Ruel Announces Sophomore Album ‘Kicking My Feet’, Shares New Single ‘The Suburbs’

Kicking My Feet arrives Friday 17 October via Recess Records/Virgin Music Group.

Sydney superstar Ruel has announced the release of his sophomore album Kicking My Feet, arriving Friday 17 October via Recess Records/Virgin Music Group (pre-order/pre-save here).

Kicking My Feet begins a new chapter in Ruel’s career, with the singer-songwriter moving from Sydney to Los Angeles and signing with Giant Music.

He has immersed himself in the studio with some of the industry’s best producers to create the album, including Julian Bunetta (Sabrina Carpenter, One Direction), Joel Little (Taylor Swift, Gracie Abrams), Kenny Beats (Dominic Fike, Ed Sheeran), Dan Wilson (Adele, Taylor Swift, Chris Stapleton) and longtime collaborator M-Phazes (Eminem, Kehlani, Ruel’s debut album).

Accompanying the announcement is the release of the album’s second single, ‘The Suburbs’. written by Ruel with collaborators Fran Hall (Charli XCX, Kelly Clarkson), M-Phazes (Demi Lovato, Madonna), Chelsea Lena (Sabrina Carpenter, Joji) and Elias Danielsen, the track centres around love and intimacy with that someone special.

“It’s been pretty daunting to offer up this level of honesty in my songwriting but seeing the way it’s already connected so personally with fans has calmed my ‘pre-album’ nerves in a huge way. I knew I wanted to push myself on this new album, but it wasn’t until I had to finalise the track list that I realised I’d actually made over 200 songs for Kicking My Feet.

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Ruel has been on an upward trajectory since the release of his debut single, 2017’s ‘Golden Years’.

Releasing three well-received EPs, Ready (2018), Free Time (2019) and Bright Lights, Red Eyes (2020), Ruel dropped his highly anticipated debut studio album 4th Wall in 2023, with the album peaking at #3 on the ARIA Album Chart.

Last year, the ARIA Award winner released the covers EP Adaptations ahead of this year’s Kicking My Feet, which is shaping up as one of the must-listen to albums of 2025.

‘The Suburbs’ by Ruel is out now. Kicking My Feet arrives Friday 17 October via Recess Records/Virgin Music Group. Pre-order/pre-save here.