The fourth studio album by the 27-year-old creative force Yungblud has been announced. PRE ORDER IDOLS HERE
Yungblud, whose last two albums went to number one in the UK and broke into the Billboard Hot 100, and whose back catalogue has accumulated an astonishing 6 billion streams globally, took to social media to reveal that his forthcoming body of work, ‘Idols’ will be released on 20th June 2025.
The 12-track offering, recorded in Leeds, is Yungblud’s most ambitious yet. The decision to produce the album just a few miles from where he grew up was made to minimise distractions during the process. Yungblud said “I wanted to make a project that didn’t focus on singles or anything else except feeling and world-building… A project with no limitations.” ‘Idols’ makes up the first part of a double album, with the release date of part two yet to be announced.
On ‘Idols’, Yungblud explores the theme of hero-worship; how we look to others for validation, often putting others’ lives on a pedestal at the expense of the richness of our own experiences. Yungblud says, “We turn to others for an identity before turning to ourselves. Self-belief, self-reclamation, self-evolution and change. As we grow up, we lose our belief in magic and mystery. We begin to rationalise everything; our cage walls build up.”
News of the album follows the release of a bold new single, ‘Lovesick Lullaby’, which came out on Friday 25th April alongside a stylish music video.
News of the new album follows Yungblud’s appearance on The Jonathan Ross Show in March, where he joined guests on the sofa to discuss the forthcoming album as well as the return of his own-curated festival Bludfest, set for its second year. Speaking about his motivation behind the festival and its affordable price point, Yungblud explained, “It needed to represent a new idea and a new generation. Gigs at the minute are extortionately expensive”.
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