MIKЕY BALL & THE COMPANY ARE WARNING US
Their new single confronts the frustrations of modern life.
Published: 12 Sep 26 • Author: Rock Metal Machine • Reading Time: 3 mins
Mikey Ball & The Company release Warning Signs, offering a reflective taste of their upcoming album, Keep The Fire Burning. Blending heartland rock with heartfelt songwriting, the band explores modern life's frustrations while embracing hope, resilience and connection. Out now, with the album arriving September 24th.
RELEASE DETAILS
Artist:
Mikey Ball & The Company
Album:
Keep The Fire Burning
Release Date:
Thursday 24 September 2026 Formats:
TBC
PR Label:
MIKEY BALL & THE COMPANY continue to rise with their new single, Warning Signs, out now. The track is taken from their upcoming album, Keep The Fire Burning, due Thursday 24th September. Rooted in heartland and classic rock, the single delivers strong hooks and heartfelt songwriting, offering a taste of what’s to come.
Listen to the band here.
Recorded three years after their debut album, Through The Night, the new record marks a shift in perspective. Where the band’s early work leaned towards escapism and open-road optimism, the new material turns its attention towards the pressures and frustrations of modern life, while refusing to settle into cynicism. “This album is influenced by honesty in hopeful optimism,” says frontman Mikey Ball. “It acknowledges the frustrations of modern life without allowing them to define the story.” That balance runs through the record, with songs exploring uncertainty, routine and the noise of contemporary living, while returning to themes of resilience, connection and perspective. Warning Signs reflects that approach, combining the band’s melodic rock sound with a more reflective look at the world around them.
🔥 FIREWORKS INSIGHT
Mikey Ball & The Company’s second album finds the band moving beyond the open-road optimism of their debut, Through The Night, towards the more complicated realities of modern life. That shift places Keep The Fire Burning in the tradition of heartland rock’s finest storytellers, where everyday frustrations become fuel for songs about resilience and connection. The three-year gap between albums offers an opportunity to hear a band developing its identity rather than simply repeating a successful formula. For fans of melodic, rootsy rock, ‘Warning Signs’ raises an interesting question: can the band turn its more reflective outlook into a record with the same lasting emotional pull as its debut?
Musically, the band sound more expansive and assured than ever, taking influence from Tom Petty, Thin Lizzy and Bruce Springsteen. Strong guitar interplay, melodic focus and a performance-first approach define the record, capturing the energy and immediacy of their live shows.
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▶ WATCH THE NEW SINGLE
Want to hear the first taste of Keep The Fire Burning for yourself? Watch the official video below.
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Over the past few years, MIKEY BALL & THE COMPANY have built their reputation on the road, sharing stages with These Wicked Rivers, Hot One Two, Hearts & Hand Grenades and many more. They have also performed at festivals including Call of the Wild, HRH Great Yarmouth, Station 18, Love Rocks, Crazy Cowboy and Nozfest, with their recent Nozfest performance a standout success and further proof of the band’s growing reputation as a live act.
With Keep The Fire Burning, MIKEY BALL & THE COMPANY continue to focus on the fundamentals: strong songs, big guitars and performances shaped by the energy of their live shows.
This album is influenced by honesty in hopeful optimism
Mikey Ball
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Tracklisting
Warning Signs
Pressure
Red Shoes
No Time To Lose
Long Gone Love
Queen Of Hearts
Patron Saint Of The Broken Hearted
Mikey Ball & The Company are:
Mikey Ball (frontman, lead guitar)
Dom Griffiths (rhythm guitar, backing vocals)
Gerard Guminski (bass)
Sam Hurst (drums, backing vocals)
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Images courtesy of San PR
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