Ed Sheeran: 'My Second Album Features My Best Songs'
He builds excitement ahead of its release later this year
Ed Sheeran has built excitement ahead of the release of his second album saying it contains his “best songs” yet.
The flame-haired troubadour admits his multi-million selling debut ‘+’ was a bit rushed and he’s more confident about his new effort.
“It’s the work I’m most proud of,” Ed told the Evening Standard. “I’ve cherry picked the best songs and worked with the best producers.
“My first album was a bit rushed because I’d just been signed and wanted to put something out before I was shelved.”
Ed has been recording his second album in Los Angeles with super-producer Rick Rubin for the past year and last December aired the track ‘Tenerife Sea’ at New York’s Madison Square Garden.
The album is set for release later this year to support Ed’s October 2014 UK & Ireland arena tour, which takes in the following shows:
OCTOBER 2014 Dublin, 02 Arena - Mon 6th Belfast, Odyssey Arena - Wed 8th Leeds, First Direct Arena - Sat 11th London, The O2 - Sun 12th London, The O2 - Mon 13th Birmingham, LG Arena - Sun 19th Birmingham, LG Arena - Mon 20th Nottingham Arena - Thu 23rd Newcastle, Metro Radio Arena - Sat 25th Manchester, Phones 4U Arena - Mon 27th Manchester, Phones 4U Arena - Tue 28th Glasgow, SSE Hydro Arena - Thu 30th