Turns out Everything But The Girl ’s return was not a one-album affair. Tracey Thorn and Ben Watt have announced Blue Reservoir , their second album since ending a 24-year recording hiatus, arriving February 19th, 2027 via Buzzin’ Fly/Virgin Music Group. As a first preview, the duo have shared “Young and Dumb.”

While 2023’s Fuse brought Everything But The Girl back after their hiatus, Blue Reservoir grew out of something considerably smaller: a run of intimate shows at London’s 300-capacity MOTH Club. The residency began in 2025 as their first performances together in roughly 25 years and stretched to around 30 shows, reconnecting the two with the stripped-down approach at the root of their work.

“There was an intensity and simplicity to the MOTH shows that took us back to how we started out,” Thorn said in a statement. “Direct, rooted in guitar and voice, a few extra colors.…