Zim: Rachel Chinouriri announces second album, I think I spoke too soon

The announcement comes with the release of the album's lead single, ‘One song away from crying’, a synth-pop track that explores insecurity and self-worth against the backdrop of a night out.

The accompanying music video, directed by Dora Paphides, follows Chinouriri as she leaves a party and enters an unsettling, dreamlike world.

“‘One song away from crying’ is about the precipice of a night out where you know you need to leave and have to make a decision,” Chinouriri said. “It’s a deeper decision because it’s less about the night itself but more about a reflection of a deeper internal conflict with yourself value that you haven’t looked at yet.”

The album follows her critically acclaimed 2024 debut, What A Devastating Turn of Events, and is described as an expansion of her alternative indie-pop sound. It was written and recorded in London, Hereford and Los Angeles, with collaborators including APOB, Mary Weitz, Glen Roberts, Daniel Hylton-Nuamah, Lucy Dacus and Eli Teplin.

Chinouriri said the album examines the tensions between internal thoughts and external actions, as well as the differences between who people are and who they want to become.

“My core thing is you can change who you are at any moment and you can forgive yourself at any moment,” she said. “And I think forgiving yourself is the first step in becoming a better person.”

The album’s concept centres on a night out, using the experience as a framework to explore personal change, self-reflection and identity.

I think I spoke too soon will be released on vinyl and CD, alongside a range of limited-edition formats and retailer-exclusive editions.

Chinouriri has also announced a series of headline shows in Los Angeles, New York, Dublin, London, Brussels, Paris, Amsterdam, Berlin, Sydney and Melbourne.

The singer is scheduled to perform at Olivia Rodrigo’s Daisy Chain Fields Festival next month and has been announced as a support act for Gracie Abrams’ North American arena tour, with seven shows planned in December.

Earlier this year, Chinouriri supported Florence + The Machine on selected US and Irish arena dates and performed alongside Wolf Alice at London's Finsbury Park. She has also appeared at Governors Ball, All Things Go Toronto and Bonnaroo.

Chinouriri, who was born in London to a family that moved to the UK from Zimbabwe before her birth, received two BRIT Award nominations following the release of her debut album, including Artist of the Year and Best New Artist. She has also received an Ivor Novello Award nomination and a BBC Sound of nomination.

Her music has accumulated more than 500 million global streams, while her 2025 activities included supporting Sabrina Carpenter's UK and European Short n' Sweet arena tour, completing a sold-out US headline tour and performing her first headline show in Brazil.

She also released the Little House EP and featured on PinkPantheress’ rework of ‘Romeo’.