Ed Sheeran announces release date of brand new album Subtract-Lucy Norris-Entertainment – Metro

Ed Sheeran announced the release of new music that shows him at his most vulnerable (Picture: ANNIE LEIBOVITZ)

Ed Sheeran has added to his decade-spanning mathematical album era with a brand new set of tracks on his latest collection entitled – (Subtract) – set to be released on May 5.

The fresh hits will be the last to be released under a symbol inspired moniker as they revisit Ed’s singer/songwriter roots.

Written against a backdrop of personal grief and hope, the set list promises to present the much-loved artist at his most vulnerable and honest.

Ed revealed: ‘I had been working on Subtract for a decade, trying to sculpt the perfect acoustic album, writing and recording hundreds of songs with a clear vision of what I thought it should be.

‘Then 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.

The new album will be released in May (Picture: ED SHEERAN)

The star admitted the songs show him at his most vulnerable (Picture: ANNIE LEIBOVITZ)

‘And in just over a week, I replaced a decade’s worth of work with my deepest darkest thoughts.’

The chart topper went on to reveal traumas he faced in the build-up to his album release including that his pregnant wife got told she had a tumour with no route to treatment until after the birth.

He then recounted the death of his close pal Jamal Edwards – who he described as ‘a brother to me’ and admitted that he ‘found myself standing in court defending my integrity and career as a songwriter’ thereafter.

Subtract will be the last of the symbols inspired collection (Picture: ANNIE LEIBOVITZ )

Since 2011 Ed has been producing some of the world’s biggest hits (Picture: Getty Images)

‘I felt like I was drowning, head below the surface, looking up but not being able to break through for air,’ Ed acknowledged.

He admitted: ‘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.’

Ed first burst onto the UK music scene in 2011 with his debut album +.

From then on he rapidly established himself as a history-making artist, following his successful debut with x, ÷, No.6 Collaborations Project and =.

– (Subtract) Track-listing

Ed’s album – (Subtract) will be available to stream from May 5, 2023.

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