Sahara Hotnights - No One Ever Really Changes (2026)

Earlier this year, Sahara Hotnights were inducted into the Swedish Music Hall of Fame. Now they are back with the album No One Ever Really Changes, which they are following up with a club tour.

Even after the first song, it is clear: It's not just about people. Even time seems to have stood still. Or rather: I have been transported straight back into the 90s, to distorted guitars, rock with a punk attitude.

According to the band's frontman Maria Andersson, the album revolves around our quest for change and the uncomfortable realization that we may never fully do so.

Can you really become a new version of who you already are?

Music works differently. It doesn't always have to change. No One Ever Really Changes reminds us of just that. How songs can create and recreate emotions and memories, take us back to another time.

This is not an album based on individual standout singles. Rather, the album is meant to function as a whole from start to finish, with the strength of the sing-along choruses.

But if any song is to be highlighted, “A Future Without You In It” is an obvious choice. This is a song that brings back memories of late 90s evenings with me and my friends, dancing and singing with a beer in hand back home in Åmål, back in the days. That’s exactly the kind of memories music should bring back to life.