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15 July 2026 – Jordan Rakei Makes Room To Be Wild
By Editorial Team - July 15, 2026
Summary
Jordan Rakei announces seventh album 'A Safe Place To Be Wild' and shares the psych-soul single 'Enemies'.
Key Facts
- Jordan Rakei announces seventh studio album 'A Safe Place To Be Wild'.
- Shares lead single 'Enemies' embracing a warm 1970s psych-soul sound.
- Announces his largest UK and European headline tour starting in autumn.
- Entities: Jordan Rakei, A Safe Place To Be Wild, Enemies
- Tags: jordan rakei, a safe place to be wild, enemies, alternative soul, psych-soul, album announcement
<a href="/tags/jordan-rakei">Jordan Rakei</a> has announced his seventh album ‘A Safe Place To Be Wild’, arriving on 30 October, and shared the first single ‘Enemies’. The song adopts a playful 1970s psych-soul sound while addressing former rivals and difficult relationships from a position of confidence rather than resentment.
Instead of delivering an angry list of grievances over dramatic piano chords, Rakei turns the past into fuel for something brighter and more self-assured. ‘Enemies’ combines warm rhythm, layered vocals and a looseness that suggests the new record will favour instinct over overthinking.
The fourteen-track album explores vulnerability, self-acceptance and creative freedom, themes that fit an artist who has continually moved between soul, jazz, <a href="/genres/electronic">electronic</a> music and songwriter-focused arrangements. Rakei will support the project with his largest UK and European headline tour to date, including shows in Stockholm, Berlin, Paris, Bristol, Manchester and London. ‘A Safe Place To Be Wild’ is an excellent album title because it captures the contradiction every creative person wants: complete freedom, but with somewhere secure to put the coat.