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Armed with a newfound sense of freedom and creative control, this new era of Tom's career sees him take focus off hooks and strategy and instead create an environment where his audience can sit with the music and breathe. The result is an album designed as a work of minimalist beauty, comprising just Tom's voice, a piano, and the occasional creak of a stool. I don’t want to be sad anymore,” he repeats on “Sad Anymore”, jealous of, and confused by, the “happy people” as a haunting wail weaves in and out of his wavering voice. He seems desperate for connection, be it good or bad. “Come on let’s fight, don’t be polite,” he sings on “The Blood We Bleed”, in the least confrontational way. a b c "Tom Odell announces new album". Total Ntertainment. 8 September 2022 . Retrieved 11 September 2022. ODELL: Well, interestingly, the first idea for the song, the main hook was I think today is the worst day of my life. These times are hard to live in. There appears to be so much division and so much judgment, so much pain and suffering that people are going through and also so much inequality. But for some reason, it seemed to have more power, more sadness with the phrase I think today is the best day of my life. You begin to realize that perhaps this isn't the person's best day of my life, and perhaps there's a sort of desperation to that phrase.

ODELL: No. I mean, it's not really about Christmas. It's maybe just the setting, you know, is when we return home. Stones turn up the head at Park gig". belfasttelegraph.co.uk. 13 July 2013 . Retrieved 14 July 2013. Wrong Crowd: "OLiS – sales for the period 10.06.2016 – 16.06.2016". ZPAV . Retrieved 8 November 2018.

Jubilee Road was inspired by his past neighbours and community. The title "Jubilee Road" is supposed to be a reference to a terraced street in east London that Odell lived on, but when he asked his neighbours if he could use the real name, they responded that they were afraid it would become a tourist destination and would rather him create a fictional name. ESTRIN: Your small role in this, I mean, that's the internet, your song spread. And, I mean, talk about attention economy. This is - this song has gotten so much attention in a good way. And I guess I wonder, is this ultimately what you hope your music can do? a b "Discografie Tom Odell". German Charts Portal. Hung Medien. Archived from the original on 14 July 2014. On his No Bad Days tour, Odell revealed he was writing for his third album and played several new songs live. In November 2017, he toured Germany on the New Fall Festival in Düsseldorf and Stuttgart and announced that the album had been finished and a first single was to be released imminently. On 20 December 2017 Odell announced in an interview on BBC Radio 2 that the album was scheduled for release in mid-2018. On 14 June 2018, the first single from the album, "If You Wanna Love Somebody", was released worldwide. The album, Jubilee Road, was released on 26 October. Jubilee Road: "OLiS – sales for the period 26.10.2018 – 01.11.2018". ZPAV . Retrieved 8 November 2018.One of his most notable hits is the 2012 song titled “ Another Love“. Actually the song in question was his debut single. “Best Day of My Life” Halls, Eleanor. "Tom Odell talks money, mental strife — and monsters". The Gentleman's Journal . Retrieved 31 May 2021. Tom Odell performs at Burberry's London Fashion Week show – video – Music News – Digital Spy". Digitalspy.ie. 20 February 2013 . Retrieved 30 June 2013.

Throughout his school years, Odell wrote songs in a band that had trouble maintaining a lead singer. This trouble inspired him to start singing the songs he wrote, and Odell says he "sang [the songs] how [he] wanted them to sound" rather than worrying about someone else not bringing his vision to life. [5]Actual Life 3 is the third of these journalistic records – it’s not made for listening to on a weekday morning with a cup of tea. Its whispered confidences and odd echoing giggle give it an intimate feel, a bit like getting butterflies after receiving a message from someone you like. Wilde, Alexa (6 December 2016). "Tom Odell reveals new video for "Silhouette" ". It's All Indie . Retrieved 25 September 2023. Austrian single certifications – Tom Odell – Another Love" (in German). IFPI Austria . Retrieved 25 February 2014. a b "Gold-/Platin-Datenbank (Tom Odell)" (in German). Bundesverband Musikindustrie . Retrieved 3 August 2023.