Ethereal indie darlings Choir Boy triumphantly return with their new single, “I’ll Always Let You Down,” produced by Jorge Elbrecht (Sky Ferreira, Japanese Breakfast). It’s their first taste of new music since 2020 and hits just in time for their support tour with AFI which is underway now.
“I’ll Always Let You Down” finds Choir Boy at the height of their powers, taking their nostalgia-laced, romantic dream pop to new depths, sounding sensual and sinister, equal parts delight and sorrow. Drum machines shuffle over dirty synth bass, while bright bells blossom under the light of Adam Klopp’s angelic vocals. When pressed to describe what the song’s meaning, Klopp, with a grin, states, “(I’ll Always) is an anti-love song—a sardonic self-indictment of a failing lover.”
“I’ll Always Let You Down” is available today via Dais Records and comes with a charmingly bizarre video directed and animated by Choir Boy themselves.
“Triumphantly return?” Time is a notorious trickster, and the band are jovial when confronting the subject. “Just say that we ‘Got Lost.'” Over the past four years, Choir Boy have continued making surrealist music videos, sharing avant-garde updates on social media, and playing live across North America and Europe. Yet, when measured against the release of their last album, the lack of new music has felt like an eternity for some in their dedicated fanbase. “Tell everyone the delays are my fault.” Laughter. “Blame everything on me,” Klopp asserts. Following the end of their run with Provoker last year, Choir Boy’s momentum was at a high, and after kicking off 2026 with a series of one-off shows in Las Vegas and Los Angeles, there was a rebirth, leading to the recording of “I’ll Always Let You Down.”
Jorge Elbrecht, a renowned songwriter and stalwart of Los Angeles’s underground music community, was asked to produce the new single, becoming the final piece of the puzzle. Together they immediately clicked into a harmonious workflow and, “a shared sense of humor about the bleakness… In (the song’s) previous incarnation, before we were working with Jorge, there was something missing.” While producing “I’ll Always”, Elbrecht contributed new sounds and arrangements, and encouraged the band to explore, diving deeper into the depths. And the result? A new day, carrying on, right where we belong. Serendipitously, the themes of their new songs, and the greater arc of Choir Boy, are coming together. “Redemption.”
Choir Boy support AFI on their ‘Holy Visions’ tour this month, before returning to the studio this Spring. They’ve also confirmed a performance at Darker Waves later this year. Check below for a full list of dates / tickets are available here.
Choir Boy Live Dates:
Apr 17: Portland – Roseland Theater ~
Apr 18: Vancouver, BC – Commodore Ballroom ~
Apr 20: Spokane, WA – The Big Dipper – Headline
Apr 21: Missoula MT – The Wilma ~
Apr 22: Boise, ID – Knitting Factory ~
Apr 23: Sacramento, CA – Ace of Spades ~
Apr 25: Salt Lake City, UT – Urban Lounge – Headline
Apr 27: Albuquerque, NM – Historic El Rey Theater ~
Apr 28: Boulder, CO – Boulder Theater ~
Apr 30: Omaha, NE – Admiral Theater ~
May 01: Kansas City, MO – The Truman ~
May 02: Minneapolis, MN – First Avenue ~
Nov 14: Darker Waves – Huntington Beach, CA
~ w/ AFI
