Tyler Ballgame Releases New Song + Video ‘Matter of Taste’
Debut Album For the First Time, Again Out January 30, 2026 on Rough Trade Records
2026 US, UK + EU Dates with Alabama Shakes, St. Paul & the Broken Bones, The Head & The Heart
Tyler Ballgame, Rough Trade Records’ astonishingly gifted, infectious crooner is sharing a new track ‘Matter of Taste’ and its accompanying video today. This is the latest track to be released from his stunning debut album For the First Time, Again, out January 30th, 2026 and follows earlier album singles ‘I Believe in Love’ and ‘Got a New Car’.
A hook-laden rocker, ‘Matter of Taste’ shows Ballgame and his band cutting loose, with what the singer-songwriter calls the trademark “Ballgame voice”. Lyrics like “Don’t let me go to waste / No I wasn’t worth my salt / Just a matter of taste / You don’t know me at all” acknowledge a desire for love – from a person, an audience – but also assert that it is just fine if one doesn’t receive it. “That’s not a rejection of me as a person, it’s just a matter of taste,” Ballgame explains.
Tyler Ballgame will tour heavily throughout 2026, starting with dates supporting St. Paul and the Broken Bones in the UK before pivoting to a series of in-stores across the country. March and April see Ballgame supporting St. Paul and the Broken Bones in the US and a headline tour of the UK and Europe, as well as dates supporting Alabama Shakes. All tour dates are below and tickets are available here.
PRE-ORDER FOR THE FIRST TIME, AGAIN
2026
January 22 – Bristol, UK @ Electric Bristol^
January 23 – Newcastle, UK @ Newcastle NX^
January 24 – Manchester, UK @ New Century Hall^
January 25 – Glasgow, UK @ Old Fruit Market^
January 27 – Leeds, UK @ The Leeds Irish Centre^
January 29 – Nottingham, UK @ Rock City^
January 30 – London, UK @ O2 Forum Kentish Town^
January 31 – London, UK @ Rough Trade East
February 1 – London, UK @ Rough Trade West
February 3 – Brighton, UK @ Resident Music
February 4 – London, UK @ Banquet Records
February 5 – Leeds, UK @ Jumbo Records
February 20 – Tempe, AZ @ Innings Festival
March 24 – Tulsa, OK @ Caine’s Ballroom^
March 26 – Denver, CO @ The Misson Ballroom^
March 28 – Boise, ID @ Treefort Festival
March 29 – Portland, OR @ Crystal Ballroom^
March 31 – Medford, OR @ Holly Theatre^
April 1 – San Francisco, CA @ The Warfield^
April 3 – Los Angeles, CA @ The Belasco^
April 4 – Del Mar, CA @ The Sound^
April 5 – Scottsdale, AZ @ Scottsdale Center for the Performing Arts^
April 7 – Austin, TX @ Stubb’s Waller Creek Amphitheater
April 13 – Berlin, Germany @ Kantine am Berghain
April 14 – Cologne, Germany @ Stadtgarten
April 16 – Amsterdam, Netherlands @ Paradiso (upstairs)
April 18 – Brussels, Belgium @ Rotonde
April 20 – Paris, France @ La Boule Noire
April 22 – Leeds, UK @ Brudenell Social Club
April 23 – Glasgow, UK @ King Tuts
April 25 – Manchester, UK @ The Deaf Institute
April 26 – Bristol, UK @ The Fleece
April 29 – London, UK @ Scala
June 21 – Greenfield, MA @ Green River Festival
July 2 – Reading, UK @ The Mount at Wasing#
July 3 – London, UK @ Alexandra Palace#
July 4 – Barcelona, Spain @ Vida Festival
August 28 – Lisbon, Portugal @ Kalorama Festival
^ = w/ St Paul and the Broken Bones
# = w/ Alabama Shakes
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