Hurts - Desire (2017)

Desire is the upcoming fourth studio album by English synth-pop duo Hurts. It is set to be released on 29 September 2017 by Columbia Records. The album's lead single "Beautiful Ones" was released on 21 April 2017. It was followed by "Ready to Go", which was released on 1 September 2017 as the second single.

On 26 May 2017, Hurts announced, through their official Facebook page, the release of a new album called Desire. They described it as an "album full of passion, pain and lust", stating that it has some of the best music they have ever made. Hurts' frontman Theo Hutchcraft told NME to expect a "big, personal, pop album". He said: "I guess this time we tried to just make a big pop record, and it's got echoes of all three records. There are all these avenues we've gone down in the past, take a little bit from there, little bit from here. But overall we just wanted to make a big, powerful pop record and that's definitely the track we're on." Lyrically, the album is meant to revolve around the duo's personal stories, as Hutchcraft mentioned: "We've just been a bit more personal on this record. We learn how to open up and we have different experiences."

On September 23, 2017, the duo started sharing small clips of each song before the full release of the album.

“It gives us great pleasure to announce DESIRE,” said the band. “An album full of passion, pain and lust… and some of the best music we’ve ever made. We’ll also be embarking on our biggest tour ever later this year. From Siberia to Manchester and everywhere in between.”