The Reytons are holding off girl group FLO in the midweeks of the Official UK Album Chart in the fight for this week’s chart-topper.
The Yorkshire rockers are gunning for their second number one with A Love Letter To A Broken Town, but they need fans to help keep them at the top as the R’n’B trio are hot on their heels with Therapy At The Club.
In a message encouraging fans to buy their album, the band wrote on Instagram: “REYTONS… NOW IS THE TIME!!!
“We’re Number 1 in the midweeks but we need you now more than ever to stay there!! There’s going to be a MASSIVE chart battle between us and all the majors… 1 single CD could be the difference!!! We’ve just made new records live on the store and free delivery on all orders!!
“WE CAN DO THIS!!!
“Thank You!! #AllReytons x (sic)”
Despite having no label backing, the Rotheram-based quartet scored a number one album with 2023’s What’s Rock and Roll? and swiftly sold out shows on their tour, including at the O2 Academy Brixton in London.
Therapy At The Club marks FLO’s second studio album. Its predecessor, 2024’s Access All Areas, made it to number three in the UK.
The album was actually released later than planned, due to Jorja’s vocal cord surgery.
In a video message to fans, the group – completed by Stella and Renée – explained at the time: “Hello, we have some important news. We will be releasing our album on August the 7th.”
Jorja added: “I will be having surgery on my vocal cord. Nothing to worry about, precautionary.”
The singers explained that they wanted enough time to complete the album rollout before Jorja temporarily stepped back to recover.
They said: “We have so many amazing ideas for this album and the rollout and vocal moments. We wanted performances. We wanted a bit more time to be able to execute those things before Jorja’s surgery, which is why we pushed the album back.”
The original release date was in July.
