Not Like Everybody Else

Released in early 2026, 'Not Like Everybody Else' is a curated covers album that serves as a definitive statement on The Damned's musical DNA. Eschewing the typical 'greatest hits' approach, the band instead focuses on the 1960s garage-rock, mod, and psychedelic tracks that shaped their formative years. The tracklist features reimagined versions of classics by The Kinks, Pink Floyd, and The Seeds, all filtered through the band's signature blend of gothic atmosphere and punk velocity. Recorded with a focus on analog textures, the production avoids modern digital sterility in favor of a lush, reverb-heavy sound that echoes their 'Phantasmagoria' era while retaining the grit of 'Damned Damned Damned'. Critics from laut.de and rollingstone.de noted the album's vitality, praising the band for sounding more energized than many of their younger peers and highlighting Vanian's vocal performance as a career standout.