Release Date: 10/04/26
Holly Humberstone returns with her highly anticipated second album, Cruel World. One of the defining voices of her generation, she delivers a record that lives in the tension between pain and pleasure, where chaos and acceptance sit side by side. Renowned for her forensic songwriting—earning an Ivor Novello nomination for her debut EP and winning the BRIT Rising Star in 2022—Humberstone has evolved into a global force whose lucid, emotionally piercing storytelling resonates far beyond her own walls. On Cruel World, she escapes into a dark fairytale of her own making, where childhood relics, monsters, and memory collide, resulting in her most immersive, introspective, and compelling body of work to date.
Holly Humberstone returns with her highly anticipated second album, Cruel World. One of the defining voices of her generation, she delivers a record that lives in the tension between pain and pleasure, where chaos and acceptance sit side by side. Renowned for her forensic songwriting—earning an Ivor Novello nomination for her debut EP and winning the BRIT Rising Star in 2022—Humberstone has evolved into a global force whose lucid, emotionally piercing storytelling resonates far beyond her own walls. On Cruel World, she escapes into a dark fairytale of her own making, where childhood relics, monsters, and memory collide, resulting in her most immersive, introspective, and compelling body of work to date.