Yungblud‘s forthcoming music may be the most representative of his personality to date. Stopping by The Late Late Show With James Corden on Monday (March 28) to discuss his untitled third album, the rock musician — whose real name is Dominic Harrison — teased when the LP is scheduled to arrive and revealed that the new set of songs will get to the core of who he really is as a person.
“It’s gonna be [coming out] around the autumn leaves, this fall. I think it’s my third album. I’m like, ‘Wow, how did that happen?'” the “Parents” singer told the talk-show host. “When you have your third album, you kind of come into who you are as an artist. You really understand where you are. I’m not a kid anymore. I’ve been around the world seven times. I’ve met the most beautiful fans in the world. I’ve had ups, I’ve had downs, and I think the difference between this album as opposed to the last one was it’s really truly about me.”
He continued, “Having people say good and bad things, it isn’t this woe is me rockstar like, ‘Oh, everyone’s been mean to me on the internet’ thing. It’s like this reincarnation to being back to 15, being, like, ‘Some people don’t understand my intentions, don’t understand who I really am.’ And now I’m going to show it.” The yet-to-be titled project will serve as the follow-up to 2020’s Weird!, his sophomore release.
Yungblud most recently released “The Funeral,” which serves as a taste of what fans can expect from his forthcoming album. Detailing the inspirations for the song before taking the stage, he explained, “The song [is] called ‘The Funeral’ and everyone is like, ‘It’s about death,’ but it’s about life. It’s about owning everything you’re insecure about, because if I said it first, no one else can say it at all and then you become bulletproof.”
The 24-year-old singer then hopped on stage for a rollicking live rendition of “The Funeral,” passionately singing the lyrics with unbridled enthusiasm. “I’ve been dancing at my funeral/ Waiting for you to arrive/ I was hoping you’d look beautiful/ Dancing with tears in your eyes/ But nobody came, what a shame, shame, shame,” Yungblud belted during the chorus.
Watch Yungblud on Corden below.