• Features
  • Reviews
  • New Music
  • Interviews
  • Polls
  • About
  • Search
Menu

Albumism

Street Address
City, State, Zip
Phone Number
Celebrating our love affairs with albums past, present and future

Albumism

  • Features
  • Reviews
  • New Music
  • Interviews
  • Polls
  • About
  • Search

NEW MUSIC WE LOVE: Katie Melua’s “A Love Like That”

July 3, 2020 Albumism Staff
Photo: Rosie Matheson

Photo: Rosie Matheson

Set to expand her already impressively consistent discography dating back to her 2003 debut LP Call Off The Search, Katie Melua has announced that her eighth studio album—her first since 2016’s In Winter—will make landfall October 16th. Titled Album No. 8, the 10-track affair’s symphonic first offering “A Love Like That”—which conjures Minnie Riperton’s Charles Stepney orchestrated classic 1970 single “Les Fleurs”—reinforces Melua’s proven penchant for crafting songs infused with romance and grace, all adorned by her crystalline voice.

“What began as a song about my relationship with creating and the music industry became a song about the complexities of real-life love and its fairytale counterpart,” Melua explains in a recent Facebook post. “‘A Love Like That’ continues a narrative that is across the new album,” she adds in an official statement. “And in the context of love, it is about having the courage to speak openly and freely.”

Watch the accompanying video for “A Love Like That” below and mark October 16th in your calendars.

Note: As an Amazon affiliate partner, Albumism may earn commissions from purchases of vinyl records, CDs and digital music featured on our site.

WATCH:

In NEW MUSIC Tags Katie Melua
← NEW MUSIC WE LOVE: Kylie Minogue’s “Say Something”NEW MUSIC WE LOVE: Jorja Smith’s “Rose Rouge” →

Featured
Mariah Carey’s ‘Glitter’ Turns 25 | Album Anniversary
Mariah Carey’s ‘Glitter’ Turns 25 | Album Anniversary

Instead of the disproportionate attention paid to the commercial performance of ‘Glitter,’ the focus should actually rest on Carey’s continued desire to marry pop, R&B, and hip-hop genres for the masses.

Read more →
CeCe Peniston’s ‘I’m Movin’ On’ Turns 30 | Album Anniversary
CeCe Peniston’s ‘I’m Movin’ On’ Turns 30 | Album Anniversary

After early career success like Peniston’s, many artists would rather sell their souls than chance to change the formula, even if they have to create work they don’t love. Peniston refused.

Read more →
R.E.M.’s ‘New Adventures in Hi-Fi’ Turns 30 | Album Anniversary
R.E.M.’s ‘New Adventures in Hi-Fi’ Turns 30 | Album Anniversary

Largely overlooked in the wake of ‘Out of Time,' ‘Automatic for the People' and ‘Monster,' R.E.M.’s terrific tenth LP remains one of their strongest ever.

Read more →

Summary Block
This block is invalid. Please check the block settings and try again.
Featured
Aenean eu leo Quam
Aenean eu leo Quam

Quisque iaculis facilisis lacinia. Mauris euismod pellentesque tellus sit amet mollis.

Read more →

©2026 Albumism | All Rights Reserved. Use of any portion of this site constitutes acceptance of our Terms & Conditions and Privacy Policy. The content on this site may not be reproduced, distributed, transmitted, cached or otherwise used, except with the prior written permission of Albumism.