On February 5, 2027, Merge will release a vinyl edition of Demoed: a collection of tracks from Lambchop's 2026 Punching the Clown, each a collaborative spin from Kurt Wagner and friends. The digital version of this release will be available on November 20, 2026. Both formats are available for preorder now.

An excerpt from Kurt on Demoed:

DEMOED: Is this really a lambchop record? …absolutely. 

We made a list of people to ask and sent them the demos along with the finished Punching the Clown album. We asked them to keep it simple and not over think it, to keep it in the spirit of what a demo might be. Like a sketch for a painting, a demo. Sometimes they added other elements furthering their artistic involvement. It was their choice, their reaction to the premise and the tune.

Looking at it now, it does seem like one of those tribute records that happen after an artist dies or needs to raise funds for an operation or medical treatment. But I assure you, I am very much alive and all over what you hear here. Unlike cover versions of our songs, these are songs we made — I’m just not the singer. Jake, Haley, Alan, Channy, Dan, Lauren, Jenn, and Mari are.