New The Dear Hunter single/LP

2026-02-20 by Raul Stanciu STAFF | 13 Comments
The Dear Hunter released the first single, "The Glass Desert I - Giants" off their upcoming album, Sunya out on March 20 through Cave and Canary Records. Sunya continues the story begun with 2021's Indigo Child EP and 2022's Antimai.

Listen to "The Glass Desert I - Giants" below:



The band also launched an interactive experience in the world of the Indigo Child on their website for fans to explore -> https://thedearhunter.com/fly/

Also, a European tour is scheduled for September, see the dates here: https://thedearhunter.com/#tour

Tagged: The Dear Hunter

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insomniac15
Staff Reviewer
February 20th 2026
6445 Comments


Looks like the tracklist and pre-sale isn't up yet, will update later.

Lasssie
February 20th 2026
3874 Comments


Im always here for a new album from these guys even if their last effort didnt do it for me

smaugman
February 20th 2026
5774 Comments


while i enjoyed antimai, i still prefer their 2006-2016 run more. looking forward to this anyway. shame the tour destinations dont touch scandinavia : (

Rowan5215
Emeritus
February 20th 2026
48492 Comments


they were great in Melbourne the other week even though I was extremely disengaged whenever they played Antimai songs

Beardog
February 20th 2026
6648 Comments


Yeah, this does very little on first listen. Idk, it seems nice rationally but their new stuff just is not that engaging for some reason.

Tundra
February 20th 2026
10861 Comments


Agree. Boring honestly.

GreyShadow
February 20th 2026
8206 Comments


I thought it was pleasant, especially the 2nd half!
but there is definitely a lack of something, yano

Calc
Contributing Reviewer
February 20th 2026
18121 Comments


GOAT band idc what anyone says

LassusFaultier
February 20th 2026
6 Comments


This feels more expansive and engaging than Antimai, so you can call me stocked for the new album.
I also kinda vibe to their sci-fi psychedelic sound they displayed earlier on North American EP and on an Honorary Astronaut project.

PickleVai17
February 20th 2026
297 Comments


The unfortunate thing about The Act albums is that they set such a high standard for everything else to follow. So much so that for me personally, when I listen to this single, I found myself completely bored just a few minutes in. I felt kinda similar with their last album and EP.

Shiranui
February 20th 2026
1117 Comments


I'm confident about everything this guy does will turn out to be just rock-solid. Feeling like his music slightly shifts into the jazz fusion, prog rock territory with some elements in here remind me of guys like Plini. The strength of his grandioso nature for the arrangements potentially falls victim to the more convenient decisions the whole album has to offer. There's some cool sections, let's see if the bass and vocal ideas find a way to work together hand in hand and let the vocal intervalls let loose a bit more.

Josh D.
February 20th 2026
18387 Comments


"Where The Road Parts" is their best song, agreed.

Zeiu
February 20th 2026
338 Comments


Love it, I find this band's new releases never hit on the first listen, but after the second or third I get addicted. Loved Antimai, it's a great introduction to this new arc.. This new album should be more of a longer epic like we're used to with their Acts.

From what I'm reading the Glass Desert parts end the album. The album is more world building about the areas outside of Antimai. The album starts with "The Wasteland", there's also another song called "The Plains" which has been played live before.



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