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What’s that? What have we been missing? Well, it’s been a while since the last Talk in Code single, and there’s one coming our way on Friday (16th October,) so that’s a good start….

Ah, those gorgeous guys could turn a straight man’s head, with their bridging the gap between eighties new wave electronica and nineties indie pop, dancing around it clad in Adidas, and generally creating timeless anthems; and this one is another high impact tune, with upbeat euphoric ambience, racing choruses and rousing hooks. 

What I’ve Been Missing fits their lovable trademark style, and is particularly reminiscent of the memorable eighties power pop of Go West, Duran Duran, or Deacon Blue. In equal measure it corresponds to contemporary indie trends from the likes of the 1975, The Killers, Two Door Cinema Club, Fickle Friends, Years & Years, and Keane. Unarguably another earworm their fans will be singing straight back to them.

What I’ve Been Missing, is to be released on Friday 16th October 2026 via Regent Street Records. Aligned to their discography, this substantive and dynamic track also has thoughtful prose of romantic circumstance. With a narrative of conflict between approach and avoidance, and its denouement, frontman Chris Stevens uses the hyperbolic idiom, “Where have you been all my life?!” to define it. In the final discovery of a soulmate, he expresses, “we’ve all got that little something or someone, that missing piece in our lives. Or is it that we just crave more, all too often?”

“Imagine finding a person who you really click with,” guitarist Alastair Sneddon furthers, “all the anxieties about getting into a new relationship are there, close to the surface, waiting to burst out. It’s exciting, you know the person is going to fill that space that you have been feeling is empty, but it’s just difficult to say out loud; this is that internal monologue.”

If the theme is a sentimental catharsis, the release of emotion rests, and is delivered by the infectious soundscape their devoted fanbase adore them for. Chris expresses it as a “retro-infused, euphoric indiepop banger which will have you dancing round the house in no time!”

What I’ve Been Missing was recorded at The Pines Studio, Berkshire.

Talk in Code took home six awards at the 2025 Wiltshire Music Awards, including Best Original Band, and Best Original Song. They have 1 million+ streams, 3 million views, and 35 radio ‘A’-list adds. They signed to London’s Regent Street Records, with active sync representation via Big Hug Music Group and Play Equals Sync.

Their recording and performing history details three albums, and a constant variety of gigs, festival appearances, and tours, where they appropriate their surroundings and thrill audiences. Talk in Code’s momentum progresses, sharing stages with Ash, Sleeper, Years & Years, The Feeling and Scouting for Girls across Victorious Festival, The Great Escape, Godney Gathering, Jurassic Fields, and performing at iconic venues such as The Cheese & Grain, Frome, The Horn, St Albans and The Fleece, Bristol.

Despite substantial growth, their loyalty to their supporters, dubbed “talkers,” remains paramount in all their activities. Putting “fan community first,” Talk in Code has acquired an unparalleled fanbase and ingenious merchandising, through an active WhatsApp fan group to a unique Lego-inspired loyalty reward scheme.

What I’ve Been Missing is released on Friday 16th October, across all streaming platforms. Talk in Code have an instore session planned with HMV Swindon and later that evening of Saturday October 17th, they will be playing a hometown single release show at The Victoria, Swindon.

And believe me, you may have seen Talk in Code before, they get around a bit, but the best place to see Talk in Code, Talkers will tell you, is at their home-ground in The Vic, Swindon. With support From Bluebeard and the Desperate Hours, it’ll be a great night!

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