The Coral release surprise album 388 and share it's first single Let The Music Play

21 May 2026, 20:37

The Liverpool favourites' 13th studio album was initially released quietly as s physical release in independent record stores.

The Coral have confirmed the release of their new album 388.

The Liverpool band's 13th album was initially released in its physical format, being quietly snuck out on independent record store shelves for two weeks.

Now, the outfit has shared the full details of the album, which is described as an ode to Bob Marley's The Wailers and Lee Scratch Perry, as well as sharing its first single Let The Music Play.

Watch the official video for the track here:

The Coral - Let The Music Play (Official)

Frontman James Skelly says of the single: “The recording is an ode to the sound of cassette tapes by The Wailers and Lee Scratch Perry that we used to buy in second hand shops, Poundland and car boot sales. The song itself is us trying to make sense of the world but arriving at the fact that only music will ever make sense."

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The Coral's 888 follows previous albums, The Coral (2002), Magic and Medicine (2003), Nightfreak and the Sons of Becker (2004), The Invisible Invasion (2005), Roots & Echoes (2007), Butterfly House (2010), The Curse of Love (2014), Distance Inbetween (2016), Move Through the Dawn (2018), Coral Island (2021), Sea of Mirrors (2023) and Holy Joe's Coral Island Medicine Show (2023).

See the artwork and tracklisting for the album below:

See The Coral's 388 tracklist below:

1. Let The Music Play
2. Ride That Train
3. Leave It In The Past
4. You & Me (And The Beautiful Sea)
5. Shame
6. Here Come The Tears
7. Yellow Moon
8. Sad Girl
9. High Tide
10. Spirit Catcher
11. Crossing The Sands

The Coral are preparing to hit the road on a run of festival dates this summer, which open with a date at Southampton’s Summer Sessions on Fri 12th June supporting Amy MacDonald and include stops at Tramlines, Kendal Calling and Victorious Festival.

Tickets for all upcoming shoes as well as orders for the band's 388 album on all available formats can be found at the coral.co.uk.

See The Coral's 2026 summer dates below:

• Fri 12th June: Southampton, Southampton Summer Sessions w/Amy MacDonald
• Thu 18th June: Halifax, The Piece Hall w/Amy MacDonald
• 27th June: Chelmsford, State Fayre 2026
• Sun 12th July: Walton on Thames, The Electric Heart Festival
• Sat 18th July: Kendal, Kendal Calling
• Sun 19 July: Birkenhead, We Are Wirral 2026
• Fri 24th July: Sheffield, Tramlines Festival
• Thu 23rd July: Kendal, Kendal Calling
• Sun 26th July: Wadebridge, Rock Oyster Festival
• Fri 31st July: Kendal, Kendal Calling
• Fri 21st Aug: Trentham, Trentham Live w/Madness
• Fri 28th Aug: Southsea, Victorious Festival 202
• Sat 29th Aug: Manchester, Wythenshawe Park w/Courteeners
• Sun 39th Aug: Kingham, Big Feastival

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