British songwriting legend Labi Siffre has today shared his first new music in five years with the brand new single ‘Far Away’, a quietly powerful piano-led song that reflects the clarity, depth and emotional generosity that have long defined his work. Listen here
The song is taken from an upcoming new album ‘Unfinished Business’ due later this year on Demon Music Group, marking his first full-length release since 1998.
He will perform ‘Far Away’ live today on BBC Radio 2’s Piano Room as part of a 3-song session with the BBC Concert Orchestra at London’s Maida Vale studios.
‘Far Away’ was first shared publicly during the 2022 BBC imagine… documentary Labi Siffre: This Is My Song, presented by Alan Yentob.
Built around a simple, elegant piano arrangement, the song allows Siffre’s voice and words to take centre stage: thoughtful, searching and unmistakably his own. It feels rooted in the language he has always spoken musically, yet alive to the present moment.
An Ivor Novello Award-winning British singer-songwriter, poet and composer, Labi Siffre is one of Britain’s most quietly influential and genuinely groundbreaking artists. Since the 1970s, he has carved out a singular path blending folk, soul, jazz and spoken word with an honesty that set him apart from his contemporaries.
He has been sampled by countless artists over the years, most famously Eminem in the song ‘My Name Is’ which draws from Labi’s 1975 track ‘I Got The…’, but also by the likes of Dr. Dre, Jay-Z, Kanye West, Miguel, and Nourished by Time.
Labi Siffre has always written with clarity and purpose. His songs are direct and unguarded, rooted in lived experience rather than fashion or trend: from the intimate beauty of ‘Bless the Telephone’, to the enduring romance of ‘It Must Be Love’, and the classic, transcendent song of resolve and protest ‘(Something Inside) So Strong’.
Labi’s music continues to reach new audiences across generations. ‘Bless the Telephone’ became a hit across TikTok last year leading to 52m streams in 2025, whilst Labi’s own discography recorded over 118m streams.
Alongside the new single and forthcoming album, a special 2LP edition of ‘Crying Laughing Loving Lying’ will be released for Record Store Day 2026.
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