Acclaimed Girls Aloud drummer turned solo artist Florrie announces second album Magic For a While with new single “The Times”
Florrie has detailed her second album, Magic For a While, alongside the first single “The Times”. The 10-track record will be released on 16 October via BMG and Xenomania Records, the latter label co-founded by her longtime production partner Brian Higgins.
Magic For a While started to take shape in early 2025 while Florrie - a drummer, singer-songwriter, and model from Bristol - was living alone in Los Angeles. Recording live drum loops, she brought the raw sketches into rehearsal rooms to build tracks through instinctive jam sessions.
“I wanted the record to feel live,” she explains. “I wanted energy in it. I wanted things to feel human.” Higgins, a co-writer and producer on much of the LP, helped shape those live impulses into sleek, expansive pop productions.
Florrie first built a cult reputation in the early 2010s through a string of self-released singles and EPs with Xenomania, while her drumming anchored hits like Girls Aloud’s “The Promise” and her songwriting credits extended to artists including Kylie, MNEK, and Tove Lo. More recently, she has played London’s O2 Arena supporting Girls Aloud and toured the US with G Flip, moving her beyond an internet-pop underground to a new audience.
Magic For a While is the follow-up to Florrie's debut solo album, The Lost Ones, which was released in 2024.
Magic For a While artwork
Magic For a While is released on 16 October via BMG and Xenomania Records
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