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A Wonderful Life Album ∙ Alternative ∙ 2025 Tom Odell On the outside, Tom Odell is living the wonderful life he sings about on his seventh album. The former BRITs Critics’ Choice winner has hit a prolific patch since becoming an independent artist, with his fourth album in five years. He’s gaining new fans on TikTok, opened for Billie Eilish (a fan of his 2024 album  Black Friday ) on tour in 2025, and delivered a self-assured tribute to Brian Wilson at Glastonbury a few weeks before this release. But dig deeper into his lyrics and there’s a mass of vulnerability, self-doubt, and sadness at the world. The willingness to bare his soul has led to a deep connection with fans—underlined by the continuing viral success of his 2012 debut single “Another Love” and 2023’s “Black Friday”—and  A Wonderful Life  finds Odell at his most authentic, even if he still doesn’t love the mid-thirties version of himself. “I’m standing in the mirror/I want to change my skin/Wish that I was ta...

Black Friday ALBUM ∙ POP ∙ 2024 Tom Odell “There’s truth in leaving things imperfect—it’s a reflection of real life.”

Best Day of My Life ALBUM ∙ ALTERNATIVE ∙ 2022 Tom Odell “The conclusion is that the joy is always there. You have to open your eyes.”