Stormzy has announced that his third studio album will arrive later this year. This Is What I Mean is due out November 25 (via 0207 Def Jam/Interscope). The 12-track release, according to a press release, was mostly written during a retreat to Osea Island, a small island in the Blackwater Estuary that’s accessible by car for only a few hours each day due to the rising tide. In a statement describing the recording process, Stormzy said:
This Is What I Mean follows 2019’s Heavy Is the Head and 2017’s Gang Signs & Prayers. Stormzy has continued to release new music in the interim, most recently dropping the song “Mel Made Me Do It” with a nearly 11-minute video featuring guest appearances from Usain Bolt, Louis Theroux, José Mourinho, and more.
Revisit Pitchfork’s Rising feature “Stormzy: Grime Heavyweight.”
This Is What I Mean:
01 Fire + Water
02 This Is What I Mean
03 FireBabe
04 Please
05 Need You
06 Hide & Seek
07 My Presidents Are Black
08 Sampha’s Plea
09 Holy Spirit
10 Bad Blood
11 I Got My Smile Back
12 Give It to the Water