Rachel Chinouriri has announced the new album ‘I Think I Spoke Too Soon’. Check out captivating single ‘One Song Away From Crying’ below, along with new tour dates.
The new album is the first from Chinouriri since her critically acclaimed 2024 debut LP ‘What A Devastating Turn of Events’, and is set for release on October 16 via Parlophone / Atlas Artists. Visit here to pre-order.
Coming as an expansion of her unique alt-indie pop sound, ‘I Think I Spoke Too Soon’ was recorded between London, Hereford and Los Angeles, and sees the singer put a surrealist spin on some of the most pivotal moments of her life.
To mark the announcement, Chinouriri has dropped a first taster of the record with new single ‘One Song Away From Crying’ – a synthpop-tinged, reflective anthem, which explores that moment on a dancefloor where it sinks in that you’ve “never looked better” but “never felt worse”.
“‘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 explained. “It’s a deeper decision because it’s less about the night itself but more about a reflection of a deeper internal conflict with your self value that you haven’t looked at yet.”
The track sets the scene for the album as a whole, as Chinouriri takes on themes of starting again, aligning thoughts and actions, and being more patient and forgiving with yourself.
“My core thing is you can change who you are at any moment and you can forgive yourself at any moment,” she shared. “And I think forgiving yourself is the first step in becoming a better person.”
As well as announcing the new album, Chinouriri has also shared a new run of headline shows. Dates kick off in Los Angeles on August 26, and continue with shows in Dublin, London, Brussels, Paris and more in September.
Other tour dates on the way include a slot at Olivia Rodrigo’s inaugural Daisy Chain Fields Festival in California next month – where Chinouriri joins Chappell Roan, Bikini Kill, Doechii, Garbage and more on the bill – and some US shows supporting Gracie Abrams at the end of the year.
In 2027, Chinouriri will also play two headline shows in Australia. Visit here for UK tickets and here for international tickets.
Rachel Chinouriri live shows are:
2026
AUGUST
26 – El Rey, Los Angeles, CA
29 – Daisy Chain Fields, Irvine, CA^
31 – Bowery Ballroom, New York, NY
SEPTEMBER
5 – The Academy, Dublin, IE
8 – 26 Leake Street, London, UK
10 – Botanique, Brussels, BE
11 – Trabendo, Paris, FR
13 – Tolhuistuin, Amsterdam, NL
16 – Säälchen, Berlin, DE
DECEMBER
2 – Ball Arena, Denver, CO*
3 – Ball Arena, Denver, CO*
6 – Oakland Arena, Oakland, CA*
7 – Oakland Arena, Oakland, CA*
9 – Desert Diamond Arena, Glendale, AZ*
10 – Desert Diamond Arena, Glendale, AZ*
14 – Kia Forum, Inglewood, CA*
2027
FEBRUARY
16 – Enmore Theatre, Sydney, AU
17 – 170 Russell, Melbourne, AU
^w/ Olivia Rodrigo
*w/ Gracie Abrams
Earlier this month, Chinouriri joined Wolf Alice for their biggest headline concert to date at London’s Finsbury Park, with The Last Dinner Party, Lykke Li, Keo, Florence Road and more on the bill.
In a four-star review of her debut album, NME said: ‘What A Devastating Turn Of Events’ – despite its slightly macabre title – is consistently charming, while offering enough range in sound and scope to hint at Chinouriri’s future ambitions. She has worked hard to make it sound this easy.”
The record went on to be named one of NME‘s 20 Best Debut Albums of 2024, and came in at Number 10 in our overall 50 Best Albums of 2024 list.
In 2024, Chinouriri spoke to NME as part of her time on The Cover, and revealed that she took inspiration from the ‘00s while working on the debut album as a way to reclaim her position in British society and the indie scene, where Black womanhood is often misrepresented.
“It’s me trying to relive the place I grew up in, but also understand that those things caused me so much trauma,” she said. “Even though I was having some of the worst times of my life, when I heard songs like [Phoenix’s] ‘1901’ or [Kings Of Leon’s] ‘Sex on Fire’, they used to make me so happy. I wanted an album that felt as nostalgic as those songs.”
