Lily Allen is keen to return to music with her first studio album in seven years.
The Smile hitmaker released her most-recent LP, ‘No Shame’, back in 2018, with the record becoming the star’s fourth consecutive UK Top 10 album.
Now, she’s mooting a return to the recording studio after telling friend and ‘Miss Me?’ podcast co-host Miquita Oliver that she needs to “get my head straight for a bit”.
“Firstly, I’m going to go and get my head straight for a bit. I’m doing a little bit of work on myself in this beginning period of the year, then I’m going to do some more writing, then I’m going to do my play (Hedda Gabler) – hopefully, maybe get an album out by the end of the year,” she mused.
“That would be nice, wouldn’t it?”
When Miquita appeared surprised at the revelation, Lily insisted she was simply putting the idea out there.
“It’s not real, I’m just trying to manifest it now,” she added.
Although her pal pointed out that The Fear hitmaker hadn’t spoken so confidently about music for a while, she teased: “Listen, I’ve got this. We’re bringing Lily Allen back in 2025.”
Last year, Lily revealed she had headed to Nashville to work on new material, admitting that she felt “intimidated” to be crafting ideas in Music City.
“I’m in Nashville where everyone is really good. There’s so much legacy,” she said. “I have to say it’s quite intimidating being here. People are really talented.”
However, it seems she’s already making strides, with Lily adding: “I wrote a song yesterday which was quite good, I’m happy with it.”
Speaking to fans on X, the Smile singer recently revealed work is well underway on her new album and, when one user asked about the 40 songs she apparently recorded for the yet-to-materialise project, she responded, “It’s more like 50 now,” with a winking face emoji.
One track, Party Line, was first performed at the Way Out West Festival six years ago, but Allen had a disappointing update for those hoping it could still materialise on a future project.
On the whereabouts of the studio version, she shared: “IN A DROPBOX OR A WETRANSFER THAT I CANT REMEMBER THE USERNAME LET ALONE THE PASSWORDS FOR.”
