Jack Savoretti announces his ninth studio album ‘We Will Always Be The Way We Were’, a bold return to his musical roots recorded at Eastcote Studios in West London and arriving April 10. Marking 20 years since his debut ‘Between the Minds’, the new record finds Savoretti reconnecting with the raw storytelling and cinematic soul that defined his earliest work. Written and recorded with his long-time touring band, the album celebrates the craft, camaraderie and creative freedom that have carried him through two decades at the forefront of British songwriting. The album’s title track drops today, a song with a pounding beat and a feel-good clarion cry of encouragement. Jack describes the track as “a celebration of that full circle feeling when nostalgia becomes timeless,” adding “I don’t think we ever really change. We grow, and we evolve.” The single captures something rare: the ability to look back without getting stuck there, turning memory into momentum rather than melancholy.
‘We Will Always Be The Way We Were’ follows 2024’s ‘Miss Italia’, Savoretti’s acclaimed Italian-language album, and features recent singles “Do It For Love” co-written with Miles Kane and “Only Gonna Cry For You” featuring Steph Fraser. Across its 12 tracks, the record moves between smoky, late-night balladry, widescreen pop optimism on “I Hear You Calling,” a duet with KT Tunstall on “Tempting Fate,” and the shimmering Italo-disco pulse of its title track. Jack explains the concept: “This is a full-circle album. It’s going back to my roots, to the neighbourhood where I first started making music with the same friends and musicians I met around Ladbroke Grove and Portobello Road. It’s the album I always wanted to make when I was starting out, but didn’t yet have the courage or experience to make. Now I do.” Produced by Tommaso Colliva, known for his work with Muse and Damon Albarn, the record was captured live over eight days at Eastcote Studios with Savoretti’s long-time band featuring Jesper Lind on drums, Sam Davies on bass, Sam Lewis on guitar, Nikolai Torp on keys and organ, and Shannon Harris on piano and Wurlitzer. The spontaneity and chemistry of the sessions translate into an album that carries the weight of two decades without losing any of its forward motion.