Alpha Male Tea Party – Reptilian Brain

• UK Store

This is a pre-order and will ship in October 2025

If Alpha Male Tea Party have been in a cocoon for the last 5 years, they’ve now burst out, not so much as a beautiful butterfly but as a wretched, screaming mutant that knows how to behave at the dinner table.

After a break from touring and performing, the Liverpool-based trio are back and they’ve been busy. Following on from 2020’s Infinity Stare, they now emerge with Reptilian Brain, a bold and expansive new album set for release on Big Scary Monsters in October 2025. Known for their combination of vast and aggressive instrumental workings, Alpha Male Tea Party have long stood at the vanguard of the UK’s math and progressive rock scenes. With Reptilian Brain, they push their sonic identity into striking new territory: for the first time, vocals and lyrics play a central role.

While retaining the band’s signature mix of heavy riffs, polyrhythmic grooves, and melodic complexity, Reptilian Brain introduces a more direct emotional resonance. The inclusion of vocals marks a significant creative leap, transforming their dense, guitar-driven arrangements into narratives that confront grief, anger, and existential dread with surprising vulnerability.