Gabriella Cilmi today releases her long-awaited new album ‘Pure Love’ – her first in thirteen years! The international #1 artist, ‘Sweet About Me’ hitmaker and six-time ARIA Award winner has been back in the spotlight in recent months, with airplay at Radio 2 and Radio 4, a guest appearance on ‘Sunday Brunch’. Listen here.
‘Pure Love’ represents a triumphant rebirth for Gabriella. Her warm unmistakably expressive voice wraps itself around the deep soul, jazz and classic rock that has always been closest to her heart. The result is a heady, modern take on classic influences such as Carole King, Roberta Flack and Janis Joplin with the musicianship of the Muscle Shoals tradition. Its organic vibe comes from recording live to tape, improvising upon initial ideas while working with producer Peter Miles (Dodie, Orla Gartland) at Middle Farm Studios, Devon.
Lyrically, the album sees Gabriella sharing themes and reflections upon confidence, empowerment and self-determination throughout, with an acceptance that life’s mistakes are there to be learned from. The latter is the spirit within the new focus track ‘What We Do’. It’s a song which grows in stature, with stirringly soulful call-and-response gospel vocals that acknowledge that the journey of life is full of imperfections – but when they come from a place of love and good intentions, it’s all part of the process.
Beyond its singles, the ‘Pure Love’ album exemplifies the new found freedom and inspiration that Gabriella is embracing with this new chapter in her story. Some songs revisit her past. ‘Too Far Gone’ documents the things she was told when she started standing up for herself as a teenager in the pop world (“It’s not very ladylike to put up a fight”), while ‘No To A King’ confronts the power imbalances that were an all-too-common experience of that time. Yet there’s also the joy of the current moment with ‘No Apologies’ tackling the security of being accepted for who you are, and the tender, climactic ‘Love Me Like It’s The End Of The World’, a declaration of wanting to be loved that was informed by her partner’s love of disaster movies.
Physical copies of ‘Pure Love’ are available to buy HERE. Gabriella’s official store offers a signed Goldy Locks vinyl with a sticker sheet, a signed CD, and black vinyl. All album bundles add a signed art print.
2026 has seen Gabriella play a BRITS Week for War Child show alongside Jack Savoretti and Katherine Jenkins, a set at The Great Escape, and a full UK tour as guest to Beverley Knight. She commences an Australian headline tour next week, before returning to the UK for a tour that includes a London show at Bush Hall. Please see HERE for remaining tickets. The dates are:
NOVEMBER
19th – Leeds, Hyde Park Book Club
20th – Edinburgh, The Cabaret Voltaire
21st – Newcastle, Head of Steam
22nd – Manchester, Night and Day
24th – London, Bush Hall
26th – Birmingham, Dead Wax
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