GUV (the long-running, ever-changing, and reliably fantastic project of songwriter extraordinaire, Ben Cook) is gearing up for the release of his upcoming album, Warmer Than Gold (Run For Cover Records), and today he’s kicking off the new year with a cut of perfect indie pop: “Chasin’ Luv.”

Arriving January 30, 2026, Warmer Than Gold is an evolution in Cook’s ultra-hooky guitar pop. Earlier singles “Warmer Than Gold” and “Let Your Hands Go” leaned into danceable beats and dreamy guitar textures and now “Chasin’ Luv” shows that GUV still has plenty of effervescent jangle and scrappy C86 charm in his sound. 

Cook discussed the track saying:
“‘Chasin Luv’ was the last song written for the record. We wanted something immediate, an instant hit in the vein of early Primal Scream, and to bring the jangle that was missing from the record, but always present in the older GUV stuff. Noah, Gavel, Matt, and I wrote and tracked it in about 20 minutes. Corey Rose from Color Green came by and laid down her drums in a single take. After everyone left, I worked out the vocals just as quickly. Everything on the song is one take, and from start to finish it was written and recorded in under an hour. It’s my favorite and the best GUV song ever made.”

Warmer Than Gold was made with the help of an all-star cast of creatives, including contributions from James Matthew Seven, Darcy Baylis, Hatchie, Meg Mills of Turnstile, and many more. It’s a record of unstoppable musical motion, effortlessly blending elements of Britpop, baggy, classic indie pop, and first wave shoegaze through Cook’s unique lens. The result is an album that feels in conversation with the entirety of his musical journey—a set of songs whose roots go all the way back to his childhood growing up in between Toronto and England, and travel through his prolific years as Young Guv (“I’m not so young anymore, three letter band names are cool, and I’m tired of being mistaken as a rapper,” he says of the name adjustment), arriving in the present with perhaps the best work of his career. 

GUV also has a run of North American tour dates coming up ion early 2026, including shows with Spiritual Cramp and Imploders. See full itinerary below.

Upcoming Shows;
01/29 Los Angeles, CA @ Three of Clubs
01/31 Boston, MA @ Something In The Way Fest
02/12 San Diego, CA @ Soda Bar
02/13 Santa Ana, CA @ Constellation Room
02/15 Oakland, CA @ Stork Club
02/18 Reno, CA @ Holland Project
02/19 Portland, OR @ Polaris Hall
02/20 Seattle, WA @ Black Lodge
02/21 Vancouver, BC @ The Cobalt 
02/26 New York, NY @ Elsewhere Zone One
02/27 Philadelphia, PA @ Nikki Lopez
02/28 Baltimore, MD @ Metro Gallery
03/05 Montreal, QC @ Foufs *
03/06 Toronto, ON @ Lee’s Palace *
03/07 Cleveland, OH @ Grog Shop *
03/08 Chicago, IL @ Lincoln Hall *

* w/ Spiritual Cramp, Imploders