Esther Rose has announced details of her new upcoming album which will land in May.
In support of the new album, Ester Rose will also headline a run of UK tour dates. She will headline at Manchester’s The Deaf Institute Lodge on 20 May. The Manchester gig is one of three UK dates – she will also perform at Glasgow’s Glad Cafe and London’s Lexington.
Esther Rose will release new album Want on 2 May. The 11-track album was recorded live-to-tape at the Bomb Shelter in Nashville with production from Ross Farbe. It marks Esther Rose’s follow-up to her 2023 release Safe to Run which picked up a wealth of tastemaker and media acclaim.
Want features guest appearances from singer-songwriter Dean Johnson as well as members of Video Age, The Deslondes and Silver Synthetic.
The first taste of the album has landed in the form of New Bad with a video directed by Esther Rose and author Anna Marie Tendler. Speaking about the track and video, Esther Rose said, “This song leaps from the speakers. It’s part grunge, part shoegaze. Working with Anna Marie Tendler was the collaboration I’ve always dreamed of. We sparked an easy, natural rapport out of mutual admiration for each other’s artistry. After I read her book Men Have Called Her Crazy, I sent her a note, saying that my unreleased album and her memoir were apparently spiritual twins. Luckily, she agreed.”
Want will be available across digital platforms, compact disc, and standard black vinyl. A limited yellow vinyl edition and limited compact disc both signed by Esther Rose will be available at Independent Retailers. A limited to 200 white vinyl edition autographed by Rose and featuring a yellow flexidisc of the unreleased track Heather will be available via Rough Trade. An extremely limited to 250 Smoke colour vinyl edition as well as a limited compact disc edition both autographed by Rose is available for pre-order now via West West Records.
When does Esther Rose headline at Manchester’s Deaf Institute Lodge?
Esther Rose headlines at The Deaf Institute Lodge on 20 May 2025. The Manchester gig is one of three headline UK dates:
19 May – Glasgow, Glad Cafe
20 May – Manchester, The Lodge at the Deaf Institute
21 May – London, Lexington
image of Esther Rose courtesy Char Klein