Clutter Announce Debut Album Sugar Rush and New Single Grease Baby

Stockholm-based punk band Clutter will release their debut studio album, Sugar Rush, on October 2, 2026, through PNKSLM Recordings. The band has launched the project with a new single and music video titled Grease Baby, according to NME.

When will Clutter release their debut album?

Clutter’s first studio album, Sugar Rush, is scheduled for release on October 2, 2026. The record will be issued by the Swedish label PNKSLM Recordings, NME reports.

To promote the upcoming release, the group shared the single Grease Baby. The track features scuzzy guitars and hooks that NME describes as earwormy, maintaining the DIY style found in the band’s earlier work.

The band also released a music video for Grease Baby, which was directed by Måns Nyman.

What is the meaning behind Grease Baby?

The band describes Grease Baby as a happy sad song about yearning set against a summer backdrop. They characterize the track as a warm, kraut-rock influenced song with pop elements.

Grease Baby paints a picture of a vacation. Of a never-ending summer and longing for something more, not quite knowing what. Grease meets the sea.Clutter

How did Clutter develop the sound for Sugar Rush?

The four-piece ensemble recorded the album with producer Ove Jerndal. The sessions took place during an intensive period in rural Sweden, according to the band.

The lyrical themes of the album mark a shift from the band’s 2025 debut EP, Clutter Loves You. While the EP focused on the process of growing up, singer Hilda Alnder states that the new album explores the transition into adulthood.

This album is about becoming an adult on your own terms. I don’t want to feel like a teenager, but I still want to live as I want and do what I want to do.Hilda Alnder

Why is Clutter gaining industry attention?

NME named Clutter as one of the most exciting new acts for 2026 in its NME 100 list. The publication describes the band’s sound as jumbled and tangled with fuzzy, loud punk squalls used to explore political pondering and lyrical existentialism.

The group formed in high school and has since become a fixture in the local Swedish scene. Their career trajectory includes a tour supporting the Madrid-based band Hinds and a performance at the Pitchfork Festival London following the release of their first EP in 2025.

What is the tracklist for Sugar Rush?

The upcoming album consists of 10 tracks:

• GirlvsHeart
• Everything Suxx
• Hello Kitty
• Pop Rock Sugar Rush
• Robot
• Grease Baby
• C.L.U.T.T.E.R.
• I Wish I Could Keep It Together
• Fame
• Unbothered