Avenoir (album)
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| Avenoir | ||||
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| Released | 10 October 2025 | |||
| Genre | Pop[1] | |||
| Length | 40:54 | |||
| Label | Capitol | |||
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Avenoir is the third studio album by English singer-songwriter Calum Scott. The album was initially scheduled for release on 12 September 2025 through Capitol Records,[2] but was later delayed and released 10 October.[3]
Upon announcement, Calum said its title references John Koenig's The Dictionary of Obscure Sorrows, a word-construction that defines "avenoir" as "the desire that memory could flow backward". "Avenoir refers to how we move through life like a rower moves: always moving forward but facing backward, seeing where we've been, but not where we're going. The songs on this album speak to both regret and sorrow, and to undying love—a plea to live life to its fullest."[4]
The album will be supported with The Avenoir Tour across the UK, Europe, North America[5] and South Africa.[6]
Avenoir was executive produced by Scott's long-time collaborator Jon Maguire.[7] The album produced seven singles. In February 2026, Scott released a remixed, reimagined version of album track "Unsteady", collaborating with British rapper Aitch.[8]
Ryan Bulbeck from Renowned for Sound said "Avenoir is a quick and breezy pop record that sits firmly with its modern chart-topping contemporaries. There's nothing here to set Calum apart, but what's on offer here has been produced with a fine-tooth comb and presented with all the sheen expected from a singer of this calibre."[1]
Vera Maksymiuk from Riff Magazine rated the album 7/10 and said "The album reads somewhat like a love letter to the failures, successes, relationships, desires, dedication and work that's led Calum Scott to this point."[9]
Jo Forrest from Total Ntertainment said "The 14-song set showcases Calum's evolution as both a vocalist and songwriter, with an ambitious sonic palette that balances his signature soul-stirring ballads with groove-steeped romantic anthems." Forrest added "With his powerful voice and soul-baring song-writing Calum creates the kind of deeply resonant songs that are primed to become the soundtrack to our lives' most meaningful moments."[10]
Track listing
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Producer(s) | Length |
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| 1. | "Lighthouse" |
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| 3:11 |
| 2. | "At Your Worst" |
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| 2:47 |
| 3. | "Roots" |
| 2:43 | |
| 4. | "God Knows" |
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| 2:50 |
| 5. | "Unsteady" |
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| 2:17 |
| 6. | "My World" |
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| 3:23 |
| 7. | "Die for You" |
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| 3:06 |
| 8. | "One More Drink" (featuring Lauren Alaina) |
| Ben Johnson | 3:13 |
| 9. | "Peripheral Vision" |
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| 3:27 |
| 10. | "Lose Myself" |
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| 2:44 |
| 11. | "Gone" |
| Maguire | 2:59 |
| 12. | "Mad" |
| Maguire | 3:10 |
| 13. | "Avenoir" |
| Maguire | 1:26 |
| 14. | "I Wanna Dance with Somebody (Who Loves Me)" (with Whitney Houston) | 3:38 | ||
| Total length: | 40:54 | |||