Pop disruptor Ashnikko has announced their sophomore album, “Smoochies”, will be released on 17th October. To celebrate the news, the artist has shared a new single, ‘Trinkets’, and confirmed a UK tour for February 2026. Tickets for the tour will be available on pre-sale from 10 am on 19th August, with general sale beginning at 10 am on Thursday, 21st August.
The new album follows their 2023 debut, “WEEDKILLER”, and is described as their “most personal body of work to date”. The lead single, ‘Trinkets’, recently premiered on BBC Radio 1 as Jack Saunders’ ‘Hottest Record’. The 15-track album is said to be a “rebellious” record, created from a place of “radical joy”.
Speaking on the new album, Ashnikko says: “Smoochies feels like Demidevil’s older sister. It’s sexy, playful, and feminine, while toeing the line of grotesque and absurd… at the core of it all is personal autonomy and joyful whimsy.” The tour will visit Glasgow, Manchester, Dublin, and London.
Ashnikko ‘Smoochies’ UK Tour Dates:
- 11th February – Glasgow – O2 Academy
- 14th February – Manchester – Manchester Academy
- 17th February – Dublin – 3Olympia
- 20th February – London – O2 Academy Brixton
Read the official press release in full below:
Pop disruptor, Ashnikko has announced their sophomore album “Smoochies”, out 17th October. In celebration of this announcement, Ashnikko has released the music video for ‘Trinkets’ released earlier this week and announced a UK tour in February 2026.
Premiered on Radio 1 as Jack Saunders ”Hottest Record”’, Trinkets sees Ashnikko turn casual dating into an art form, collecting men like shiny souvenirs as she sings about her conquests over a chaotic, candy-coated beat. Directed by Léa Esmaili the music video gives us inside access to Ashnikko’s art nouveau candy coloured world brimming with doll parts, ashtrays, D&D dice and keychains of men. In a time where minimalism and clean girl aesthetic is on the rise, Ashnikko leans into maximalism as a form of expression.
Speaking on the ‘Trinkets, Ashnikko says :“My little princess boys, love being trinkets, hanging off my bag, looking up at me with smiles on their faces, swinging as I walk.”
Ashnikko’s second album, Smoochies, is her most personal body of work to date. Following 2023’s debut WEEDKILLER, sonically it expands Ash’s distinct hybrid-pop sound while taking a significantly more autobiographical approach to lyrics. The 15-track album is a rebellious one, made from a place of radical joy at a time when the world, especially the US, has never felt more threatening for femmes and marginalised communities. In response, Ashnikko is taking up space by inhabiting a state of pure play. It’s absurd and grotesque, explicit and tender, sexy without an ounce of desire to perform for the male gaze.
Speaking on the “Smoochies”: Smoochies feels like Demidevil’s older sister. It’s sexy, playful, and feminine, while toeing the line of grotesque and absurd. I feel like purse sediment so much of the time – like a mess of crumbs and gum in receipts and lipgloss that I’ve forgotten about – so the album feels like that too. This is the first where I’ve written very autobiographically, but at the core of it all is personal autonomy and joyful whimsy.
Ashnikko has announced SMOOCHIES Tour, kicking off on 11th February in Glasgow’s O2 Academy, stopping in Manchester and Dublin before making its way to London with O2 Academy Brixton. Tickets are available on pre-sale from 19th August @ 10am and on general sale Thursday 21st August. Exclusive pre-sale access will be given to fans who pre-order ‘Smoochies’ by Monday 18th August @ 3pm.
Smoochies tracklist
SIDE A:
- Smoochie Girl
- Liquid
- Trinkets
- Chichinya
- Skin Cleared
- Microplastics
- Full Frontal
- She’s So Pretty
SIDE B:
- Wet Like (feat. COBRAH)
- I Want My Boyfriends to Kiss
- Sticky Fingers
- Lip Smacker
- Itty Bitty
- Baby Teeth
- It Girl