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I'm a little bit wary of old Alf these days, she's never quite committed to the dark side, but on Twitter she always seems like she's one glass of wine too many away from outing herself as a full TERF. 
Nevertheless, her last couple of solo albums were very good indeed. This new one is actually a retrospective, re-recording a rather random selection of tracks from across her solo career, plus two new songs, the first of which came out last week. It's not particularly thrilling me on first impression, but nice enough.
There's also a tour.
2025 UK and IRELAND
16 Feb – Dublin, 3Olympia
17 Feb – Belfast, Waterfront Hall
20 Feb – York, Barbican
21 Feb – Manchester, Bridgewater Hall
22 Feb – Nottingham, Royal Concert Hall
24 Feb – Liverpool, Philharmonic Hall
25 Feb – Stoke-on-Trent, Victoria Hall
27 Feb – Birmingham, Symphony Hall
28 Feb – Cambridge, Corn Exchange
1 Mar – Ipswich, Regent Theatre
3 Mar – Sheffield, City Hall
4 Mar – Stockton, Globe
6 Mar – Gateshead, The Glasshouse
7 Mar – Buxton, Opera House
8 Mar – Reading, Hexagon
10 Mar – Brighton, Dome
11 Mar – London, Palladium
13 Mar – Bournemouth, Pavilion Theatre
14 Mar – Swansea, Arena
15 Mar – Bath, Forum
17 Mar – Southend, Cliffs Pavilion
18 Mar – Aylesbury, Waterside Theatre
20 Mar – Edinburgh, Usher Hall
21 Mar – Glasgow, Royal Concert Hall
22 Mar – Aberdeen, Music Hall
2025 EUROPE
31 Mar – Oslo, Norway: Sentrum Scene
1 Apr – Stockholm, Sweden: Göta Lejon
3 Apr – Hamburg, Germany: Grosse Freiheit 36
5 Apr – Antwerp, Belgium: De Roma
7 Apr – Amsterdam, Netherlands: Paradiso
8 Apr – Groningen, Netherlands: De Oosterpoort
9 Apr – Eindhoven, Netherlands: Muziekgebouw Frits Philips
11 Apr – Cologne, Germany: Carlswerk Victoria
13 Apr – Frankfurt Germany: Batschkapp
14 Apr – Berlin, Germany: Huxleys Neue Welt
15 Apr – Copenhagen, Denmark: DR Koncerthuset

Nevertheless, her last couple of solo albums were very good indeed. This new one is actually a retrospective, re-recording a rather random selection of tracks from across her solo career, plus two new songs, the first of which came out last week. It's not particularly thrilling me on first impression, but nice enough.
Alison Moyet is set to release her eagerly-awaited, tenth solo studio album, Key, on 4 October 2024.
Marking Alison’s 40-year anniversary as a solo artist, Key is an 18-track collection, showcasing the breadth and depth of her artistic creativity and song writing over these four decades to the present and beyond.
With producer Sean McGhee, she has reworked 16 tracks from across her solo career – including singles, fan favourites and some deep cuts. “I wanted to take the opportunity to look at the trajectory of the past four decades” Alison explains, “and explore songs that, in their original form, were never fully realised or have had their relevance to me altered by time.”
No mere retrospective, Alison has penned two brand-new tracks for Key, including the epic Such Small Ale which is released today, embracing her continuing journey as a songwriter.
Album Tracklist:
- Where Hides Sleep
- All Cried Out
- Such Small Ale
- All Signs of Life
- Can’t Say It Like I Mean It
- Fire
- Filigree
- The Impervious Me
- More
- Is This Love?
- Tongue Tied
- My Right Arm
- So Am I
- My Best Day
- World Without End
- This House
- Love Resurrection
- You Don’t Have To Go
There's also a tour.
2025 UK and IRELAND
16 Feb – Dublin, 3Olympia
17 Feb – Belfast, Waterfront Hall
20 Feb – York, Barbican
21 Feb – Manchester, Bridgewater Hall
22 Feb – Nottingham, Royal Concert Hall
24 Feb – Liverpool, Philharmonic Hall
25 Feb – Stoke-on-Trent, Victoria Hall
27 Feb – Birmingham, Symphony Hall
28 Feb – Cambridge, Corn Exchange
1 Mar – Ipswich, Regent Theatre
3 Mar – Sheffield, City Hall
4 Mar – Stockton, Globe
6 Mar – Gateshead, The Glasshouse
7 Mar – Buxton, Opera House
8 Mar – Reading, Hexagon
10 Mar – Brighton, Dome
11 Mar – London, Palladium
13 Mar – Bournemouth, Pavilion Theatre
14 Mar – Swansea, Arena
15 Mar – Bath, Forum
17 Mar – Southend, Cliffs Pavilion
18 Mar – Aylesbury, Waterside Theatre
20 Mar – Edinburgh, Usher Hall
21 Mar – Glasgow, Royal Concert Hall
22 Mar – Aberdeen, Music Hall
2025 EUROPE
31 Mar – Oslo, Norway: Sentrum Scene
1 Apr – Stockholm, Sweden: Göta Lejon
3 Apr – Hamburg, Germany: Grosse Freiheit 36
5 Apr – Antwerp, Belgium: De Roma
7 Apr – Amsterdam, Netherlands: Paradiso
8 Apr – Groningen, Netherlands: De Oosterpoort
9 Apr – Eindhoven, Netherlands: Muziekgebouw Frits Philips
11 Apr – Cologne, Germany: Carlswerk Victoria
13 Apr – Frankfurt Germany: Batschkapp
14 Apr – Berlin, Germany: Huxleys Neue Welt
15 Apr – Copenhagen, Denmark: DR Koncerthuset