Alex Warren - WILDCHILD [Red]

Alex Warren's WILDCHILD lands on red vinyl, a second album built from grief, gratitude and the slow work of putting a life back together.

Named after the nickname his late father used to call him, the 2026 follow-up to You'll Be Alright, Kid finds the singer-songwriter writing through loss rather than around it. Warren has described making it as therapeutic, and the record opened at Number 1 on the UK albums chart, his second chart-topper in a row there. Recordings of his father's voice drift through the album, a small detail that makes the whole thing feel like a family scrapbook.

The songs swing between big, open-hearted pop and stripped-back ballads. Rescuer and Fever Dream, both shared ahead of release, carry the heart-on-sleeve sweep his fans know well, while I Miss You More, written at his father's graveside, is the album's rawest moment. The title track closes the set with a guitar solo from John Mayer, a quietly moving full stop on a record about holding on to the people who shaped you.

Pressed in bright red, this edition gives an emotional record a suitably vivid home. It rewards a front-to-back listen, when the arc from heartbreak toward healing comes fully into focus.