Dua Lipa announces new album Radical Optimism

The singer’s third release is set to draw on “psychedelia, trip hop, and Britpop”
El Hunt13 March 2024

The wait is finally over, Dua Lipa fans ‒ the singer has confirmed that her new album is set to come out in just a few months. 

Her third record, titled Radical Optimism, is set for release on May 3. A press release describes it as “an album that taps into the pure joy and happiness of having clarity in situations that once seemed impossible to face.” 

The 11-track album features a number of collaborators: the pop producer Danny L. Harle (Charli XCX, Caroline Polachek, singer-songwriter turned Adele co-writer Tobias Jesso Jr, Lipa’s New Rules co-writer Caroline Ailin, and Tame Impala’s Kevin Parker.

The tracklisting for Radical Optimism is as follows:

1. End Of An Era

2. Houdini

3. Training Season

4. These Walls

5. Whatcha Doing

6. French Exit

7. Illusion

8. Falling Forever

9. Anything For Love

10. Maria

11. Happy For You

“A couple years ago, a friend introduced me to the term Radical Optimism,” Lipa said, explaining the album’s title. “It’s a concept that resonated with me, and I became more curious as I started to play with it and weave it into my life.”

“It struck me – the idea of going through chaos gracefully and feeling like you can weather any storm. At the same time, I found myself looking through the music history of psychedelia, trip hop, and Britpop. It has always felt so confidently optimistic to me, and that honesty and attitude is a feeling I took into my recording sessions.”

Lipa has also shared the album artwork, which shows her swimming ominously close to a shark.

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The news follows on from the release of Dua Lipa’s comeback single Houdini last November. “Dua Lipa is officially in her analog synth era - and the imperfection suits her,” the Standard wrote in a 5-star track review. 

And last month, a second taster came in the shape of the strutting nu-disco cut Training Season. The singer performed the track at this year’s Brit Awards, with the live spectacle incorporating a ring of floating acrobats on hidden wires, heaps of meticulous choreography, and a closing sequence in which Dua flew into the air, lifted by two airbourne performers. Lipa also took home the prize for Best Pop Act.

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