Olly Murs has dropped a shocking new album known as Knees Up through which he sings about Tesco’s mangoes, and the report is properly and actually dividing followers.
The Dance With Me Tonight hitmaker, 41, whose final album was 2022’s Marry Me, launched the 12-track report on November 21 and followers can’t recover from his new-found bouncy model.
Whereas some have in contrast dad-of-two Olly’s new work to The Insanity and mentioned it’s probably the most ‘him’ album but, others have much less flatteringly likened it to Robbie Williams’ Rudebox flip in 2006.
Nevertheless, one piece of lyricism which has notably stood out to followers got here within the eighth observe Yesterday’s Information, through which the Troublemaker hitmaker sings: ‘Some mentioned I’d be noticed nude / In Tesco’s by the mangoes in an previous pair of sneakers.’
Taking to TikTok, scott.sl thought Olly’s pronunciation sounded unusual: ‘No Olly you want stopped, what’s with these bizarre accents helpppp “in Tescos by the mangooooss”.’
Ems mentioned, ‘that is going to be caught in my head although lolss,’ whereas Sarel added: ‘As a woman who used to like Olly I’m making an attempt to pressure myself to love this music.’
‘Olly Murs or Shakespeare?’ joked Jordan Rawling on high of the lyrics about mangoes.
Additionally on TikTok, fatpheebs commented on Olly’s obvious style transition for the album, saying: ‘Genuinely thought I’d dreamt that Olly Murs had tried Ska for his new album so think about my shock once I woke as much as discover out that’s 1000000% true.’
One other consumer danced round their home trying shifty to the primary observe of the album, Knees Up, whereas observing that this ‘new Olly Murrs music is giving villain sneaking’ in a submit favored greater than 21,000 occasions.
‘It’s like that point when Robbie dropped Rudebox,’ mentioned amyjones889, whereas Megan McCann mentioned: ‘He’s determined to be Insanity for some purpose.’
Different followers flocked to assist Olly although, as meghanmacmanus mentioned: ‘Olly might write romeo and juliet however shakespeare might by no means write this masterpiece.’
Many followers had been loving the brand new tracks from The X Issue star, as Bella mentioned, ‘ALBUM IS SO GOOD!’
‘Obsessed already 👌🏼This album is SO you, gonna be a vibe listening to it stay,’ mentioned stxceylouise, whereas paitonkilbyleigh added: ‘Oh murs i LOVE the album. the jazz/blues vibe songs are UNREAL. the songs are simply you & so totally different however in a great way. it will be on repeat.’
megan.mealing mentioned, ‘It soooo good! Love=Insanity and Lower To The Chase are agency faves,’ whereas saral.l.newsome raved: ‘I listened to it at midnight I completely adore it.’
Whereas asserting the discharge of his eighth album final week, Olly fearful followers by joking that it might be his final.
‘Murs military, morning! Sure album eight is out – Knees Up. The top, the final one, 15 years of exhausting graft comes all the way down to this,’ he mentioned on social media.
‘I hope you guys benefit from the final ever Murs album. I’ve cherished each minute of it. Time for me to hold the mic up. Final present is December eighth. Can’t wait – let’s have it. I’ll see you all on the flip facet.’
Nevertheless, Olly then confirmed this was only a joke, and he was not, in truth, hanging his mic up any time quickly.
Chatting to Hits Radio over the weekend, he mentioned: ‘For the tens of millions of individuals which can be watching this, you’re going to be dissatisfied that I’m not retiring.
‘There’s this Instagram factor I’m in, like my Murs Military, like my followers.
‘And I simply did, like, a voice be aware in there, similar to ‘come on guys…album’s out at present…this may very well be the final album, I’m gonna retire’, having amusing.
‘And in some way it’s been pigeon-holed out of it into the press.’
Olly not too long ago chatted with Metro recent off his nationwide tour and weeks after turning into a dad to 2, revealing he’s mastered the artwork of merely… ‘not giving a f**ok’.
Quizzed on what the Knees Up chapter represents, having described it as ‘Olly 2.0′, the Expensive Darlin’ hitmaker says he’s lastly releasing the music he’s ‘at all times wished’ to share.
‘The final 15 years of songs have been actually wonderful, and I’ve cherished all of it,’ Olly mentioned, having secured 5 UK primary albums to this point.
‘However this new period of Olly 2.0 is the primary time in my profession I’ve achieved an album that I wished to do, not the album I believe individuals need me to do.
‘It’s nonetheless me, clearly, however it’s been influenced rather a lot by the early albums I did.’
He continued: ‘I cherished what I did again within the day, however I used to be very squeaky clear. Now, I’m a bit tough across the edges! I’ve been across the block, so I can have extra enjoyable.
‘When artists come out with their first album, there’s the stress of, is it gonna join? Are individuals gonna prefer it? Are individuals gonna purchase into it? After which once you’ve achieved it for seven or eight years, these kinds of issues don’t f***ing hassle me anymore.
‘I want I might get a primary report, and I hope I do, however, on the similar time, if I don’t, I don’t care. I’ve picked up a primary earlier than.
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