Sophie Ellis-Bextor has released her new album ‘Wanderlust’ preceded by the single ‘Young Blood’.

To follow the release of her new album, Sophie has also announced a 10-date UK tour this April.

The April tour will kick off in Birmingham on the 7th and commence on the 19th in Glasgow and a second London show at Union Chapel on 11th April has been announced due to demand.

‘Wanderlust’ will be Sophie Ellis-Bextor’s fifth studio album. Co-written, produced and arranged by acclaimed singer-songwriter Ed Harcourt, Wanderlust was recorded in a London studio in just two weeks with a tightly-knit group of musicians and friends.

First single ‘Young Blood’ is a life affirming testament to true love, beautifully accompanied by Ed Harcourt’s plaintive piano and soaring string arrangement.

 "The album is about roaming and your sense of where you come from, and how you take home with you but you also have this desire to get out there and see the world. I found making this album really empowering. I felt like after ten years of making records, this is like the biggest present to myself. I’m really proud of it and I feel really excited.”

Sophie’s new album sees the 34 year old star blossoming into an accomplished singer -songwriter with its 11 powerfully understated songs showcasing a newfound maturity, both lyrically and musically.

Tracklisting for Wanderlust:

Birth of an Empire

Until the Stars Collide

Runaway Daydreamer

The Deer & the Wolf

Young Blood

Interlude

13 Little Dolls

Wrong Side of the Sun

Love Is a Camera

Cry To the Beat of the Band

When the Storm Has Blown Over

Tickets for the April tour are currently on sale and full 2014 tour dates, priced at £20 and £22.50 in London, are listed below –

Tickets are available from Live Nation

April:

Mon 7th            Birmingham                Institute

Tues 8th            Oxford                        Academy

Thurs 10th        London                       Union Chapel

Fri 11th             London                       Union Chapel (extra date added due to demand)

Sun 13th           Bournemouth              Academy

Mon 14th          Brighton                      Concorde 2

Tues 15th          Bristol                         Academy

Thurs 17th        Gateshead                 Sage (Hall 2)

Fri 18th             Manchester                  Ritz

Sat 19th            Glasgow                      Oran Mor