Late July 2026
Set Your Goals return after 14 years with “Accelerate”
Many probably thought this would never happen: Set Your Goals are back and have released “Accelerate”, their first new song in 14 years. For a band who were a defining name in skate punk and pop-punk in the 2000s, it is a small sensation — especially as the song sounds as though no time has passed at all.
Release details
Artist: Set Your Goals
Song title: “Accelerate” (alongside another new song, “Big Couch”)
Format: Single
Release date: Late July 2026; an exact day is not specified (sources: Rock Sound, Lambgoat)
Label: InBloom (source: Lambgoat)
Musically, “Accelerate” picks up exactly where listeners remember the band: constantly switching between frantic, fast passages and melodic, almost anthemic sections (source: Rock Sound). To accompany the comeback, the band have also announced US tour dates for October and December 2026, celebrating, among other things, the 20th anniversary of their album “Mutiny!”.
Whether “Accelerate” and “Big Couch” are the start of a larger new album remains unclear. For now, though, they are more than enough to bring longtime fans back.
We’ll keep you posted on POP PUNK 101 as soon as there’s more pop-punk news. Stay tuned!