Reviews for The Enemy's brand new album Social Disguises are arriving in thick and fast. Music News Monthly reviewer David Weddle had some glowing words to say about the new tunes.
"You could play this album 30 years from now, and it would still be a cracking collection of tracks from a band that have really mastered their craft. It has real staying power, with any of the full length track fitting easily into any playlist."
"Social Disguises is a modern classic; it feels like a record that is packed full of energy and hidden gems."
The Enemy signed Social Disguises Test Pressing album has already become a hunt for record collectors after it sold out almost immediately. The 500 copies of the plain white signed vinyl was priced at £75 but has become a sought after music item.
Featuring the signatures of Tom Clarke, Andy Hopkins and Liam Watts on the cover and numbered individually, The Enemy first new album in 10 year's has generated heaps of interest online and at a string of sell out special events to celebrate the launch.
Blood Records have released 500 copies of Social Disguises, pressed to squad effect in mustard yellow, oxblood and orange. The Enemy album was also limited to 500 copies and hand-numbered. This version sold out quickly and is already fetching higher price on auction websites.
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."
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:
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 "
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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:
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.
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.
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 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 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 posted a picture from one of the venues where they will be performing for the Social Disguisesalbum 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.
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:
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......
