Singer,  songwriter,  producer, and director Wesley Joseph today releases his long-awaited 13-track debut album Forever Ends Someday, out now via Secretly Canadian. A fully realised and deeply cinematic body of work, the album brings together the emotional and sonic universe Joseph has been carefully weaving across recent years — a world defined by introspection, atmosphere, and instinctive storytelling. LISTEN HERE.

Alongside the album’s release, Wesley also unveils a brand new single and accompanying video featuring longtime collaborator and childhood friend Jorja Smith, a standout moment that captures the project’s emotional core in vivid detail. Shot in their hometown of Walsall, the visual returns Joseph to his roots, grounding the collaboration in a place that has shaped both artists’ histories. Cinematic in scope yet intimate in feeling — juxtaposing the rawness of midlands life with expansive shots of Walsall’s surrounding greenery. There’s a real sense of movement and intimacy that mirrors the track’s emotional undercurrent; the rolling hills and quiet residential moments lend the film a reflective, almost dreamlike quality.

Across Forever Ends Someday, Joseph expands on the immersive palette heard in previous singles, including ‘Pluto Baby‘— his BBC Radio 1 Hottest Record — as well as ‘If Time Could Talk‘ and ‘Peace Of Mind’ (ft. Danny Brown). These tracks offered early entry points into the album’s unfolding world, with almost all of the singles paired with striking, self-directed visuals that underscored Joseph’s singular, cinematic approach. From modernist architecture in Paris to fleeting moments across London streets, the visuals have consistently blurred the line between realism and abstraction as a throughline.

“‘July’ was written during a difficult time for me but equally a time where I felt really thankful for the things that I do have. Just as the song started making sense and I knew what it was about – Jorja text me. It was scary timing because in that moment I knew this was our song. We recorded her vocals back home in Walsall after a day catching up in the sun reminiscing and dreaming, talking about growing up, how much everything’s changed and how far we’ve come. It was a really special thing to be sat with one of my oldest friends having a 360 moment on record”. – Wesley Joseph

Wesley also recently announced a run of UK/EU tour dates, tickets are on general sale now at the link here.  A full list of upcoming live dates can be found here, spanning Paris, Amsterdam, Berlin, Manchester, London, Birmingham and Brighton.

Forever Ends Someday maps a personal timeline, drawing from childhood memories, teenage turbulence and the present moment to create scenes that shift between the real and the surreal. Throughout the record, Joseph explores the pull of nostalgia, the weight of emotional change, and the fleeting beauty of the passing of time. The music occupies a space between honesty and escapism, fusing stark realism with dreamlike, expressive production.

Across the album, Joseph draws from an array of influences that have shaped his artistic DNA: soul and R&B that soundtracked his upbringing, the omnipresence of rap, and the alternative electronic and psychedelic records discovered during hours spent online as a teenager. Rather than fitting within one genre, the record merges these touchpoints into a cohesive, instinctive sound – raw, cinematic, and resolutely forward-thinking. His voice moves fluidly between understated soul, poetic rap, and textured melodic delivery, unified by an emotional through-line that runs across all 13 songs.

Forever Ends Someday was crafted between London, Walsall, Los Angeles, and a remote mountainside studio in Switzerland, closely created with an accomplished team including Nicolas Jaar (The Weeknd,Mustafa, FKA Twigs), Harvey Dweller, Tev’n, A.K. Paul, Al Shux, Ryan Raines, and Romil Hemnani (Brockhampton). The process was deeply intuitive, favouring in-the-room experimentation and organic arrangement over rigid structure, which results in a record that breathes with spontaneity while maintaining a refined, deliberate sense of craft.

Since his emergence with 2021’s ULTRAMARINE, Joseph has built a reputation as one of the UK’s most forward-thinking new artists. The debut project earned critical acclaim across the music and fashion worlds — from The FADER, GQ, i-D, Pigeons & Planes, Vogue. 2023’s follow-up GLOW only cemented his reputation, hailed as a bold, world-building project that blurred the boundaries between alternative R&B, rap, and soul. Joseph has collaborated with the likes of A. K. Paul, Dave Okumu, Leon Vynehall, JoyOrbison, childhood friend Jorja Smith and Loyle Carner (he appeared on the Mercury Prize shortlisted “hugo” and supported on a sold-out tour through the UK). Beyond this, he has since taken his captivating live show global, having embarked on a headline North American tour and delivered a triumphant sold-out London headline show at KOKO.

Following intimate early listening sessions — including a special first-play event at London’s Hideout — and a run of sold-out live shows, including the BBC 6 Live Music Festival, Joseph now steps into this new chapter with Forever Ends Someday fully realised: a debut album that captures the complexity of growing up, looking back, and moving forward, all at once.