
British Pop/R&B singer Raye has unveiled the track list to her highly anticipated second album, ‘This Music May Contain Hope.’ The 17-track album promises features from the singer’s family members and icons Hans Zimmer and Al Green, as well as a seasonal experience.
In an Instagram post, the singer shared a photo of herself holding a journal with the track list written in pen, along with drawings and brackets which explain the album’s four-act structure. This homespun reveal cements itself as a Raye tradition—in 2023 the singer revealed the track list of her debut album in the same fashion.
‘This May Contain Hope’ presents itself as a concept album, based around an emotional journey throughout the four seasons. Beginning in Autumn and ending in Summer, each season represents one act and contains four songs, with the exception of Summer which will have five.
Exciting collaborations were revealed with the songs: ‘Click Clack Symphony’ will feature Oscar-winning composer Hans Zimmer; and ‘Goodbye Henry’ will feature renowned Hall of Fame soul singer, Al Green. These are two impressive features to score on an artist’s second album. But Raye is also keeping this project close to her heart with contributions from three of her family members. ‘Fields’ will feature her ‘Grandad Michael,’ a songwriter in his own right. And track 15, ‘Joy’ will feature Raye’s younger sisters, Abby-Lynn Keen and Laura Keen, known by their respective stage names of Absolutely and Amma. The three sisters have appeared together professionally multiple times: on the cover of Flaunt magazine as well as on the Graham Norton show, and performing together at the 2025 Jingle Ball.
Raye’s second album has marked itself as a family project since the beginning. The runaway lead single, ‘Where Is My Husband!’ saw a contribution from the singer’s grandmother, Agatha Dawson-Amoah, who delivered the now famous line, “Your husband is coming.” She is listed in the album’s eclectic cast of characters as ‘Gramma.’ A portion of the album’s entire cast can be seen in the sneak peak at the vinyl gatefold shared by the singer in her Tuesday evening Instagram post. The collaborators listed previously are visible there, as well as four of the album’s co-producers: Mike Sabath, Tom Richards, Chris Hill and Pete Clements.
Also in the post, the singer included a note that said “to the mean person who leaked my tracklist you rlly suck (big thumbs down)” as the singer gave the camera a displeased double thumbs-down. But despite leaks, fans have been eager to share their enthusiasm over these album details, now revealed on the singer’s terms.
One fan on X says, “THIS ALBUM WILL BE EVERYTHING AND MORE TRUST!!!!” While on Reddit, one user said they were particularly excited about the contributions from Al Green and Hans Zimmer and the album was “about to be right at the top of my Spotify wrapped.”
Raye is currently on her This Tour May Contain New Music Tour which is set to next land in the US and Canada at the end of the month. True to the tour’s name, she has already given a great deal of her second album’s songs their live debut. Fans have commented on ‘Joy,’ ‘Click Clack Symphony,’ ‘Beware.. The South London Lover Boy’ and ‘Skin & Bones’ as being early favourites.
The album releases 27 March 2026. Until then, in her Instagram post, Raye suggests fans “choose their season” and “claim their title.”
The full track list for ‘This Music May Contain Hope’
1. ‘Intro: Girl Under the Grey Cloud’
2. ‘I Will Overcome’
3. ‘Beware.. The South London Lover Boy’
4. ‘The WhatsApp Shakespeare’ 5. ‘Winter Woman’
6. ‘Click Clack Symphony (featuring Hans Zimmer)’ 7. ‘I Know You’re Hurting’ 8. ‘Life Boat’
9. ‘I Hate The Way I Look Today’
10. ‘Goodbye Henry (featuring Al Green)’
11.‘Nightingale Lane’
12. ‘Skin & Bones’
13. ‘Where Is My Husband!’
14. ‘Fields (featuring Grandad Michael)’
15. ‘Joy (featuring Amma & Absolutely)’
16.‘Happier Times Ahead’
17. ‘Fin’
