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GRAMMY® Award-winning songwriter and producer Tourist has shared his luminous and healing new song, “Veil,” available everywhere now via Queens Road Music / AndRECORDS / Atlantic Records. The epic track – which samples Grimes’s “So Heavy I Fell Through the Earth” – heralds the upcoming arrival of Tourist’s forthcoming sixth studio album, Music Is Invisible, due everywhere on Friday, December 5. Pre-orders and pre-saves are available now HERE.
“Trance is an incredible tool that helps you transcend your feelings,” shares Tourist. “In life, it can feel like everything is on top of you sometimes. This song is an ode to how music can combat that. It tells the story of how music can make things feel better.”
Music Is Invisible sees Tourist taking a bold new step into an unexplored sonic space, marking his most immersive and hypnotic work to date. The album features a guest appearance from acclaimed ambient composer Julianna Barwick, as well as such mesmerizing singles as “Embrace” and “Outside,” the latter joined by a cinematic official music video directed by Duncan Loudon (Skepta, BADBADNOTGOOD) and streaming now on YouTube HERE.
The next chapter of Tourist’s journey will unfold live with an eagerly awaited UK/EU headline tour. The Invisible Tour 2026 begins February 22, 2026 at Glasgow’s SWG3 Glasgow and includes stops at such iconic venues as London’s O2 Academy Brixton (February 27), Amsterdam, NL’s Melkweg (March 6), and Brussels, BE’s Ancienne Belgique (March 8). Fans can expect an immersive live experience echoing the atmospheric, expansive sound of Music Is Invisible. The upcoming run follows a show-stopping performance at this summer’s Lost Village in Lincolnshire, England (streaming HERE). For complete details and remaining ticket availability, please visit www.touristmusic.com/live.
Tourist – the creative moniker of UK songwriter and producer William Phillips – has dedicated the past decade to exploring the nuances of beats and melodies in electronic music. Raised in London, his early exposure to rave music and iconic artists like Daft Punk and The Chemical Brothers shaped his musical evolution. As Tourist, he boasts a diverse portfolio that includes critically acclaimed albums, distinctive remixes for Christine & The Queens, Hozier, Deftones, and The Weeknd, and a body of work as a songwriter that earned him a GRAMMY® Award for “Song of the Year” as co-writer on Sam Smith’s global hit, “Stay With Me.”
Tourist’s most recent LP, 2024’s Memory Morning, explored mood-based, instinctive sound design with influences from shoegaze and ambient house. The album’s emotionally textured palette earned critical praise for its innovation and intimacy. Now, with Music Is Invisible, Tourist embarks on an even more personal voyage toward transcendence, connection, and the hidden structures of sound.
THE INVISIBLE TOUR 2026
FEBRUARY
22 – Glasgow, UK – SWG3 Galvanizers
25 – Dublin, Ireland – Vicar Street
27 – London, UK – O2 Academy Brixton
MARCH
5 – Paris, France – Cabaret Sauvage
6 – Amsterdam, Netherlands – Melkweg
7 – Berlin, Germany – Säälchen
8 – Brussels, Belgium – Ancienne Belgique