Superstars Elton John and Brandi Carlile have announced the details of their collaborative studio album Who Believes In Angels? set for release on April 4th via Interscope Records. Fans can listen to their first taste of the album right now, with the release of the the eponymous song “Who Believes In Angels?.”
The concept for Who Believes In Angels? was devised by John, Carlile, and multiple GRAMMY Award winning producer and songwriter Andrew Watt. The close friends and regular collaborators set out to create a genuinely collaborative studio album between Elton and Brandi, with long term collaborator Bernie Taupin and Brandi both contributing lyrics. The album was created completely from scratch in just 20 days at Los Angeles’ Sunset Sound Studios in October 2023. The pair are backed by a world class band of musicians comprising of Chad Smith(Red Hot Chili Peppers), Pino Palladino (Nine Inch Nails, Gary Numan and David Gilmour) and Josh Klinghoffer (Pearl Jam, Beck).
Elton shares: “This record was one of the toughest I’ve ever made, but it was also one of the greatest musical experiences of my life. It has given me a place where I know I can move forward. Who Believes In Angels? feels like going into another era and I’m pushing the door open to come into the future. I have everything I’ve done behind me and it’s been brilliant, amazing. But this is the new start for me. As far as I’m concerned, this is the start of my career Mark 2.”
Brandi adds: “I’m still reeling from the fact that I got to do it. I think all ships rise with Elton John’s standards for songwriting, and it was an incredibly challenging and inspiring environment to work in, everybody throwing in ideas, everybody listening to everybody else’s ideas. It felt like a family. The world is a wild place to live in right now. It’s hard to find peace and triumph. It’s a radical act to seek out joyful and euphoric happenings. And that is what this album represents to me.”
Fans who pre-order the record gain exclusive access for the chance to buy tickets to ‘An Evening With Elton John & Brandi Carlile’ at The London Palladium on Wednesday, March 26, 2025.
Listen to “Who Believes In Angels?”