Becky Hill released her third studio album, REBECCA, on Friday 13 November. The record brings guitars and alternative influences into the British singer’s dance sound, with house and drum and bass still part of the mix. It follows a run of singles including More! More! More!, Changes and l0st the pl0t, and arrives between two stretches of small UK shows.
The title uses Hill’s given name. In the opening track, she recites its meaning, which gives the record a thread to follow through songs about what ties people to a partner, a job or an idea of success. Official Charts includes the album in its 13 November new releases, describing it as a record about the tension between desire and self-preservation.
How Becky Hill brings guitars onto the dance floor
Polydor’s release notes place guitar music alongside the electronic sounds that have shaped Hill’s career. The album notes on Apple Music point to records by Blur, The Prodigy and Pendulum as teenage influences. Pendulum’s Rob Swire also co-produced daddy’s range rover, while The Heritage Orchestra contributes elsewhere on the record.
Those credits give some idea of how far the album ranges. The orchestra appears on the closing track of the digital edition, while Apple’s notes name dance producers Punctual, SIDEPIECE and PARISI among the contributors. The running order leaves room for both ends of that spectrum, from the pressure to keep working in More! More! More! to the devotion at the centre of everything / nothing.
l0st the pl0t was the last single preview before release. Kazi Magazine’s report on the single says Hill first performed it on her 2024 UK arena tour. Hill said in the release notes that it grew out of conversations with other musicians about juggling touring, work and time away from family. For fans who heard it on that tour, the album puts the song alongside other tracks that address the demands of the same career.
From club collaborations to a record under her own name
Hill reached number one on the UK singles chart with Oliver Heldens on Gecko (Overdrive) in 2014, after charting with Wilkinson on Afterglow. Her debut studio album, Only Honest on the Weekend, reached number seven in 2021, while Believe Me Now? reached number three in 2024, according to her Official Charts history. Between those two albums, she won the BRIT Award for Dance Act in both 2022 and 2023.
In a Guardian interview ahead of the release, Hill recalled discovering drum and bass as a teenager and talked about writing more directly about work and social pressures as she entered her thirties. The combination of those subjects and those early influences helps explain why REBECCA sounds like a look back at the music she grew up with and a record about the work she does now.
Where to hear the album and see Hill live
The digital album is listed at 14 tracks, while Polydor’s CD listing gives a 12-track running order. Rough Trade lists the album on CD, black vinyl and red splatter vinyl. Hill’s official site also gathers the videos for several of the singles and lists the next live appearances.
The November shows continue at hmv Empire in Coventry on Tuesday 17 November, Oxford’s Academy on Wednesday 18 November and Bristol’s Thekla on Thursday 19 November. Further ahead, Dreamland in Margate has confirmed a 24 July 2027 date with Hill and her live band, and Newmarket Racecourses lists her for 13 August. Before those festival-season dates, the official site lists New Century Hall in Manchester on 1 December and the Liquid Room in Edinburgh on 2 December. Those shows extend the album’s first run of live dates beyond the November stops. The summer bookings then give listeners in Kent and Suffolk two chances to see her with the new album out.
