<p><strong>The Rubens</strong> are heading back on the road for their sixth studio album, <em>Group Therapy</em>, heading to 25+ cities across Australia in 2026/27, presented by <strong>triple j, Grow Yourself Up, Odeon and WME.</strong></p><p>It's the sound of a band going full circle. After experimenting with synths and autotune on 2024's SODA, Group Therapy sees The Rubens return to their roots - guitar-driven, recorded live in the room, and made with a mindset of getting it right the first time rather than fixing it later. Produced once again by <strong>Konstantin Kersting</strong> <strong>(Spacey Jane, DMAs, Genesis Owusu)</strong>, this time working alongside the band in person at their Camden studio, it's their most authentic record in years.</p><p>The album takes its name, in part, from lead singer Sam Margin's own journey through sobriety and therapy during the making of the record - and the idea that music, at its best, is a shared experience. "How do people often experience music? Together," says keyboardist Elliott Margin. "Live shows are our favourite part of being in a band. That's pretty much group therapy for us."</p><p>Fans have already had a taste of the record with singles <em>Goanna</em>, <em>Are You Getting High</em> and <em>Love Me America</em> - the latter a sprawling, guitar-driven love letter to America inspired by the band's earliest, wide-eyed trips to the US as a young band courted by major labels.</p><p>Following <strong>five studio albums</strong> that have <strong>each</strong> <strong>debuted in the ARIA Top 5</strong>, and singles like <em>Never Ever</em>, <em>Live in Life</em> and <em>Hoops</em> going <strong>triple-platinum</strong>, The Rubens' Group Therapy Tour is the sound of a band, fifteen years in, still finding new things to say.</p><p><strong>Group Therapy is out worldwide on October 16th, 2026</strong></p><hr><p dir="ltr"><strong>Subscriber only presale</strong> Tuesday 18 A