Modern Woman, will release their debut album Johnny’s Dreamworld on May 1st 2026 via One Little Independent Records. Johnny’s Dreamworld represents Modern Woman’s journey from Sophie Harris’s early, intimate songwriting project into a full band. The record focuses on Harris’s lyrics, steeped in literary detail and filmic atmosphere, that draws from a fascination with the dark underbelly of the everyday and the contradictions of womanhood. Johnny’s Dreamworld is shaped by a long-standing admiration for vocalists like Björk, Sinéad O’Connor and Cat Power.

Harris explains, “A vital theme I’ve always wanted in Modern Woman is the idea of conflicting things, of the tender/harsh, loud/quiet and scrappy/polished. The style of everybody’s playing, drawing from a melting pot of influences, coming together to form something new.”

Lead single “Dashboard Mary” captures the comedown following a feeling of escape, a gradually unfolding narrative that builds towards a rapturous climax. “This is a song that I wanted to write like a film. I wanted to confront the feeling of the ‘morning after’ and the decisions made during that time of exhilaration the night before.”

The title track and album opener, “Johnny’s Dreamworld”, is driven by Brint-Gutiérrez’s serpentine bassline and Blackhurst’s shifting grooves, providing a rhythmic backbone that anchors its surreal energy. Written collectively by the band, its layered strings and spoken-word passages conjure a world built from fragments of film, memory, and imagination. Harris reflects, “I spend a lot of time in my head, and I like thinking of my mind and other people’s minds like a location sometimes, a dreamworld – I like that reading and particularly music can take you into spaces in those places you haven’t explored before.”

Since their formation in London, the band have performed at End of the Road, Latitude, The Great Escape, and Green Man. Harris, a literature graduate, writes with a novelist’s precision and a performer’s urgency, while Denyer, Brint-Gutiérrez and Blackhurst bring the intensity of modern composition, jazz and punk backgrounds to the table. This year they signed to One Little Independent Records, the home of Björk, Crass, Laura Misch, Penelope Trappes, and more.

Modern Woman
Johnny’s Dreamworld
Tracklist
One Little Independent

Johnny’s Dreamworld
Neptune Girl
Offerings
Killing A Dog
Daniel
Fork/Heart
Blessed Day
Dashboard Mary
The Garden

Pre-order Johnny’s Dreamworld by Modern Woman HERE