Amoroso on Beto’s Horns, Ezra Remix, plus Olivia Dean, Jorja Smith, Sampa the Great, Greentea Peng, Nubya Garcia and many more. Ezra Collective will tour internationally through 2026, including at LA Jazz Festival Sunday August 23. See below for the full itinerary, with more dates to be announced soon.
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