‘THE GLORIFICATION OF SADNESS’ VIA RCA RECORDS ALONG WITH BRAND NEW SINGLE ‘SWEATPANTS’ LISTEN HERE.
HER SIXTH ALBUM, FOLLOWING THE DAZZLING SUCCESS OF HER PREVIOUS 5, FEATURES AN ARRAY OF HIGH PROFILE COLLABORATORS INCLUDING KOJEY RADICAL, CHASE & STATUS, MJ COLE, CHARLIE PUTH, LAPSLEY, MAVERICK SABRE, AMY WADGE, FRED COX AND LIAM BAILEY.
HUGE  2024 UK & EUROPEAN TOUR – 26 DATES ALREADY SOLD OUT. REMAINING TICKETS ON SALE HERE.

Multi-platinum, Brit Award winning superstar and pop visionary Paloma Faith, today releases her brand new album ‘The Glorification of Sadness’, alongside single ‘Sweatpants’via RCA Records. Listen to the album here.

The latest single ‘Sweatpants’ and opening track of the new album sets the stage with an emotive blend of acoustic guitar and stirring strings, while the lyricism paints a vulnerable portrayal of the expectations placed on women.

‘The Glorification of Sadness’is a sonically vivid album, with a leading message of female empowerment and the importance of living authentically. Previous single ‘Bad Woman’ is an epic power anthem, following Paloma on a gritty journey of new-found independence; ‘How You Leave A Man’, produced by award-winning producer and composer Martin Wave and co-written with JKash, Andrew Wells, Ellie King and Charlie Puth, bravely broadcasts the importance of not sticking with monotony, backed by a distorted guitar solo and a grand unravelling of strings; while ‘Pressure ft. Kojey Radical’ follows the singer on a deeply personal and expansive journey through defying the status quo in a bid to fight against pressure and expectations. ‘Divorce’ is an expansive and deeply personal ballad, with Paloma’s children providing an emotional voiceover in a track that draws on the hurt brought by the breakdown of a relationship, and with it a family; while ‘Cry On The Dance Floor’ is a pop fantasy, with an infectious dance beat and fierce independent energy. The concept album follows a chronological order, navigating fresh wounds and grief, therapizing Paloma’s darker feelings of rage and sadness, while also celebrating the hopeful highs.

On the album Paloma comments, “The album itself is about taking responsibility for your own happiness , it’s about being empowered by even your failures because god knows we all fail. It’s about divine femininity and strength. The track listing runs chronologically through the course of a long term relationship breakdown that involves children (because that is a very different experience to the cut and runs of youth). It is a love letter to the self in all its grotesque and shameful glory and a testament to the strength and fragility of the human condition.”

‘The Glorification of Sadness’ is more than an album about relationships. The celebration of finding your way back after leaving a long term relationship, being empowered even in your failures and taking responsibility for your own happiness. It is her most personal album to date, drawing on her own experiences with Paloma acting as the anchor to direct a deeply personal narrative and album. 

This is the first new music from Paloma since the release of her fifth studio album ‘Infinite Things’ in November 2020 and is the first time in her career where she has executively produced a record. The album is produced by Swedish born but LA native Martin Wave who made a name for himself within the Hollywood film space. Having started work together on a track for the new album and enjoying Martin’s cinematic style production he quickly became a cornerstone of the album. It also features collaborators Chase & Status, Kojey Radical, Maverick Sabre, Lapsley, MJ Cole, Fred Cox,Amy Wadge, Liam Bailey and Jaycen Joshua. ‘The Glorification of Sadness’ is available to stream now at all physical and digital retailers.Listen here.

Fans will also be delighted to hear that, to celebrate this next era in style, Paloma will embark on the ‘The Glorification Of Sadness Tour 2024’ tour across the UK and Europe. The tour kicks off in Reading, with a headline show at The Hexagon and includes a headline show at London’s Eventim Apollo concluding with a show in Lincoln. Tickets are on sale now.

Paloma Faith hasn’t been busier enough, in recent years she’s released five albums, a flourishing acting career including a role as Bet Sykes in the Batman prequel series Pennyworth and starring as Florence De Regnier in Lionsgate’s Dangerous Liaisons; ambassadorships for Greenpeace and Oxfam and more recently launched her own interior brand called Paloma Home.

This is a new Paloma Faith, recharged, empowered and back in control. 

TRACKLIST:
Sweatpants
Pressure ft. Kojey Radical
God in a Dress
How You Leave A Man
Nothing More Human Than Failure (Interlude)
Bad Woman 
Cry On The Dance Floor 
Say My Name
Let It Ride
The Big Bang Ending (Interlude)
Eat Shit And Die
Divorce 
Hate When You’re Happy
Enjoy Yourself
I am Enough 
Mirror To Mirror (Interlude)
Already Broken 

HEADLINE TOUR DATES 2024 
APRIL
3rd – Reading, The Hexagon – SOLD OUT
5th – Nottingham, Royal Concert Hall – SOLD OUT
6th – Blackpool, The Blackpool Opera House – SOLD OUT
8th – Liverpool, Liverpool Empire Theatre – SOLD OUT
9th – Sheffield, Sheffield City Hall – SOLD OUT
11th – Manchester, The Bridgewater Hall – SOLD OUT
12th – Manchester, The Bridgewater Hall – SOLD OUT
14th – Plymouth, Plymouth Pavilions – SOLD OUT
15th – Bristol, Bristol Beacon – SOLD OUT
17th – London, Eventim Apollo – SOLD OUT
19th – Cardiff, Cardiff Utilita Arena 
20th – Brighton, The Brighton Centre – SOLD OUT
29th – Newcastle, O2 City Hall – SOLD OUT
30th – Glasgow, SEC Armadillo – SOLD OUT

MAY
2nd – Dunfermline, Alhambra Theatre – SOLD OUT
3rd – Hull, Bonus Arena – SOLD OUT
5th – Birmingham, Symphony Hall – SOLD OUT
6th – Birmingham, Symphony Hall – SOLD OUT
8th – Ipswich, Ipswich Regent Theatre – SOLD OUT
9th – Bath, The Forum – SOLD OUT
11th – Stockton, Globe Theatre – SOLD OUT
12th – York, York Barbican – SOLD OUT
14th – Oxford, New Theatre Oxford – SOLD OUT
15th – Southend, Cliffs Pavilion – SOLD OUT
17th – Bournemouth, International Centre – SOLD OUT
18th – Swansea, Swansea Arena – SOLD OUT
19th – Marlow Pub in the Park
20th – London, Hampton Court Palace
21st  – Llangollen, Llangollen International Musical Eisteddfod
22nd – Lincoln, Lincoln Castle – SOLD OUT
28th – Germany, Cologne, Burgerhaurs Stollwerck – Announcing 29th Jan
29th – Netherlands, Amsterdam, Melkweg – Announcing 29th Jan
31st – Poland, Warsaw, Stodola – Announcing 29th Jan

JULY
7th – Sounds of the City, Leeds
18th – Vespremfesdt, Veszprem, Hungary 
21st – The Iveagh Gardens, Dublin

AUGUST
16th – Dreamland, Margate 
24th – Tunes In The Park, Cornwall