Following their return from a five-year hiatus with the brooding single “Eclipse”, Lunar & The Deception now unveil another powerful precursor to their long-awaited debut album The Somnambulist, arriving in March 2026.
The band’s striking new single “No More Secrets” lands on October 10th.
Smoky, hypnotic and unflinchingly bold, “No More Secrets” blends layered singing bowls, Theremin, wiry guitar licks and reversed vocals to create a haunting musical séance. Influenced by The Doors, Portishead, and Nico, the track is both seductive and defiant—an invocation of truth, transformation and creative rebellion.
The accompanying video—shot partly in the ancient caverns of Wookey Hole and partly in-studio—summons a surreal landscape where ritual, myth and resistance collide. With handmade costumes, elemental imagery and shadow-drenched ritual scenes, the visuals blur the line between dream and protest, echoing the song’s themes of collapse, exposure and renewal.
Frontwoman Britt Xyra Dusk reflects: “These are powerful times. The walls of the old world are crumbling, and the secrets that upheld them are being revealed. ‘No More Secrets’ is about the fall of oppressive systems and the return of balance—it’s a rallying cry for the rise of the feminine, the artist, and the truth.”
The single offers the first glimpse of The Somnambulist (sohm-nam-byuh-list, “the sleepwalker”), an album 5 years in the making. Initially recorded at Woodworm Studios (Oxfordshire) and Old Street Studios (London), its completion was delayed by the pandemic, forcing the band into years of remote collaboration and survival work. Now finished with producer Michael Rendall (The Orb/Pete Murphy/The Jesus & Mary Chain) the record stands as a testament to patience, persistence and uncompromising vision.
Exploring themes of love and demons, greed and corruption, mortality, personal power, climate change and spiritual awakening, The Somnambulist bridges the personal and the political, weaving existential struggles into a call for collective transformation.
The UK-based four-piece has already made waves in the Darkwave / Dream Pop scene, captivating audiences across Europe and playing major festivals including Glastonbury (2016 & 2019). Their international backgrounds and diverse interests create a melting pot of influences—ritualistic and deeply human.
At the centre of it all is Britt Xyra Dusk, a vocalist, poet and activist whose artistry is shaped by her passions for anthropology, ancient civilisations, paganism, mythology, folklore, moon worship and pre-patriarchal societies. A published poet and acclaimed designer from Durban, South Africa, Britt channels this breadth of knowledge and creativity into Lunar & The Deception’s music—expressing both a call to activism and a reinterpretation of history through sound, vision and performance.
With Britt’s unique Irish–South African heritage and background as an award-winning costume designer in Film & TV, Lunar & The Deception bring a striking visual dimension to their music. Every costume, stage piece and much of the artistic direction is crafted by Britt herself, giving the band a strong aesthetic identity that is as powerful as their sound.
At its heart, Lunar & The Deception is a project where art meets activism: a voice for the underdog, a reflection on centuries of social injustice and a beacon of higher consciousness. Their work is politically charged, spiritually resonant and unafraid to confront the systems of power that shape our world.
The Somnambulist arrives March 6th 2026. Until then, “No More Secrets” sets the tone, out on all streaming platforms from October 10th.
THE SOMNAMBULIST
- No More Secrets
- Ezeru Kazpam
- Your Monsters
- The Great Bison
- Storm
- Eclipse
- The Way Down
- We Looked The Other Way
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