Suki Waterhouse opens a new chapter today. “Back in Love,” her first release on Island Records, is out now alongside a vibrant music video directed by Kaz Firpo, and it arrives with the kind of sound that announces itself immediately. A roaring horn section kicks everything off, rooted in grand instrumentation that blends the flair of 70s rock with 90s psychedelia, and the result is one of the most joyous and buoyant tracks Waterhouse has released to date.
Co-written with longtime collaborators Natalie Findlay and Jules Apollinaire, who also produced the track, “Back in Love” is about returning to yourself after an identity shift. Waterhouse puts it plainly: “For me, it’s about coming back to your sense of self after having an identity shift.” The music video sets that theme inside an eternal nightclub, fantastical and alive, with Waterhouse commanding every frame.
The single marks the first glimpse at her forthcoming record, the follow-up to ‘Memoir of a Sparklemuffin,’ the critically acclaimed album that earned praise from Interview Magazine, the Los Angeles Times, and SPIN, and established Waterhouse as an evocative storyteller and a powerhouse live performer. That record’s success set the stage for everything that follows, and “Back in Love” makes clear the next chapter is going to be worth the wait.
Waterhouse returns to the Lollapalooza stage this summer, where fans will get an early live look at new material. “Back in Love” is out now on Island Records.