Daily Thompson “Fake A Smile” On New Single & Video

What if everyone around you thinks you’re having the time of your life, while you’re quietly falling apart? Fake A Smile, the new single by Germany’s Daily Thompson, captures the feeling of smiling through the pain and being surrounded by friends, lights, and noise, yet feeling completely disconnected. Fake A Smile beautifully articulates the feeling for anyone who’s ever felt invisible in a room full of people. Its gentle guitar strumming intro lulls the listener before the trio pile in with powerful guitar, driving rhythms and swirling melodic hooks. Fake A Smile is taken from the band’s upcoming album, GLUE, that can be pre-ordered on CD and black & green vinyl variants here. GLUE feels like Daily Thompson have finally achieved the sound they always wanted to create with the band fully tapped into the sound of the Seattle grunge scene the band were listening to in their formative years.
 

“This song explores anxiety, self-doubt, and the loneliness that can exist even in love and in a crowded room. Honest, vulnerable, and deeply relatable, it’s about the battle between the version of yourself the world sees and the one you’re desperately trying to hold together.” (bassist Mercedes Lalakakis-Bee)

Daily Thompson will be hitting the road in the UK this October on the GLUE UK Sprint 2026, the band will also be appearing at Belgium’s Desert Fest on the 18th October. People who have witnessed one of the shows on their previous extensive tours, festival shows and support slots will agree that they are not to be missed if they are visiting a town near you.