Sophie Ellis-Bextor has announced her eighth studio album ‘Perimenopop’, set for release on 12th September via Decca. The announcement arrives alongside new single ‘Taste’, a collaboration with MNEK, and news of an album launch show at London’s KOKO.
The new record follows 2023’s ‘HANA’ and features previously released tracks ‘Freedom of the Night’, ‘Relentless Love’ and ‘Vertigo’.
“With ‘Taste’, I collaborated with MNEK and Jon Shave to write a playful, flirtatious pop song about chemistry,” Ellis-Bextor explains. “What can really make you want to be around someone is when their taste, what they like in life, is something you become addicted to. You want to experience all delights with them and share it with them as everything they introduce you to feels just right. All your senses feel alive and awake – like the full flavour of life is realised. Chef’s kiss.”
The album launch show at KOKO will take place on 8th September, with pre-sale tickets available to album pre-order customers from 14th May, followed by general sale on 16th May.
Her dates in full read:
MAY
21 3Olympia Theatre, Dublin, Ireland
22 3Olympia Theatre, Dublin, Ireland
24 Armadillo, Glasgow, UK
25 O2 City Hall, Newcastle, UK
26 Barbican, York, UK
28 Royal Concert Hall, Nottingham, UK
29 Philharmonic Hall, Liverpool, UK
31 Apollo, Manchester, UK
JUNE
1 Millenium Centre, Cardiff, UK
2 Symphony Hall, Birmingham, UK
4 Dome, Brighton, UK
5 BIC, Bournemouth, UK
7 New Theatre, Oxford, UK
8 Beacon, Bristol, UK
9 Theatre Royal, Plymouth, UK
11 City Hall, Sheffield, UK
12 Royal Albert Hall, London, UK
SEPTEMBER
8 KOKO, London, UK
22 Fabrique, Milan, Italy
23 Volkhaus, Zurich, Switzerland
25 Salle Pleyel, Paris, France
26 Paradiso, Amsterdam, Netherlands
27 Dornroosje, Nijmegen, Netherlands
29 Ancienne Belgique, Brussels, Belgium
30 Live Music Hall, Cologne, Germany
OCTOBER
1 Mojo Club, Hamburg, Germany
3 Poolen, Copenhagen, Denmark
4 Fållan, Stockholm, Sweden
5 Sentrum Scene, Oslo, Norway
7 Astra Kulturhaus, Berlin, Germany
9 Progresja, Warsaw, Poland
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