The Snuts

The Snuts play Portsmouth Guildhall on Wednesday 9 December, as part of an autumn tour that follows their fourth studio album, Joy In Short Moments. The record came out on 23 October via Happy Artist Records in partnership with Virgin Music Group, led by the single 'Defibrillator'. It was produced by Jack Cochrane and Scotty Anderson, and Cochrane describes it as the band's most grounded and direct album to date.

There's a particular idea behind the record that gives it some weight: Cochrane talks about a 'living wake' — the thought of inviting your loved ones to a celebration of your life while you're still around to be there. It's a direct, personal starting point, and Cochrane says the songs came together after he moved back home, became a father and stepped back from the constant touring that had defined the band's previous records. That shift in life — home, fatherhood, and a slower pace — is what he points to as the reason the album feels more grounded than what they've done before.

Before this tour, they played TRNSMT on 20 June, a set broadcast by the BBC, and the Guildhall date sits within the extensive run of shows they're taking across the autumn. They aren't playing alone that night, either: The Kairos and The Rooks are both on the bill, so there are two support acts to get through before the main set.

Doors open at 19:00, and the night runs until the 23:00 curfew. Tickets are £37, which includes a 13% booking fee. A couple of things to keep in mind for the Guildhall: under-14s have to be accompanied by an adult and stay seated, and cameras and tablets aren't allowed inside.