Will Young Releases New Covers Album Celebrating Female Artists

On Friday (6th August), Will Young released Crying On The Bathroom Floor, his brand new covers album celebrating female artists and second LP released on Cooking Vinyl. The album follows his 2019 #2 charting album Lexicon, four No.1 albums and three that peaked at No.2. 

Will says, “After 18 years of recording and performing a lot of original material, I loved the idea of creating an album that celebrates some of the modern female artists I so admire in pop. In today’s times it’s so much easier and accepted to occupy other genders, ideas and explore new avenues. I wanted to understand what it might be like to sing their lyrics; a song about a boy called Daniel; crying on the bathroom floor, feeling like Elizabeth Taylor. This is not a covers album as such, well certainly not in the standard way. I wanted to bring songs from female artists who I admire into a new arena. I wanted to work with Richard X again and create a true pop record.”

Speaking to Music Week, Cooking Vinyl MD Rob Collins says, “Covers albums can be notoriously tricky to market and promote, but when it comes to Will Young nothing is straightforward… Will had a very strong concept – to make an album that celebrates some of the modern female artists that he admires and respects…The record was made almost entirely remotely with producer Richard X at the controls again and the songs include Daniel, an interpretation of the Bat For Lashes classic, along with reimagined versions of songs from the likes of Lykke Li, Muna, Robyn, Solange, Sky Ferreira and more.”

Lead single Daniel was added to the BBC Radio 2 A-list.

Stream / buy Will Young’s brand new album here.

Read the full Music Week article here.