Following the release of global pop hit “Azizam,” Ed Sheeran announces his new album Play – coming September 2025. After closing the chapter on his Mathematics series, Sheeran steps into a new sonic chapter starting with new single “Old Phone.”
Set to be a new musical exploration spanning collaboration with producers and musicians from around the world, the album will build on both familiar and fresh sounds inspired in part by his exposure to Indian and Persian musical cultures alongside his signature style of stunning ballads and acoustic-driven songs.
Brimming with bold rhythms and lush melodies that lend towards a borderless musical language, we’re on the cusp of a vibrant project that feels both exciting and transformative – promising to be one of the defining albums of the year.
Speaking of the album, he says,”Play was an album that was made as a direct response to the darkest period of my life. Coming out of all of that I just wanted to create joy and technicolour, and explore cultures in the countries I was touring. I made this record all over the world, finished it in Goa, India, and had some of the most fun, explorative creative days of my life. It’s a real rollercoaster of emotions from start to finish, it encapsulates everything that I love about music, and the fun in it, but also where I am in life as a human, a partner, a father. Going into this album campaign I said to myself ‘I just want everything I do to be fun and playful’ – so that’s why we are building pubs for folk jams, doing gigs on open top buses and singing in pink cowboy hats on bars. The older I get the more I just want to enjoy things, and savour the moments that are mad and chaotic. You can preorder play now, many many more playful things to come before it’s out.”
His new single “Old Phone,” makes for an enticing peek of the album, blending nostalgic acoustic melodies with raw emotion as he captures his sonic growth as he narrates the disorienting act of reconnecting with his past.
Continuing to chart new musical territories even as he hones in the bold yet sincere signature that established him as one of the world’s best-loved pop artists, Ed Sheeran’s upcoming album is worth the wait!
Pre-order Play here. Check out more music releases on Lyrical Muse
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