Matt Cardle is stepping again into the highlight! The British singer-songwriter – who shot to fame after profitable The X Think about 2010 – has introduced his first full-length studio album in seven years, ‘The Nice Escape’, set for launch on April tenth, 2026. The information arrives alongside the venture’s lead single, ‘Consuming Goals’ – a hovering, emotionally charged observe that previews a brand new chapter for one of many UK’s most distinctive pop voices.
Described as Matt’s most expansive and confident work thus far, the LP brings collectively a heavyweight roster of inventive collaborators. Throughout its 15 tracks, Cardle labored with writers and producers whose résumés embrace work for Ellie Goulding, Kylie Minogue, London Grammar, Sam Ryder, Moist Leg, Adele, and extra – signalling a document that leans confidently into fashionable pop, soul, and timeless indie-rock balladry.
Commenting on the document, the ‘When We Collide’ singer says: “I took a protracted hiatus from releasing music, feeling the necessity to reconnect with a sense inside that I had misplaced. ‘The Nice Escape’ is a physique of labor over a decade within the making.”
“I’ve drawn on years of highs and lows, and love and loss – and at occasions, needing to flee life and myself all collectively. I’ve poured all that emotion into this album.”
Lead single ‘Consuming Goals’ with its uncooked vocals and atmospheric manufacturing, units the emotional tone – a mix of introspection and uplift that hints on the broader arc of the album. “This tune tells a narrative of two lovers taking a swim within the deep inexperienced sea of psychedelics, elevating them from actuality to goals and again once more.”
Take heed to ‘Consuming Goals’ beneath:
After years exploring musical theatre, navigating private development, and recalibrating out of the general public eye, ‘The Nice Escape’ is positioned as a reflective however forward-driving assertion from an artist rebuilding on his personal phrases. The brand new materials channels the grit and vulnerability that first made Matt a fan favorite, however with a renewed maturity and sonic ambition.
This assured, absolutely grown assortment sits comfortably alongside Cardle’s largest hits, its fashionable manufacturing including alt-pop thrives and sweeping string preparations that allow his vocals take centre stage. Lyrically, the document leans into common emotion seen via the lens of expertise – shifting between heartbreak, vulnerability, the quiet power of self-love, and a hopeful gaze towards what’s forward.
Along with its digital launch in April, ’The Nice Escape’ is on the market to pre-order on restricted version physicals codecs now! These embrace a white vinyl and poster, image disc vinyl, white cassette and CD. Wonderful will provide an unique CD housed in a particular signed various art work slipcase.
‘Consuming Goals’ is on the market to obtain / stream right here.
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