Michael Kiwanuka releases, FUDGE, his fifth album on 23rd October 2026 via Polydor Records.

The album was recorded in Southampton and Frome, with its release left pending for almost twelve months due to Michael’s ongoing battle with ill health which he addressed directly to his fans via soclal media.

With Michael’s blessing and his excitement and pride in the new project, FUDGE now receives its imminent release.

The record also marks a change in personnel behind the glass for the first time since his debut album (2012’s Home Again), with Michael taking the reins of its production rather than alongside his trusted collaborators Danger Mouse and Inflo. Michael took the initial studio recordings to producer Dom Monks (Laura Marling, Big Thief) and his long-standing strings collaborator Rosie Danvers to get the record completed.

FUDGE is the culmination of a particularly rich vein of creativity for Michael, and was written almost concurrently with the writing for 2024’s fourth album, Small Changes. FUDGE became a project in and of itself, without the bells and whistles of a ‘big’ studio but something altogether more homespun. It’s a gorgeous, evocative listen.

Tracklist:

LP 1
Summer Clothes
California
Just Another Moment
Drowning In Your Heart
Love In My Heart
Across The Sky
Stars
Move In My Direction

LP 2
You Sent Me Flying
Steve's Paradise
Sing
Swings and Roundabouts