Released: December 2
Olly Murs heats up the dance floor and gets the glitter ball spinning as he returns with his feelgood seventh album, ‘Marry Me’.
Reintroducing the pop star on his first record with new label EMI, the 11-track collection is inspired by pending nuptials with longtime girlfriend Chloe Tank and sees Olly push himself both vocally and as a songwriter.
Written and recorded solely with David Stewart and Jessica Agombar, it makes for the ‘X Factor’ runner-up’s most cohesive LP to date. “I’ve never done this before,” beams the hitmaker. “It felt weird writing with the same people constantly. But I loved the routine, and the consistency.
“We just kept writing good songs. They had a great vibe and an enthusiasm, and a hunger.”
Opening with lead single Die of a Broken Heart, the track introduces a new sound for the cheeky chappie from Essex, who ditches the doo-wop of earlier releases and infuses funk elements with on-trend disco beats and electronic motifs for a fresh direction.
If the first single serves as a bridge between old and new, follow-up track I Found Her dives full force into a pure-pop landscape, with heavy beats underpinning lush synths and a powerhouse vocal from the musician. It’s one of a number of massive choruses on the record, along with the groovy Dancing on Cars, brass-backed title song Marry Me, and Olly’s finest disco moment, Don’t Stop Dancing.
The uptempo Go Ghost is another early highlight that’s sure to go down a storm during his upcoming tour, while I Hate You When You’re Drunk – with it’s acoustic guitar and country edge – is another single-worthy cut.
Closer Let Me Just Say is a rare tender moment on the album, offering a poignant lyric dedicated to his wife-to-be and encompassing the message behind his latest offering.
Over a decade into his career, Olly has cemented his position not only as one of the most successful acts to emerge from a UK TV talent franchise in the 21st century, but also a top-tier musician whose career is only getting stronger as time passes.
With ‘Marry Me’, he proves himself a musical force and cements his status as a pop star of global proportions – it’s that good!
‘Marry Me’ is available now.
