The Entitled Sons have today released their brand new heart-wrenching single, Epitaph (Not There). The song is led by frontman Charlie Swift’s raw yet soaring vocals, and sonically hears a more stripped back performance from the band, eventually building into a commanding crescendo.
The Entitled Sons have explained of the new track, “We write songs from personal experience. We wish we hadn’t had the material to do this one. Epitaph (Not There) doesn’t try to make sense of what happened. It doesn’t offer resolution or redemption. It sits in the place most songs won’t go, the specific, ordinary guilt of the people left behind who thought they were paying attention, but who now realise they could have done more.”
Hot on the heels of their raucous performance at the Great Escape Festival in May, the band announced a record store tour! During these special and intimate in-stores, the band will perform a couple of tracks including their brand new single Epitaph (Not There), and take part in a Q&A. The 5-piece will begin the dates at HMV Bristol tomorrow, and then make appearances at Rough Trade West, Rough Trade Denmark Street, HMV Bath, and will then wrap things up at HMV Yeovil and HMV Taunton on 4th July. See full dates and timings below, plus ticket links.
The band have said of these shows, “After such an incredible reaction to the recent shows, we wanted to do something a bit more personal. These record store dates give us the chance to strip things back, play the new single, answer some questions and spend time with the people who’ve supported us from the start.”
The Entitled Sons have also recently announced a headline show at Frome’s Cheese & Grain. The rock band will play this unmissable gig on 20th November, and tickets are on sale now here. They are set to announce a slew of live shows for the rest of the year soon, so watch this space.
Showing no signs of slowing down, The Entitled Sons have announced their forthcoming single, Epitaph (Not There). It’s the song they didn’t plan to write, but now might be the most important thing they’ve done. The vulnerable track will be released on 12th June, and can be pre-saved now here.
The Entitled Sons have spent the last year independently building a body of work from the ground up, writing, recording, screen printing their own merch and selling out venues across the UK. December saw them wrap a successful year, completing a sold out UK headline tour. The band kicked off 2026 with their biggest headline shows yet, at O2 Academy Bristol and a triumphant night at London’s O2 Shepherd’s Bush Empire. For a completely independent band, this is no mean feat! They have vastly transitioned from viral sensations to an established rock band, releasing their debut album No Clue last November. The Entitled Sons’ breakout single, These Days hit number one on the iTunes Rock Chart two weeks before their major win at the Glastonbury Pilton Stage Competition in 2023.