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Nieve Ella talks new album ‘How Long Will It Take?’: “The world is crumbling day by day, so we might as well just be open and honest”
Nieve Ella has announced her debut album, ‘How Long Will It Take?’, and a UK tour for 2026. The alt-pop singer says the record confronts insecurity, mental health and the pressure of navigating adulthood, using candid songwriting to turn a difficult period into an ambitious, theatrical project.
Due for release on 16 October, the 11-track album follows three EPs and includes the singles ‘Drive’, ‘Bite Back’ and ‘Standing On A Pane Of Glass’. Ella, who is 22, said she had worked on the music for nearly two years and found the process therapeutic while receiving therapy, as it helped her understand and express how unwell she had felt.
In short
- Nieve Ella announces debut album and 2026 UK tour.
- The album explores insecurity, adulthood and mental health.
- ‘How Long Will It Take?’ arrives on 16 October.
Explained simply
Nieve Ella is an English alt-pop singer who built her early career through a series of extended plays, or EPs, before announcing her first full-length album. At 22, she is writing about the uncertainties of becoming an adult, including insecurity and mental health.
The album draws on a period when Ella says she was struggling and receiving therapy. She has described writing candidly about that experience as therapeutic, using music to make sense of how she felt.
The story matters as an account of how a young artist is shaping personal experiences into a larger musical project. It also places her first album in the context of the work she released before it.