Bleak Squad are an Australian supergroup from Melbourne, formed by Mick Turner (Dirty Three), Mick Harvey (Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds, The Birthday Party), Adalita (Magic Dirt) and Marty Brown (Art of Fighting). Their debut album Strange Love (2025, Poison City Records) topped the Australian AIR Albums Chart and broke into the ARIA Top 40, earning the band a shortlist nomination for the Australian Music Prize. November 2026 marks their first European tour, including a date in Utrecht.
Bleak Squad announces their first UK and European tour for November 2026, including a show in Utrecht on 8 November, and confirms that recordings for a second album have already begun.
The band releases the limited edition 7" single Black & White, with a cover of an old Marlene Dietrich song on the B-side, recorded during the same sessions as Strange Love.
Bleak Squad announces a national Australian tour for February and March 2026, with performances at festivals such as Golden Plains and Perth International Festival.
The debut album Strange Love is released on 22 August 2025 via Poison City Records and immediately reaches number 1 on the Australian AIR album chart and the ARIA Top 40.
Bleak Squad announces its existence with the debut single Lost My Head and the announcement of Strange Love.
