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Ed Sheeran’s new album, Subtract, will hit store shelves on May 5, 2023. This is two years after he released his fourth album, “=” (Equals), which arrived in 2021.
After announcing the release of Subtract, Ed released a lengthy statement about what the album was about, and how he struggled to bring it to life after suffering a year of tragedy. Speaking about his wife’s illness, his friend’s death, and his 2022 plagiarism court battle, he said he has been trying to create a “perfect acoustic album”.
Ed said: “At the start of 2022. A series of events changed my life, my mental health, and ultimately the way I viewed music and art. Writing songs is my therapy. It helps me make sense of my feelings. I wrote without thought of what the songs would be, I just wrote whatever tumbled out. And in just over a week, I replaced a decade’s worth of work with my deepest darkest thoughts.
“Within the space of a month, my pregnant wife got told she had a tumour, with no route to treatment until after the birth. My best friend Jamal, a brother to me, died suddenly, and I found myself standing in court defending my integrity and career as a songwriter. I was spiralling through fear, depression and anxiety. I felt like I was drowning, head below the surface, looking up but not being able to break through for air.”
On the album’s completion, he added: “This album is purely that. It’s opening the trapdoor into my soul. For the first time I’m not trying to craft an album people will like, I’m merely putting something out that’s honest and true to where I am in my adult life. This is last February’s diary entry and my way of making sense of it. This is Subtract.”
