Michael Kiwanuka Announces New Album FUDGE

Michael Kiwanuka will release his fifth album, FUDGE, on October 23, 2026, through Polydor Records. The 12-track LP was recorded in Southampton and Frome. Kiwanuka began developing the material while working on Small Changes, and FUDGE was created alongside sessions for Small Changes in 2024.

FUDGE is the first album produced without Danger Mouse and Inflo, with Kiwanuka taking the lead on production. The album includes the songs Summer Clothes, California, Drowning in Your Heart, Across the Sky, Stars, Sing, and Swings and Roundabouts. The track Love in My Heart is seven minutes long and emerged after a planned session was abandoned to start improvising.

Kiwanuka stated that the title FUDGE reflects an idea he finds playful and childlike in terms of creativity. The cover artwork for the album was created by illustrator and animator Stevie Gee.