Robbie Williams has recorded an EDM album in lockdown: "I'm forming the Stoke House Mafia"
Robbie Williams has revealed he's recorded an EDM album in lockdown.
The British pop superstar is currently vying for Christmas Number 1 with the release of Can't Stop Christmas, but it seems he already has one eye on the future too.
Speaking to Zoe Ball on the BBC Radio 2 Breakfast Show, the Angels hitmaker dropped the bomb that he's moving in a new direction for his 13th LP.
"I've done a dance album," he said. "I think the youngsters call it electronic dance music - I'm now doing EDM."
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When pressed further, Robbie also said he'd written 50 songs for the new project, but as "maybe more than that now."
He's also going to form his own band to front the record - Stoke House Mafia, modeled on 2010s dance auteurs Swedish House Mafia.
As for when fans can expect the new album - Robbie gave a release date of Spring 2021, which also tracks with frequent collaborator Guy Chambers' comments earlier this year that the coronavirus pandemic had delayed work on the record.
Robbie certainly has the track record with albums too - he has 13 Number 1s to his name on the Official Albums Chart, actually tied with Elvis Presley as the artist with the most chart-topping LPs on the chart.
His most recent album, 2019's The Christmas Present, debuted at the top spot and has seen a re-release this year with new material.
View Robbie's Official Chart history in full here.
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Feelfine Stranger
Sounds like a brave project. Very respect him for trying to do new genres and ways, almost never repeats.
Good luck with it, Mr Williams.
Colm McCann
Why do we have to call dance music EDM?
crunch2k
because EDM literally means electronic dance music
🧡 oliviasnoodles 🍜
please no. robbie williams is so overrated. i mean i do like angels and rock dj but come on. also, isn't that "stoke house mafia" thing plagiarism? either way, he's VERY overrated in my opinion and not for me at all.
Anand Komzak
He is amazing! All of his songs are so good. You don't have a good taste in music if you don't like his music. Go listen to some good music (Robbie Williams)!
thierry henon
The cabaret singer is back..Oh gosh..another awful album from a very overrated middle aged man who has aged so badly!! And please robbie, get a body wax dear!! It ain't pretty!!
Kristina Kugiene
you are 100% blind ... if you look 100% different from Robbie, then I am 100% sure that you are ... or are you a woman and have abnormal sexual needs 😄
Anand Komzak
He is an amazing singer. No one can say he's not an amazing singer! I've seen him perform live a few times and it's just amazing. You don't have a good taste in music if you think his albums are awful! How dare you!