Today Newcastle’s Pit Pony release new single ‘Thunder’. Rooted in the vivid wonder of one of lead vocalist Jackie’s childhood memories, the track draws on a moment when a friend claimed to have seen Thor in the clouds during a storm and, instead of dismissing it, her dad simply said he believed her. That sense of awe runs through the single, with Jackie’s lyrics transforming a storm of heavy guitars and earth-shattering bass into something both fearsome and magical.
On ‘Thunder’, Pit Pony channel myth, memory and raw emotional force into a song about weathering the stormy side of life. There are nods to star signs, old legends and the allure of higher powers, the kind of beliefs that once made the gods feel close enough to reach. With references to Thor and the fantasy of one day wielding his hammer, the single leans into the idea that maybe belief itself can help carry us through chaos. Powerful and evocative, Thunder captures the pull between vulnerability and strength, grounding personal reflection in something larger, louder and electrifying.
Jackie comments on the single:
“When I was little, my childhood best friend Annabel told me she’d seen Thor in the clouds during a storm. I remember her dad never questioning her, he just said he believed her, and I thought, wow, maybe she did. That stayed with me, because storms always felt magical to me as a child, something glorious and completely out of our control. Thunder is about that stormy side of life, not always getting to where you hoped to, and trying to make sense of the things you can’t change. There’s a nod to being a Virgo, to myths and legends and higher powers that once felt within reach. I love the idea that maybe we can evoke something to help us through the storm. maybe one day we can wield Thor’s hammer. Why can’t we believe it?”
Pit Pony’s first new music since 2025’s second album Dead Stars, ‘Thunder’ was recorded late last summer with Jackie 7 months pregnant and the band wanting to capture the excitement and the energy of newly penned material before understandably taking a break for the new arrival. Pit Pony will take ‘Thunder’ and other new material on the road in October 2026. Today they announce headline shows in Leeds, Glasgow and Newcastle.
Mastering engineer Katie Tavini (Bloc Party, Nadine Shah & Arlo Parks. ) proves the perfect fit with Chris McManus (Blank Studios) heading up recording & production on ‘Thunder’.
Pit Pony Live Dates
October
3 – Glasgow, The Hug and Pint
9 – Newcastle, The Grove
17 – Leeds, Hyde Park Book Club
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