The young R&B superstar finally unveils her long-awaited follow-up to her hugely successful 2023 debut album “My 21st Century Blues”.
With “This Album May Contain Hope”, RAYE continues her development as one of the most honest and versatile voices in modern British music. The album appears as a clear artistic manifesto, equal parts vulnerable and resilient. Themes that shine through in the album title “This Music May Contain Hope” – a crucial and much-needed message in the trying times we find ourselves in.
The album, set in 4 “seasons” with each side of the vinyl being a different season, takes listeners on a sonic journey that begins with darkness and ends with light.
RAYE: “Music is medicine. I’ve always said that, and I guess I’m in the process of making medicine for myself that I can share with the world. I want us all to say to ourselves that it’s going to be all right, and I’m going to have faith in the seeds that I’ve planted beneath the snow. I wanted to create something that is a hug or bed or soft place for that person who needs it.”
Among the album’s tracks is the lead single “Where Is My Husband!”, which became an instant global hit.
ACT I (AUTUMN)
01. INTRO: GIRL UNDER THE GREY CLOUD
02. I WILL OVERCOME
03. BEWARE.. THE SOUTH LONDON LOVER BOY
04. THE WHATSAPP SHAKESPEARE
ACT II (WINTER)
05. WINTER WOMAN
06. CLICK CLACK SYMPHONY feat. HANS ZIMMER
07. I KNOW YOU’RE HURTING
08. LIFE BOAT
ACT III (SPRING)
09. I HATE THE WAY I LOOK TODAY
10. GOODBYE HENRY feat. AL GREEN
11. NIGHTINGALE LANE
12. SKIN & BONES
ACT IV (SUMMER)
13. WHERE IS MY HUSBAND!
14. FIELDS feat. GRANDAD MICHAEL
15. JOY feat. ABSOLUTELY & AMMA
16. HAPPIER TIMES AHEAD
17. FIN.
