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“Every pop star’s favourite UK pop star... she’s poised to join her fans Olivia Rodrigo and Florence Welch at pop’s top table" – The Guardian
“I think I spoke too soon remains a fascinating portrait of both an artist and a person that are in flux together” – Rolling Stone UK, 4*
“Never one to be put in a box, she’s changing tack once again with album two, I think I spoke too soon,
which is capital P pop music... Disco guitar dances alongside heartbeat drums, yet something melancholy lingers in the space between them” – London Standard
October 16th, 2026 – Indie-pop singer-songwriter Rachel Chinouriri has released her second studio album, ‘I think I spoke too soon’, via Atlas Artists / Parlophone Records. Fans can stream the album here and watch the music video for the focus track here.
The album’s focus track, “Pretty girls”, is a track celebrating women, self-confidence, and the freedom to express oneself without fear of judgement. Speaking about the track, Rachel shares: “"Pretty girls" is the anthem for all women wanting to express who they are with the freedom to not be judged. When I say all women I mean it. Straight women, queer women, trans women, masc women, non binary people and anyone who supports the girls. I have a deep love and admiration for beautiful women including myself and I’m glad I have a song that represents that confidence for me and hopefully many other pretty girls”.
Accompanying the track is a music video directed by Dora Paphides, which serves as a euphoric ode to the magic of womanhood. Embracing themes of self-expression, embodiment, and freedom, the visual captures the confidence and joy at the heart of “Pretty girls”, bringing its celebration of women and individuality to life.
Rachel Chinouriri - "Pretty girls" (Official Music Video)
Featuring the previously released singles “One song away from crying”, “Make believe" and “Broken chair”, ‘I think I spoke too soon’ expands upon the intoxicating alchemy of pop, indie and rock influences that Rachel has long used to sketch portraits of her inner world that are both dynamic and deeply intimate.
The resulting project is an absorbingly vulnerable study into unpicking those tensions: between the internal and the external, our thoughts and our actions, who we are versus who we want to be. In many ways, this album is Rachel’s offering of loving permission; permission to fall and to get back up, to change, question, learn and grow in the face of the messy, beautiful reality of ongoing personal evolution. “My core thing is you can change who you are at any moment and you can forgive yourself at any moment,” she says. “And I think forgiving yourself is the first step in becoming a better person”.
'I think I spoke too soon' Tracklisting
1. One song away from crying
2. Pretty girls
3. Baby steps
4. Favourite desperation
5. I’m a star
6. AAAHHH!!!
7. Broken chair
8. Shiver
9. Make believe
10. Parasite
11. The good fight
12. Crash this car
Listen to 'I think I spoke too soon' here
Watch the music video for "Pretty girls" here
About Rachel Chinouriri
Rachel Chinouriri has long cemented her reputation as one of the UK’s finest young songwriters, a breakout voice leading the charge for a new wave of indie pop stars with a flair for tender-hearted, perceptive lyricism and vivid sonic worldbuilding. The release of the London-born and based artist’s 2024 debut album 'What A Devastating Turn of Events' led to two BRIT Award nominations - Artist Of The Year and Best New Artist - following prior Ivor Novello Award and BBC Sound Of nominations. Rachel was a recent recipient at the O2 Silver Clef Awards. With her fiercely loyal fanbase the ‘Darlings’ behind her, Rachel has clocked up over 500 million global streams to date. She has been praised by the likes of British Vogue (“Chinouriri is leading the indie pop renaissance”), The Observer ("brimming with fresh ideas"), NME (“consistently charming”), GQ (“Chinouriri is set to dominate”), BBC Radio 1, and has appeared on Later... With Jools Holland, SNL UK
and more.
2025 saw Rachel continuing to ascend with a prominent support slot on Sabrina Carpenter’s UK + Europe Short n’ Sweet arena tour, a sold out and upgraded debut US headline tour, plus her first headline show in Brazil. She also released her 'Little House' EP and featured on Pink Pantheress’ rework of "Romeo", with previous collaborators including Sombr, Cat Burns, Alemeda and more.
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