Lewis Capaldi Set to Work on New Songs Following 2025 Creative Rut

Lewis Capaldi has admitted he’s been in a "creative rut" this year but plans to head into the studio in January.

The Scottish singer-songwriter released a four-track EP called Survive in November, marking his first new music since his 2023 album Broken By Desire to Be Heavenly Sent. He had taken an extended break from music to focus on his mental health and manage his Tourette’s Syndrome, following a challenging performance at Glastonbury in 2023.

Capaldi, 29, made a successful return to Emily Eavis’ music festival at Worthy Farm in Somerset this summer, but he has revealed that writing new songs has not come easily in recent months. He is set to start working on a new batch of music in January.

Speaking on the Australian radio show Carrie and Tommy, he said: “I haven't written a song since March of this year, I haven't picked up a guitar, or written anything new. I was finding myself in a bit of a creative rut.

"In January, well next month, I've got some studio time booked in and that'll be the first time I'll have got back to making stuff.”

Describing how he approaches songwriting, he added: “It depends. Sometimes I have songs which are melodies that I record into my phone. Other times I'll have lyrics sitting around on my phone for ages.

"It depends, sometimes it's music and melody, sometimes it's a lyric or something hanging around."

Capaldi also opened up about how he managed his nerves during his Glastonbury comeback, revealing he “banned everyone from backstage,” including his parents, to prevent anyone else’s anxiety from affecting him.

He said: “I was nervous, but I wasn’t anxious. I’ve changed how I see things in my head. It’s not a situation of ‘I have to do this,’ but a situation of ‘I get to do this!’ I banned everyone from backstage – my parents, my management – I don’t want anyone’s anxious energy getting on top of me. After the gig, everyone can come back on stage. So, I felt nervous, but I didn’t feel it was going to be an issue, whereas the time before at Glastonbury, I knew something was going to go wrong.”

Capaldi insists that his life has improved significantly thanks to the medication he takes to manage his Tourette’s tics and anxiety, as well as weekly therapy sessions.

He said: “I take aripiprazole, which helps with my general anxiety and my tics. I go to therapy every week. Luckily, I feel alright. It’s therapy and a mix of medication, and trying not to rot in my bed and my house for too long.”