PRESS: CinemaChords Reviews The Enemy Social Disguises Album

 

Describing The Enemy 'Social Disguises' as "fuelled by frustration, fired up by experience", CinemaChords gave the new album 4/5 stars.

Howard Gorman's review said, "Social Disguises balances its reflective weight with drive, proving that a measure of frustration can be just as much a fuel for the song as melody or riff."

Read the full review: Album Review

Watch Howard's interview with Tom Clarke: Interview

Competition Time - The Enemy Giveaway!

To celebrate the launch of The Enemy new studio album Social Disguises, fans are in with a chance to win a merchandise giveaway.

The Enemy said, "We're gutted to not be able to be celebrating the release of our new album 'Social Disguises' as planned, but doesn't mean we can't do something fun from afar.We couldn't be more grateful for everybody who has bought a copy so far, and we want to give away a few merchandise bundles (worth over £75!) to say thank you."

To be in with a chance of winning, all you have to do is:

1. Share this Facebook post

2. Head to https://theenemy.os.fan/sd-competition to upload a screenshot/picture of either proof of your album purchase or proof of streaming.

The Enemy will be selecting the winners at random on Friday 27th February.

Good luck!

 

The Enemy Social Disguises -Out Now!

 

The Enemy new album Social Disguises is out now!

Perceived as the true follow up to We'll Live And Die In These Towns and critically well received, fans new and old can get to enjoy the tunes.

Physical CD/Vinyl/Cassette 

Spotify

Apple 

Amazon

Support the band by buying the Deluxe CD/Vinyl!

VIDEO: The Enemy - Not Going Your Way

The Enemy Cancel Coventry Event

 

The Enemy have been forced to cancel their sell out hometown event in Coventry (20/02/26) due to an ongoing family medical emergency.

A statement from The Enemy social media read:

"Some of you may be aware that one of the band is dealing with a significant family medical emergency, and that the Glasgow and Edinburgh signing events had to be cancelled. 

The situation remains ongoing and as a result, the Coventry signing event has also had to be cancelled. The band are supporting each other and thank you all for your understanding and support. 

The band are absolutely gutted, and can only apologise for the inconvenience caused.

A full refund will be issued within the next 24 hours for the Coventry event, including all bundle options on purchasing the album. If you would still like a physical copy of the album, please repurchase a new copy via theenemyband.co.uk "

Signed Social Disguises

 

The final preparations ahead of the brand new album by The Enemy are well underway. Tom Clarke, Andy Hopkins and Liam Watts have been signing copies Social Disguises ready for the release next Friday (20/02/26). The albums and CD's will be dispatched and arriving at the homes of fans around that date.

The lads have been busy rehearsing for the album launch events and are looking forward to meeting fans around the country. 

The Enemy Social Disguises album is available to order from the official website, including signed copies and various bundles. 

The Enemy Social Disguises Cassette

Last year cassette sales were up 53% (164,000 units) during 2025 in the UK as more music artists catered for the nostalgic tapes coming back into fashion. While they still have a long way to go in becoming as popular as vinyl (7.5m units) have become, more people are adding them to their collections.

The Enemy are giving fans the opportunity to add a cassette of Social Disguises to accompany the CD's and vinyls on offer from the official website. Priced at £7 (excluding postage and packaging) and even cheaper if combined with other pre-oder offers, The Enemy cassette may well become a valuable addition for collectors. The tape will not be available from many outlets, but fans can find it at Townsend Music.
 

Family Emergency Forces Scottish Cancellations

 

Sadly The Enemy had to cancel their two Scottish performances due to a family medical emergency. Management issued this statement on Monday (16/02/26):

"Due to a family medical emergency within the band, they have had to rush back home and both tonight’s show at King Tut’s Glasgow and tomorrow night at The Caves Edinburgh have been cancelled. Refunds will be issued within the next 24 hours. 

We are so sorry for the disappointment caused, your support means the world to the band, thank you on their behalf for being so understanding of the circumstances.

Many thanks,

Management"

At the moment all other dates are continuing as planned, fans should check the official social media nearer the dates for confirmation.

The Enemy lastfm Top 10

 

Find out which tracks by The Enemy feature in the lastfm Top 10 countdown based on streams over the last week.

*Video counter: Vecteezy.com

The Enemy 10 Bonus Tracks

As if it wasn't amazing enough having a new studio album from The Enemy after eleven years, the Coventry trio are giving fans the opportunity to enjoy even more new music. The release of Social Disguises (20/02/26) will also be available with a bonus deluxe CD that will contain ten additional tracks.

HMV are doing a deluxe edition CD that contains four bonus tracks (titles not revealed when this was written), but other music outlets such as ProperMusic.com have the tracklisting (see below) and the catalogue number as ENECDX01.

1. The Boxer

2. Not Going Your Way

3. The Last Time

4. Trouble

5. Controversial 

6. Social Disguises

7. Pretty Face

8. Serious

9. Innocent

10. Finish Line 

11. Secrets (bonus track)

12. Middle Ages (bonus track)

13. Helsinki (bonus track)

14. Everyone Hates Me (bonus track)

15. I Don’t Wanna Be This Way (bonus track)

16. A Million To One (bonus track)

17. Everybody Knows (bonus track)

18. Messed Up Life (bonus track)

19. The Subconscious Never Lies (bonus track)

20. This Is Not The End (bonus track)

The Enemy - Social Disguises Pink Vinyl Exclusive

 

Fans of The Enemy have plenty of choices when it comes to which formats to buy Social Disguises. But did you know there is an exclusive pink vinyl available for indie outlets?

While you can purchase orange and yellow copies on The Enemy official website, the additional pink copy of the album will be pretty special to collect. HMV have the orange edition and Amazon fail to mention what colour they will be dispatching, it is independent record stores that offer fans the chance to not only support local record stores, while also being able to obtain the new album in pink!

Prices vary and it is worth pre-ordering from your local record outlet, you can also order from places like Rough Trade and Wax And Beans.

Happy Valentine's Day

 

Sing When You're In Love - The Enemy (2009)

For lovers everywhere 💕

The Enemy Album Countdown #1

 

Can you guess which tracks by The Enemy ranked the highest YouTube streams?

The moment of truth has arrived, just ahead of the fifth studio album release. Social Disguises is available to pre-order from the official website and will be released on Friday 20th February 2026.

Here are the biggest tunes from each studio album The Enemy have released:

We Live And Die In These Towns (WLADITT 2007)

Saturday (SITS 2012)

Be Somebody (MFTP 2009)

It's Automatic (IA 2015)

Three out of the four most streamed songs by fans of The Enemy have connections to football. We'll Live And Die In These Towns single reached #21 when it was first released in December 2007, yet over the years the slow burner grew on fans. Becoming an anthem during live gigs, the track went on to being played at the Coventry City Football Club home games. The song has continued to grow in popularity and is now firmly embedded into the history of Coventry and it's football club. WLADITT became the most streamed track, amassing 3.7m YouTube streams.

Saturday (SITS 2013) was the official first single from Streets In The Sky (Gimme The Sign was a free download prior to this) and  the track featured in FIFA 13, cementing The Enemy's connection with football fans. The lads would go on to perform in London alongside the FIFA World Cup as part of a special promotion. 

EA Sports became connected with The Enemy through the catchy Be Somebody track, which featured on FIFA 10. The video follows Tom, Andy and Liam on their journey to the then RICOH Arena ( now the Coventry Building Society Arena) for the amazing homecoming gig. There is even a quick footy kick during the video.

It's Automatic was the title track taken from the 2015 album release, the visually captivating video was directed by Imaginate Creative. The new look and new sound is where things paused until The Enemy reformed in 2022.

Not Going Your Way, Trouble and The Boxer are the three releases from The Enemy's fifth studio album already out there for new and older fans to enjoy. In a few days time, the long eleven year wait will be over. Time to add even more tunes to the streaming lists as the music library continues to grow for fans of The Enemy.

Which Enemy tracks are your all time favourite?

The Enemy Album Countdown #2

Counting down The Enemy's most streamed YouTube tracks by the fans that buy and listen to the music continues as we edge nearer to the #1 spot. This time we find out the runners up from the first four album releases. While every fan may like different songs for personal reasons, these runner up songs prove that The Enemy fans all love up tempo belters.

Away From Here (WLADITT 2007)

No Time For Tears (MFTP 2009)

Like A Dancer (SITS 2012)

Don't Let Nothing Get In The Way (IA 2015)

With a massive 3.2m streams on YouTube, Away From Here from the first album, has continued to be a firm favourite. You can't listen to this song without the urge to find a josh pit and get stuck right in (unless you want to stay at home with Richard and Judy!).

Fans were treated to a free give away with Don't Let Nothing Get In The Way, used as a promotion for the launch of the fourth studio album (It's Automatic, October 2015).

No Time For Tears peaked at #4 on the Official UK Physical Singles Chart in April 2009, becoming the most successful track from the second album. The video was visually powerful with The Enemy performing inside a glass box, while facing various angry faces, objects and graffiti - which might well sum up the difficulty of releasing the second album after the massive success of the debut.

The video for Like A Dancer was filmed in Glasgow, Scotland with fans in mind. It was directed by The Blind Club at Left Eye Blind Productions and captured the mood of the Scottish fans beautifully.

Find out which tracks became the most YouTube streamed from The Enemy albums in the next article.....

 

The Enemy Album Countdown #3

 

The long awaited new album from The Enemy entitled Social Disguises is out on Friday 20th February 2026 and to celebrate it's arrival The Enemy Unofficial is counting down the classic tracks. Looking at the third most streamed songs (via YouTube) across the four albums. We'll Live And Die In These Towns was first released on 9th July 2007 and shot straight to the top of the UK Album Charts, eventually spending 52 weeks in the charts, going platinum.

Had Enough (WLADITT 2007)

Elephant Song (MFTP 2009)

Gimme The Sign (SITS 2012)

So Much Love (IA 2015)

Had Enough became the highest charting single in the Official UK Singles Chart for The Enemy in mid 2007, reaching number 4. The track has always been a gig anthem - getting fans chanting along each time the song in performed live. In contrast, the slower melody So Much Love struck a chord for those listening at home or on the move. 

Gimme The Sign was the first single from the third album, Streets In The Sky (2012). The video filmed fans and the band during a live performance in Coventry at the Se7en venue in the city centre. 

Meanwhile, The Elephant Song was the opening track from the second album, also with links to Coventry. The city has symbols of elephants throughout it's history and this track was a nod to Coventry, reminding fans that The Enemy had not forgotten where they had come from.

That's the third most streamed tracks from each of The Enemy albums in our countdown. Next time we find out which tracks were the worthy runners up, and they are all belters! 

The Enemy Are Buzzing

 

The Enemy posted a picture from one of the venues where they will be performing for the Social Disguises album launch. Tom, Andy and Liam are "buzzing" about playing these special shows in front of fans. Rehearsals are done and dusted - it's almost time to hit the road once again and continue along the journey for The Enemy.

Last few tickets available for the album launch performances are selling fast, check links for details: https://www.theenemyband.co.uk/tour

*picture: The Enemy

The Enemy Album Countdown #4

 

The Enemy Album Launch Countdown continues as we discover which tracks from the first four studio albums fans have been listening too over the past few decades.  The last post saw was a It's Not Ok, one of the earliest tracks with 1.1m streams on YouTube Music.

Now it is time for the #4 tracks fans were streaming on their devices:

You're Not Alone (WLADITT 2007)

Last Goodbye (MFTP 2009)

This Is Real (SITS 2012)

To The Waterfall (IA 2015)

Another mixture of tunes with these four tracks from four albums. You're Not Alone is a gig favourite and has chalked up 1.6m streams on YouTube alone. The new album already has upbeat tempo tracks that have been released ahead of Social Disguises album release on Friday 20th February 2026.

Find out which tracks make the #3 spot in the countdown soon......

 

Taped Magazine Review The Enemy Album

 

"Arguably, this album has been one of the most anticipated comebacks of the year after the band reunited last year." - Abi Hawes, Taped Magazine.

 Taped Magazine have published a review of The Enemy new album Social Disguises, and the it gives a glowing review of the new tunes.

Read the full review on the Taped Magazine website.

📸Photo Credit: Bridie Main

The Enemy Album Countdown #5

 

As we countdown the launch of The Enemy Social Disguises album, it's time to take a look back over the last 19 years and find out what fans have been listening from from the first four albums.

The fifth most played songs from the first four albums are:

It's Not Ok (WLADITT 2007)

51st State (MFTP 2009)

Come Into My World (SITS 2012)

Some Things (IA 2015)

These tracks demonstrate the mix of music that fans of The Enemy have come to appreciate over the year's and the new album is expected to deliver some new fan favourites later this month.

Check out which four tracks make the number four slot in the next Album Launch Countdown.

The Enemy Album Countdown

Over the next few days we are counting down the most popular tracks from each of the four studio albums released by The Enemy as we eagerly await the fifth album being released on Friday 20th February 2026. 

Social Disguises promises to be a return to the original sound that captivated Indie fans in 2007 and it will be refreshing to hear how Tom Clarke, Andy Hopkins and Liam Watts have developed their sounds for a new generation of fans, while pleasing long standing fans.

Find out which tracks fans have been listening to the most over the past 19 years as we journey back over the first four album tracks. From We'll Live and Die In These Towns (2007) to It's Automatic (2015) we will journey back to the greatest tracks by The Enemy. Music For the People (2009) and Streets In The Sky (2012) also produced memorable tracks. 

Lyrics Added

 Lyrics for Not Going Your Way, Trouble and The Boxer have been added to The Enemy Lyrics Page:

https://theenemycoventry.blogspot.com/p/enemy-lyrics.html