Ed Sheeran Confesses Mental Health Through New Album, Substract

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JAKARTA - After a hiatus some time ago, Ed Sheeran announced his fifth album titled - (Substract) which will be released in May. This album marks the end of his mathematical album era which begins with +.

Through his statement, Ed Sheeran admitted that he had been working on this album for the past decade. The album was produced by Aaron Dessner, a member of The National who co-produced Taylor Swift's album.

"I've been working on Subtract for a decade, trying to make a perfect acoustic album, writing, and recording hundreds of songs with a clear vision of what I'm thinking," wrote Ed Sheeran today, Wednesday, March 1.

"Then in early 2022, a series of events changed my life, my mental health," he said.

Writing a song made Ed Sheeran face a series of events, starting with his wife's health problems, the death of his best friend Jamal Edwards, to maintaining his integrity when he got into plagiarism.

"I wrote without thinking what the song would be like, I wrote whatever came out. In a week, I changed my work for a decade with the deepest and darkest thoughts," said Ed.

In a month, my pregnant wife had a tumor without a treatment route to childbirth. My friend Jamal, my brother, died suddenly and I found myself standing in court maintaining my integrity and career as a writer," he continued.

I experienced fear, depression, and worry. It feels like drowning, the head on the surface, can see but can't find air," he said.

Cherry Seaborn's husband said that for the first time he did not design something that would be liked by others. He felt that this album would take a picture of his honesty as an adult.

"This is the last article in February. This is Subtract," concluded Ed Sheeran.

- menjadi rilisan album setelah terakhir merilis = pada 29 Oktober 2021. Ia merilis sejumlah kolaborasi termasuk Bam Bam bersama Camila Cabello yang mendapat nominasi Grammys 2023.

He also released a single after a single with Russ, Paulo Londra, Vianey. This year he released F64 on January 19 in honor of Jamal Edwards who died at the age of 31.

On the same day, Ed Sheeran released an artwork dominated by bright yellow. In addition, he also uploaded an album trailer video showing Sheeran walking in the middle of the beach and several other places.

Several track titles written in sand and the album - will be released on May 5 physically and digitally.