On Sept. 29, the prolific singer-songwriter will release "Autumn Variations," a 14-track collection of new songs that explore the shared emotions of love, heartbreak, depression and loneliness among Sheeran and his friends.
"Last autumn, I found that my friends and I were going through so many life changes. After the heat of the summer, everything either calmed, settled, fell apart, came to a head or imploded," Sheeran said in a statement announcing the album.
"When I went through a difficult time at the start of last year, writing songs helped me understand my feelings and come to terms with what was going on, and when I learned about my friend's different situations, I wrote songs, some from their perspectives, some from mine, to capture how they and I viewed the world at that time."
TRACKLIST:
01 "Magical"
02 "England"
03 "Amazing"
04 "Plastic Bag"
05 "Blue"
06 "American Town"
07 "That's On Me"
08 "Page"
09 "Midnight"
10 "Spring"
11 "Punchline"
12 "When Will I Be Alright"
13 "The Day I Was Born"
14 "Head > Heels"