Louis Tomlinson is feeling sweet, but also a bit bitter. The former One Direction singer appeared to crank up the promo machine for his as-yet-untitled third solo album another notch on Tuesday (Sept. 23) when he dropped a 15-second teaser for the upcoming single “Lemonade.”
The song, due out on Tuesday (Sept. 30), is a soaring pop balloon, with Tomlinson singing, “She’s so bitter, she’s so sweet/ Lemonade, lemonade/ A little taste is all I need/ Lemonade,” over driving drums and a joyful arrangement. The accompanying peek at what looks like the music video, finds Tomlinson — his hair buzzed on the sides and grown out and shaggy on top — hanging out in a field in front of a towering stack of speakers and a rusted-out old car.
The singer has been busy lately teasing the follow-up to his 2022 sophomore LP, Faith in the Future, telling fans earlier this month that the untitled album is nearly complete. “Just sat listening to the new record and I’ve got a really really good feeling this time around!” he wrote on X at the time. “Can’t wait for you all to hear it!!”
Faith in the Future featured the singles “Bigger Than Me,” “Out of My System” and “Silver Tongues,” and debuted at No. 5 on the Billboard 200 album chart, while giving Tomlinson his first No. 1 on the UK albums chart.
At press time no title or release date have been announced for Tomlinson’s third LP, though he has some upcoming gigs where fans are hoping he’ll debut other new songs. In fact, when one commenter expressed frustration at the lack of information on the album earlier this month, Tomlinson teased, “or maybe I’m going to play something new at away from home,” following up with, “it’s about time isn’t it” and “Really really excited about it! Got a few surprises. Should be fun.”
Tomlinson will be among the headliners at the upcoming New York edition of his Away From Home Festival (Oct. 4-5) at Brewery Ommegang in Cooperstown, where he’ll appear alongside his personally curated list of fellow performers, including Lauv, Steve Aoki, Plain White T’s, Daya, Circa Waves, Pale Waves and others. He will also take part in BBC Radio 1’s Live Lounge Month on Oct. 29, where guests typically perform one of their own songs as well as a cover song.
Check out the “Lemonade” preview clip below.
