Broken by Desire to Be Heavenly Sent
2023 studio album by Lewis Capaldi
Broken by Desire to Be Heavenly Sent is the second studio album by Scottish singer-songwriter Lewis Capaldi, released on 19 May 2023 through Vertigo Records and Capitol Records. It was preceded by three singles—the UK number ones "Forget Me", "Pointless" and "Wish You the Best", as well as the promotional single "How I'm Feeling Now"—and promoted with a 2023 world tour as well as a Netflix documentary titled Lewis Capaldi: How I'm Feeling Now.
The album received generally positive reviews from critics and debuted atop the charts in the UK—where it became the fastest-selling album of 2023—as well as Australia, the Netherlands, Ireland and New Zealand.
Background and recording
Capaldi stated that his inspiration for writing the album was "go[ing] out and look[ing] out at the world and what's shit, and then [he] would write songs pertaining to that". In a press release at the time of the lead single "Forget Me", Capaldi explained that he did not want to make a "new sound" for nor "reinvent" himself, and that "The songs [he] want[s] to write are emotional songs, about love or loss".
The album was recorded with a simple set-up, "only a small interface, laptop, speakers, and a Shure SM7B vocal mic", and songwriters and producers who worked on Capaldi's first album—TMS, Phil Plested, Nick Atkinson and Edd Holloway—with Capaldi stating "at least one of them's on almost every song". Capaldi commented that he "felt like [he] was sounding better because [he] was just chilled out in [his] own gaff".
The album was released on 19 May 2023, with an extended edition being surprise-released on 1 January of the following year.
Promotion
The album was announced on 18 October 2022, following the September release of the lead single "Forget Me", which debuted at number one on the UK Singles Chart. It was followed by the second single, "Pointless", on 2 December 2022, which reached number one on the UK Singles Chart the following month.
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