The former Goat Girl bassist returns with her first new recording since 2025, alongside an extensive run of headline dates beginning next April.
Naima Bock has announced her new single ‘Rocks’, arriving on 11 November via Breakfast Records and Fire Talk. The track marks her first studio release since ‘Rolling’ in June 2025 and follows her acclaimed second album, Below a Massive Dark Land, released in 2024. Alongside the announcement, Bock has confirmed an extensive UK and European headline tour for spring 2027, including a London performance at EartH Theatre on 22 April.
Produced by Jack Ogborne, known for his work with Bingo Fury and The Cindys, ‘Rocks’ was recorded at St Mark’s Church in north London, with additional arrangements from Oliver Hamilton of caroline and Shovel Dance Collective, alongside Bock herself. The song arrives following a busy period of touring, during which Bock has performed alongside Neil Young, Dinosaur Jr. and Jake Xerxes Fussell, introducing audiences to new material along the way.
Discussing the inspiration behind ‘Rocks’, Bock explains: ‘“Rocks” is a very personal song, the story of which I’ll leave to the listener to interpret. It came to me on a rainy autumn night as my flight was ascending to somewhere less cold. I’d been listening to Palace Music non-stop for a month. Writing it saved me from my chronic oscillation between to-be home and not-to-be home, that is when I decided I would do both.’
Bock first emerged as a founding member of Goat Girl before pursuing a solo career, releasing her debut album Giant Palm in 2022. Her follow-up, Below a Massive Dark Land, arrived two years later, further developing her approach to folk music through intricate arrangements and deeply personal songwriting. The record received widespread critical praise, including a 95/100 rating from Still Listening.
Her upcoming tour begins at Leeds' Brudenell Social Club on 6 April, with further UK performances in Liverpool, Manchester, Glasgow, Brighton, Bristol and London, among other cities. A European run follows in May, taking in Germany, Italy, France, Belgium, Denmark, Sweden and Norway.
‘Rocks’ is released on 11 November via Breakfast Records and Fire Talk. Tickets for the 2027 tour go on sale on Friday 13 November via Naima Bock's official website.
