Ed Sheeran to release full-length album ‘PLAY’ on September 12[Official]

World-renowned singer-songwriter Ed Sheeran will be releasing a new full-length album[Play]on September 12.Ahead of the new album, he warmed up his comeback by additionally releasing a new song, ‘Old Phone’, on the 1st.

Ed Sheeran, who showed off an exotic and gorgeous pop sound in his first single ‘Azizam’, conveys even deeper emotions through his new song ‘Old Phone’ while singing about a reunion with the past.In ‘Old Phone’, when he turns on an old cell phone that he hasn’t used since 2015, memories such as messages from a friend who passed away, arguments with an ex-lover, and conversations with estranged family come back to life, and he calmly describes how the gap between time and distance changes people.The vivid emotions placed on top of Ed Sheeran’s signature warm acoustic melody are reminiscent of the emotions of his early albums and shed light on how he has grown and changed through the past.Blake Slatkin and Ilya Salmanzadeh co-produced the song.

Ed Sheeran confessed, “This album was made instinctively during the darkest time of my life.After that time, I just wanted to express joy and color and the various cultures I experienced on tour through music.I worked on the album all over the world and finished it in Goa, India.It was such a creative and fun time.” He said, “This album is an emotional roller coaster from start to finish.It’s all about my love and fun for music, and who I am as a person, partner, and father.When I started this album campaign, I said, ‘I want everything to be fun and joyful.’So I built a pub for a Folk Jam, performed on an open-top bus, and sang in a bar wearing a pink cowboy hat.” He added, “As I get older, I want to enjoy every moment, even the crazy and chaotic moments.You can pre-order’ Play ‘now, and there’s more ‘playful’ content waiting for you until the release.”

Ed Sheeran, who closed a chapter by concluding the ‘Mathematics’ album series in 2023, will make a powerful leap forward into a new world of music different from before in 2025.[Play], which will be released in September, is expected to introduce a pop sound that only Ed Sheeran can master, exquisitely combining familiarity and novelty.

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