Suki Waterhouse tells us about new album ‘Memoir Of A Sparklemuffin’: “I’m just going to do whatever I want”

nme.com:

Suki Waterhouse has announced details of her second album, ‘Memoir Of A Sparklemuffin’, and shared another track from it in ‘Supersad’.

Check it out below, along with our interview with the star.The new album will be released on September 13 via Sub Pop and follows Waterhouse’s 2022 debut, ‘I Can’t Let Go’.

Speaking to NME, she explained how the predecessor saw her “writing a lot about a sort of sadistic love or a love where you’ve been fetishised so you can’t ever be vulnerable because you’re met with punishment through that”.“This one is when you pick yourself up from being broken for a long time, and you’re like, ‘OK, what are we doing tonight?’,” she continued.Although ‘Memoir Of A Sparklemuffin’ still contains moments of sadness and tension, across the board, it’s a much happier, brighter and more fun listen.

While making the album, the singer-songwriter had an unlikely desire – going back to the first V Festival she attended in the early 2000s.“I was thinking about a time where you basically wake up submerged in mud and piss, and you’ve probably had the same knickers on for three days,” she said. “You’re going into the trenches, but you’re enjoying yourself so much.