Manchester band Brain Leak have returned with their first new music of 2026 in the form of ‘Skin Remembers’. True to form, it’s an intense, kinetic cut that showcases a confident, instantly recognisable lead vocal placed above the grumble of bass and ultra-straight drum pattern. The distorted, dissonant guitar riffs that flow in and out of the track intensify as the song progresses, before giving way to a slow, cinematic outro. “Lyrically, it’s a mixture of me recounting a night with someone and reflecting on my experience of being infatuated by them,” says singer-songwriter Tara-Gabriella Engelhardt. “On occasion, it’s as if my day-to-day rational brain has been kicked out of the driver’s seat and suddenly, I’m memorising the tone of their voice, the way they say certain words, the nuances of their facial expressions and every detail of their being.” Keep an eye out for what’s next from Brain Leak and catch them live over the course of 2026.