Fudge - 2026 UK Polydor Records Green Vinyl 12-track 2LP set (Pre-order)

The album was recorded in Southampton and Frome, with its release left pending for almost twelve months due to Michael’s ongoing battle with ill health which he addressed directly to his fans via soclal media yesterday.

With Michael’s blessing and his excitement and pride in the new project, FUDGE now receives its imminent release.

The record also marks a change in personnel behind the glass for the first time since his debut album (2012’s Home Again), with Michael taking the reins of its production rather than alongside his trusted collaborators Danger Mouse and Inflo. Michael took the initial studio recordings to producer Dom Monks (Laura Marling, Big Thief) and his long-standing strings collaborator Rosie Danvers to get the record completed.

FUDGE is the culmination of a particularly rich vein of creativity for Michael, and was written almost concurrently with the writing for 2024’s fourth album, Small Changes. FUDGE became a project in and of itself, without the bells and whistles of a ‘big’ studio but something altogether more homespun. It’s a gorgeous, evocative listen.

Tracklisting.

1. Summer Clothes
2. California
3. Just Another Moment
4. Drowning In Your Heart
5. Love In My Heart
6. Acroos The Sky
7. Stars
8. You sent Me Flying
9. Move In My direction
10.Steve's Paradise
11.Sing
12.Swings And Roundabouts

Release date: October 23th 2026