Feral Family: Finding Intensity in the Darkness

East Yorkshire indie trio Feral Family are turning coastal gloom into something fierce, cinematic and made for moving. Returning with ‘Endless Night’, the fourth single from their forthcoming second EP So Far Behind, the band channel frustration, confusion and emotional breaking points into a dark, danceable surge of post-punk energy.

Following their critically acclaimed 2023 debut album Without Motion, Feral Family have built fresh momentum through a run of singles in 2025, earning support from Radio X’s John Kennedy, BBC 6 Music’s Steve Lamacq and BBC Introducing. With their new EP arriving on 6 February 2026 and live dates lined up across the UK, the trio are entering a new chapter with renewed intensity and a sound that continues to evolve.

We caught up with Feral Family to discuss the creative evolution behind So Far Behind, the influence of the East Yorkshire coast, the emotional tension driving ‘Endless Night’ and what they want audiences to experience when they hit the stage.

1.After taking a break following Without Motion, what changed creatively or personally that shaped the sound of So Far Behind and especially “Endless Night”?

Oscar: To me there was no break. We spent most of 2024 recording this EP and also writing, planning, recording and practising. We never stopped. 

Creatively I wanted more intensity.  I made Endless Night of the back of Down In The Dirt, so it always comes in waves - the mood and emotion of the songs. Spending two months on Down In The Dirt you come up for air and look to what’s next and think what have I not been hearing for a while within my own music. 

Jamie: We finally got ourselves a quality drummer. It’s something we’ve struggled with from literally day one. When we started out we were just mates jamming together, so members were essentially our mates and not musicians. 

Oscar and I are the only original members, and we’ve evolved so much over the years. Our new drummer, Regan, was actually in an old band of mine years ago when we were at school, and we’d drifted apart over the years. We both had our other projects separate from each other, but he’s always been an absolutely quality drummer. Don’t know why it took us so long to join forces again, but since he’s been with us, things have been so much more natural. We’re able to break songs down now and really hash out new ideas. Before it was a case of coming up with a drum beat or fill and trying to convey the idea to someone who isn’t actually a drummer, which can be frustrating. It’s so much more engaging having a drummer come up with ideas that surpass your own. So our songs have naturally levelled up since. 

2.Your music often captures a kind of coastal bleakness mixed with energy—how does growing up on the East Yorkshire coast influence your songwriting and atmosphere?

Jamie: To be fair we don’t know any different. We've always lived here, or at least not far away. I don’t think that bleakness is unique to being on the coast though. I think there’s an undercurrent of a certain feeling that’s circulating around people at the moment, and we’re just tuning in to that wavelength.

Oscar: For me I mainly take inspiration from the artistic - films and soundtracks that I watch/ listen to, I want to re create the feeling that art gives me.  

Coming from a coastal town  I think the big wide open sea and cliff tops puts your existence into perspective. You can see we are living on a big rock so maybe that bleeds into the music.

3.“Endless Night” is described as both dark and danceable—what emotions or experiences were you trying to balance in that track?

Jamie: I'd say it’s an accurate description. The song has a dark, heavy constant feel running through it. When the chorus kicks in its building to the point where the guitar leads into the instrumental break where the whole song just explodes. Emotions wise, it starts with confusion and lack of direction in life, and evolves into helplessness and giving up in the chorus. It’s a hat tip to the helplessness I’m sure we all occasionally feel in life. We all have those days where everything’s just been going wrong and you’ve just reached breaking point and unleashed all these bottled up emotions. There’s so much you can tolerate, and sometimes just one little thing can tip you over the edge. When it’s multiple things at once, it’s far more intense, and that’s “Endless Night” 

4.You’ve had support from major tastemakers like Radio X and BBC Introducing—how has that recognition impacted your confidence or direction as an indie band?

Jamie: Yeah it’s great. Getting the recognition from sources that you have respect for, and obviously giants in the industry has been huge for us. We’d still be doing what we’re doing regardless, but it definitely gives us that clarification that we’re on the right lines with everything we’re doing.

5.With the new EP dropping and live shows lined up for 2026, what do you want audiences to feel or take away when they experience Feral Family live right now?

Jamie: All we want is for people to have a good time, that’s the whole reason we do it. We wanna see people moving, getting into the gig and come away from it wanting to do it all again. We have a range of different songs with different feelings to them, so each song has a different feeling or message. But bottom line, just enjoy yourself. But either way, you can guarantee we’re having a great time up there.