\u201cI knew I wanted to push myself on this new album,\u201d the musician shared in a statement about the record, out Oct. 17 <\/p>\n
\n\tAustralian pop musician Ruel<\/a> is falling head over heels for his second studio album, Kicking My Feet. The 22-year-old will release the record on Oct. 17 as the follow-up to his debut 4th Wall, which arrived in 2023. \u201cI knew I wanted to push myself on this new album, but it wasn\u2019t until I had to finalise the track list that I realised I\u2019d actually made over 200 songs for Kicking My Feet,\u201d the musician shared in a statement.<\/p>\n \n\tOne of the 200 that made the cut is \u201cThe Suburbs,\u201d his latest single. The bluesy record intertwines warm harmonies with propulsive production. \u201cI feel at home around you\/Look what you\u2019ve done to me,\u201d Ruel sings. \u201cI could see us in the suburbs\/Take the exit off the freeway\/Always drivin\u2019 under 35\/Kinda makes me wonder\/If we could leave the world behind\/And set up camp, live in the simple life.\u201d<\/p>\n \t\tTrending Stories<\/p>\n \n\t\u201cThe Suburbs\u201d follows the more pop-forward single \u201cI Can Die Now,\u201d <\/a>which arrived last month. \u201cI love the juxtaposition between the title and the theme and energy of the song \u2014 once you listen to it, you\u2019ll know what I mean,\u201d he said at the time. This week, in an Instagram<\/a> post, he shared, \u201cThe response to \u2018I Can Die Now\u2019 has been such a grounding reminder that my music always finds it\u2019s way to the right people.\u201d<\/p>\n \n\tKicking My Feet is a fresh start for Ruel. \u201cWhen I started writing again, after being on tour for the most part of 2023, I didn\u2019t know if I was ready for album #2. I\u2019d just signed with Giant Music, and I was still figuring out who I wanted to be as an artist,\u201d he shared on Instagram. \u201cBut the process of writing this record- finding my closest collaborators, writing and rewriting over 200 songs, chasing ideas that felt more honest and real to me than ever\u2026 it pushed me to drop my guard and say what I actually mean. And that\u2019s what this album is, a collection of songs where I share things I truly truly mean.\u201d<\/p>\n \t