Sugababes are back with their latest, self-titled album – check out their new single ‘Ghost’ below.
The LP – only the third to feature the original line-up of Keisha Buchanan, Mutya Buena and Siobhán Donaghy – serves as the follow-up to 2022’s ‘The Lost Tapes’ and arrives 27 years after their debut ‘One Touch’.
Featuring 12 songs, it brings together last year’s singles run of ‘Jungle‘, ‘Weeds‘ and ‘Shook‘, and includes ‘Modern Love’, which was performed by the trio during their summer shows.
“We knew from the beginning that we didn’t want to rush this record,” the trio shared. “We’ve poured so much into the songs, the sound and every detail around it, and the more it came together, the clearer it became that there was only one thing we could call it: Sugababes. It feels unmistakably us.
“We’ve loved writing and recording this record, and we’re so excited that it’s finally time for people to hear it.”
Speaking in an interview with British Vogue, Donaghy opened up on their latest single ‘Ghost’, revealing it was inspired by “something that happened to me with my first love”.
“He essentially ghosted me before we even had the terminology for it,” she shared. “I remember joking at the time that in some ways it would have been easier if he’d died – which is obviously incredibly dramatic, but there’s something strange about grieving someone who’s still out there.”
The track is produced by Jon Shave, with Donaghy adding of its “loose” sound: “We weren’t consciously trying to make something that sounded like an old Sugababes record, but once the three voices are on something with that slightly raw, soulful quality, I think it naturally starts to feel like us.”
‘Sugababes’ is out February 12 and available to pre-order from Amazon, HMV, Rough Trade, Townsend and more, with exclusive signed editions and bundles available on Sugababes’ Online Store. Listen to ‘Ghost’ below.
Tracklist: Sugababes – Self-Titled
1. Peace and Love
2. Jungle
3. Ghost
4. Love Language
5. Modern Love
6. Shook
7. After All
8. Weeds
9. Plot Twist
10. Scorpio
11. Ain’t It Funny
12. Full Circle
