Nao announces third album with title-track "And Then Life Was Beautiful"

New single "And Then Life Was Beautiful" follows last month's "Messy Love" track, and will feature on Nao's third album alongside previous outings "Antidote" featuring Adekunle Gold and Lianne La Havas collaboration "Woman".

And Then Life Was Beautiful will be Nao's first album since 2018's Mercury Prize and Grammy-nominated album Saturn, and will include new collaborations with serpentwithfeet and Lucky Daye.

Nao says, "Life isn’t perfect; we still go through ups and downs, but it can be beautiful as a whole. I do think it’s a hopeful album, in an honest way – it’s not shiny or all ‘isn’t this great!’ and ‘party party party.’ But it’s hopeful in that through every rough patch, every dark patch or struggle we always come out again. That’s what life is. You keep going. But most of all you try and step into a place of gratitude so that you can see life in all of its beauty."

Tracklist:

1. And Then Life Was Beautiful
2. Messy Love
3. Glad That You’re Gone
4. Antidote (feat. Adekunle Gold)
5. Burn Out
6. Wait
7. Good Luck (feat. Lucky Daye)
8. Nothing’s For Sure
9. Woman (feat. Lianne La Havas)
10. Better Friend
11. Postcards (feat. serpentwithfeet)
12. Little Giants
13. Amazing Grace