{"id":2283981,"date":"2026-02-16T12:08:57","date_gmt":"2026-02-16T12:08:57","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/?p=2283981"},"modified":"2026-02-16T12:08:57","modified_gmt":"2026-02-16T12:08:57","slug":"labi-siffre-announces-new-album-unfinished-business","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/labi-siffre-announces-new-album-unfinished-business\/","title":{"rendered":"Labi Siffre Announces New Album \u2018Unfinished Business\u2019"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div>\n<p>British songwriting legend Labi Siffre has today shared his first new music in five years with the brand new single \u2018Far Away\u2019, a quietly powerful piano-led song that reflects the clarity, depth and emotional generosity that have long defined his work. <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/open.spotify.com\/album\/68uNKLGz6gfR1efpp027ep?si=PDOspeTcRiWQ7IOC6GcpVA&amp;nd=1&amp;dlsi=98a5a7e515df46b0\">Listen here<\/a><\/p>\n<p>The song is taken from an upcoming new album \u2018Unfinished Business\u2019 due later this year on Demon Music Group, marking his first full-length release since 1998.<\/p>\n<p>He will perform \u2018Far Away\u2019 live today on BBC Radio 2\u2019s Piano Room as part of a 3-song session with the BBC Concert Orchestra at London\u2019s Maida Vale studios.<\/p>\n<div class=\"jeg_video_container jeg_video_content\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Labi Siffre - Far Away (Official Music Video)\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/1Ura6nikYYY?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/div>\n<p>\u2018Far Away\u2019 was first shared publicly during the 2022 BBC imagine\u2026 documentary Labi Siffre: This Is My Song, presented by Alan Yentob.<\/p>\n<p>Built around a simple, elegant piano arrangement, the song allows Siffre\u2019s voice and words to take centre stage: thoughtful, searching and unmistakably his own. It feels rooted in the language he has always spoken musically, yet alive to the present moment.<\/p>\n<p>An Ivor Novello Award-winning British singer-songwriter, poet and composer, Labi Siffre is one of Britain\u2019s most quietly influential and genuinely groundbreaking artists. Since the 1970s, he has carved out a singular path blending folk, soul, jazz and spoken word with an honesty that set him apart from his contemporaries.<\/p>\n<p><iframe data-testid=\"embed-iframe\" style=\"border-radius:12px\" src=\"https:\/\/open.spotify.com\/embed\/artist\/5CzlICF8GCY0pRC82MKrhX?utm_source=generator\" width=\"800\" height=\"510\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"\" allow=\"autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; fullscreen; picture-in-picture\" loading=\"lazy\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>He has been sampled by countless artists over the years, most famously Eminem in the song \u2018My Name Is\u2019 which draws from Labi\u2019s 1975 track \u2018I Got The\u2026\u2019, but also by the likes of Dr. Dre, Jay-Z, Kanye West, Miguel, and Nourished by Time.<\/p>\n<p>Labi Siffre has always written with clarity and purpose. His songs are direct and unguarded, rooted in lived experience rather than fashion or trend: from the intimate beauty of \u2018Bless the Telephone\u2019, to the enduring romance of \u2018It Must Be Love\u2019, and the classic, transcendent song of resolve and protest \u2018(Something Inside) So Strong\u2019.<\/p>\n<p>Labi\u2019s music continues to reach new audiences across generations. \u2018Bless the Telephone\u2019 became a hit across TikTok last year leading to 52m streams in 2025, whilst Labi\u2019s own discography recorded over 118m streams.<\/p>\n<p>Alongside the new single and forthcoming album, a special 2LP edition of \u2018Crying Laughing Loving Lying\u2019 will be released for Record Store Day 2026.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p><em> \u2018 The preceding article may include information circulated by third parties \u2019 <\/em><\/p>\n<p><em> \u2018 Some details of this article were extracted from the following source www.totalntertainment.com \u2019 <\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>British songwriting legend Labi Siffre has today shared his first new music in five years with the brand new single \u2018Far Away\u2019, a quietly powerful piano-led song that reflects the clarity, depth and emotional generosity that have long defined his work. 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