Loyle Carner shared two new songs on Tuesday (May 6) from his upcoming album hopefully !, due for release on June 20 (Island EMI). “about time” and “lyin” are the third and fourth songs to be released as singles from the record following “all i need” and “in my mind,” which were released in April.
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04/24/2025Both tracks were inspired by his role as a father, with “about time” – the LP’s closing track – featuring a snippet of Carner speaking with his young son, and “lyin” being informed by the changes in his life since having children.
The recent Billboard U.K. cover star recently announced a world tour that kicks off in October and runs through the U.K. and Europe, Australia and North America into 2026; his four shows at London’s historic O2 Brixton Academy in London sold out instantly. On June 27, he will headline Glastonbury’s Other Stage alongside Charli XCX and The Prodigy; headliners on the Pyramid Stage are The 1975, Neil Young and Olivia Rodrigo.
Speaking to Billboard U.K., Carner discussed the new indie influences on the record such as Fontaines D.C., Mkgee and Big Thief, as well as forming his own band for the recording sessions. “I loved the anonymity of being in a band,” he shared. “I wanted to be around when the magic is happening and to not just be sent a beat after all the fun parts had already happened. I wanted to move away from the words being all that I can contribute.”
He added, “As a rapper, the insecurity is that I don’t have any musical talent or whatever, so I’m like, ‘F–k, I better fill every gap so people know that I was there, too.’ But now I don’t mind people hearing a song and I’m barely on it, because I’m so across from everything else [in the creative process].”
Carner’s new album, hopefully !, will be his fourth and his first since 2022. Carner’s debut Yesterday’s Gone (2017) was nominated for the Mercury Prize; Not Waving But Drowning (2019) landed at No. 3 on the U.K.’s Official Albums Chart; hugo (2022) landed a second Mercury Prize nomination and saw the Londoner headline the 35,000-capacity All Points East Festival in the capital.
Listen to his two new songs below:
Loyle Carner ‘hopefully !’ World Tour Dates
Oct. 7 – Stockholm, Sweden @ Annexet Oct. 8 – Oslo, Norway @ Sentrum Scene Oct. 10 – Amsterdam, Netherlands @ AFS Live Oct. 11 – Amsterdam, Netherlands @ AFAS Live Oct. 13 – Copenhagen, Denmark @ KB Hallen Oct. 15 – Berlin, Germany @ UFO im Velrodrom Oct. 16 – Hamburg, Germany @ Sporthalle Oct. 18 – Munich, Germany @ Zenith Oct. 19 – Zurich, Switzerland @ Halle 622 Oct. 21 – Frankfurt, Germany @ Jahrhunderthalle Oct. 22 – Cologne, Germany @ Palladium Oct. 24 – Paris, France @ Zenith Oct. 25 – Brussels, Belgium @ Forest National Nov. 2 – London, England @ O2 Academy Brixton Nov. 3 – London, England @ O2 Academy Brixton Nov. 4 – London, England @ O2 Academy Brixton Nov. 5 – London, England @ O2 Academy Brixton Nov. 7 – Cardiff, Wales @ Utilita Arena Nov. 9 – Dublin, Ireland @ 3Arena Nov. 12 – Glasgow, Scotland @ O2 Academy Nov. 13 – Glasgow, Scotland @ O2 Academy Nov. 14 – Glasgow, Scotland @ O2 Academy Nov. 18 – Newcastle, England @ O2 City Hall Nov. 19 – Newcastle, England @ O2 City Hall Nov. 20 – Birmingham, England @ O2 Academy Nov. 21 – Birmingham, England @ O2 Academy Nov. 23 – Manchester, England @ O2 Victoria Warehouse Nov. 24 – Manchester, England @ O2 Victoria Warehouse Nov. 25 – Manchester, England @ O2 Victoria Warehouse Dec. 2 – Brisbane, Australia @ Fortitude Music Hall Dec. 4 – Sydney, Australia @ Sydney Opera House Forecourt Dec. 6 – Melbourne, Australia @ Sidney Myer Music Bowl Dec. 9 – Perth, Australia @ Metro City Feb. 19, 2026 – Chicago, IL @ Thalia Hall Feb. 21, 2026 – Toronto, ON @ History Feb. 22, 2026 – Montreal, QC @ Beanfield Theatre Feb. 24, 2026 – Boston, MA @ Royale Feb. 26, 2026 – Washington, DC @ The Fillmore Feb. 27, 2026 – Brooklyn, NY @ Brooklyn Paramount March 3, 2026 – San Francisco, CA @ The Regency Ballroom May 3, 2026 – Los Angeles, CA @ The Novo Read More Details
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