Singer songwriter James Bay has announced that he will be releasing his new album ‘Changes All The Time’. Bay announced the project today (19th of July) and it will mark his fourth studio album and his first since 2022’s ‘Leap’. The album is set for release on the 20th of September this year via Mercury Records and has been previewed by the lead single ‘Up All Night’.
The lead single from the album ‘Up All Night’ is star studded as it sees contributions from American Singer-songwriter Noah Kahan as well as indie folk legends The Lumineers. The song sees the three take on an americana style for the track with them singing about their dreams and lives with the title lyrics recurring throughout the songs 3 minutes and 23 seconds.
According to NME James Bay talks about the meaning of ‘Up All Night': “‘Up All Night’ is all about navigating the great weight of all the stuff that plays on our minds and keeps us awake at night,” he explained. “I have some great history with Noah and The Lumineers. We manifested this collaboration for a while, and I feel proud we could make it happen!”
The upcoming album will be 11 tracks long and has been produced by Gabe Simon and also sees contributions from various stars including The Killers’ frontman Brandon Flowers, Holly Humberstone, Dan Wilson from Semisonic, Natalie Hemby of The Highwomen, and Kevin Garrett.
Fans can pre-order a copy of ‘Changes All The Time’ here. You will be able to order the album on CD or Vinyl as well as there being an exclusive vinyl LP which will come with an art card signed by the Hertfordshire born singer.
The full tracklist and album artwork for ‘Changes All The Time’ is below:
1. Up All Night (with The Lumineers & Noah Kahan)
2. Everburn
3. Hope
4. Easy Distraction
5. Speed Limit
6. Talk
7. Hopeless Heart
8. Some People
9. Go On
10. Crystal Clear
11. Dogfight
In addition to releasing an album Bay is set to embark on a run UK and Ireland headline tour dates in February next year. The tour will be the first time Bay has toured the UK and Ireland since 2022 and will commence with a show at Glasgow’s O2 Academy before performances in Newcastle, Leeds, Manchester and Dublin. The tour will conclude at the OVO Wembley arena on the 13th of February 2025.
Tickets for these shows will go on general sale on the 26th of July at 10am BST. Pre-sale for the tour will start at the same time on the 24th of July and you can gain access by pre-ordering a copy of ‘Changes All The Time’ from Bay’s official website before 4pm BST on the 23rd of July. You can buy tickets here.
James Bay’s full list of 2025 UK and Ireland tour dates are below:
FEBRUARY
1 – Glasgow, O2 Academy
4 – Newcastle, O2 City Hall
5 – Leeds, O2 Academy
7 – Manchester, O2 Apollo
8 – Birmingham, O2 Academy
10 – Dublin, 3Olympia
13 – London, OVO Arena Wembley
