RACHEL CHINOURIRI ANNOUNCES NEW ALBUM ‘I THINK I SPOKE TOO SOON’ OUT OCTOBER 16TH

Rachel Chinouriri is pleased to announce her highly anticipated second album I think I spoke too soon out October 16th via Atlas Artists/Parlophone/Warner Records.

She also shares the album’s lead single “One song away from crying”, a grooving, iridescent, synth-pop number beamed directly from the dancefloor in a moment of insecurity: “she’s never looked better and she’s never felt worse,” Rachel sings. The track’s accompanying video, directed by Dora Paphides, finds Rachel escaping a party she doesn’t want to be at into an uncanny, dreamlike realm.

“‘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. 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,” Rachel shares.

I think I spoke too soon picks up where Rachel Chinouriri’s critically acclaimed 2024 debut album What A Devastating Turn of Events left off, and arrives as a marked evolution of her unique alt indie pop sound into expanded creative realms. The album was written and recorded across London, Hereford and Los Angeles with collaborators old (APOB, Mary Weitz, Glen Roberts and Daniel Hylton-Nuamah) and new (including Lucy Dacus and Eli Teplin).

This record is a vivid and surrealist glimpse behind the curtain of some of the most pivotal years of Rachel’s life, told through the lens of a single, big night out. Lead single “One song away from crying” sets the scene for an impending epiphany; a glossy synth pop starter with the all too familiar air of crying in the club but soldiering on regardless. A turbulent yet captivating journey that can loop (or maybe even spiral) endlessly, the album details the kind of night that shifts your whole world on its axis and reveals new truths about yourself.

I think I spoke too soon will be available on standard vinyl and CD, plus exclusive blue ecorecord available from independent retailers and HMV, and exclusive pink ecorecord via Amazon, with silver and blue inkplosion ecorecord deluxe vinyl and three exclusive sleeve CDs available via Rachel’s webstore.

Today Rachel also announces a run of headline shows to celebrate the announcement of I think I spoke too soon, with shows taking place in Los Angeles, New York, Dublin, London, Brussels, Paris, Amsterdam, Berlin, Sydney and Melbourne over the coming months. Fans in the UK and Europe have until Tuesday 4th August at 3pm BST / 4pm CET to pre-order the new album, including exclusive bundles, from the official store to get presale access. Ticket presale opens 5th August at 10am BST / 11am CET. General ticket sale opens Friday 7th August at 10am BST / 11am CET. See below for full list of live dates, tickets here. 

Next month Rachel will perform at Olivia Rodrigo’s Daisy Chain Fields Festival, the only British artist invited by Olivia to join the bill. She has also been announced as support for Gracie Abrams’ The Look at My Life tour, playing a seven-show arena run with her this December.

So far this year Rachel has also supported Florence + The Machine’s arena tour dates in the US and Ireland, played with Wolf Alice at London’s Finsbury Park earlier this month, and performed standout sets at Governors Ball, All Things Go Toronto and Bonnaroo festivals.

Rachel Chinouriri live 

2026 

26th August – El Rey, Los Angeles, CA

29th August – Daisy Chain Fields, Irvine, CA^

31st August – Bowery Ballroom, New York, NY

5th September – The Academy, Dublin, IE

8th September – 26 Leake Street, London, UK

10th September – Botanique, Brussels, BE

11th September – Trabendo, Paris, FR

13th September – Tolhuistuin, Amsterdam, NL

16th September – Säälchen, Berlin, DE

2nd December – Ball Arena, Denver, CO*

3rd December – Ball Arena, Denver, CO*

6th December – Oakland Arena, Oakland, CA*

7th December – Oakland Arena, Oakland, CA*

9th December – Desert Diamond Arena, Glendale, AZ*

10th December – Desert Diamond Arena, Glendale, AZ*

14th December – Kia Forum, Inglewood, CA*

2027 

16th February – Enmore Theatre, Sydney, AU

17th February – 170 Russell, Melbourne, AU

^w/ Olivia Rodrigo

*w/ Gracie Abrams

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