X-COPS describe Confidential as the final recording with their current lineup. Released through Pit Records on October 23, 2026, the new 7-inch contains three original songs and is also available on all streaming platforms.
The announcement attaches a character-driven caveat to that final-recording statement: Prisoner 8048675309 could still successfully file an emergency appeal before his scheduled execution. That condition appears within the release’s ex-law-enforcement narrative.
Among the three tracks is “Smartass (Hands Up).” The announcement presents the songs as “law enforcement anthems” and describes that track through imagery of ex-police violence, continuing the police-persona framing used throughout the release material.
Asked for comment on the new 7-inch, Lt Louie Scrapinetti offered a two-word response: “Fuck Off.”
The accompanying announcement also looks back to 1995, 1996 and 2024 through its confrontational police-themed language before placing Confidential in the band’s 2026 return. It closes by describing the latest installment as a lesson in the “ART OF SHUTTING YOUR FUCKING MOUTHS!”
