Michelangelo Dying Last updated October 17, 2025
2025 studio album by Cate Le Bon
Michelangelo Dying Released 26 September 2025 (2025-09-26 ) Length 43 :18 Label Mexican Summer Producer Pompeii (2022)Michelangelo Dying (2025)
"Heaven Is No Feeling" Released: 3 June 2025"Is It Worth It (Happy Birthday)?" Released: 22 July 2025"About Time" Released: 3 September 2025
Michelangelo Dying is the seventh studio album by Welsh singer and producer Cate Le Bon . It was released on 26 September 2025 by Mexican Summer .
Background and recording The album was made between Hydra , Cardiff , London , and Los Angeles . The album was finished in the Joshua Tree desert. [ 1]
Le Bon revealed the album was meant to come out a year earlier in 2024, but felt too sick and exhausted after a break-up. Le Bon described the album as: "realising you’ve completely abandoned yourself in the throes of this all-encompassing love. The breakup was always like an amputation that you don’t really want, but you know will save you". [ 2]
Packaging The album's packaging and imagery was inspired by artist Colette Lumiere 's installation "Recently Discovered Ruins of a Dream", which depicts a woman lying in a chamber draped in fabric, while mirrors line the floor. Le Bon said: "That’s what I really wanted the record to feel like, you can roll up your sleeves and take something on, then you have a rest, because something is resolved." [ 2]
The picture in the centre of the album cover depicts Le Bon "drowning", surrounded by mirrors. [ 2]
Critical reception According to the review aggregator Metacritic , Michelangelo Dying received "universal acclaim" based on a weighted average score of 88 out of 100 from 14 critic scores. [ 4]
Track listing Title 1. "Jerome" 4:06 2. "Love Unrehearsed" 4:14 3. "Mothers of Riches" 4:34 4. "Is It Worth It (Happy Birthday)?" 5:47 5. "Pieces of My Heart" 3:39 6. "About Time" 3:30 7. "Heaven Is No Feeling" 3:48 8. "Body as a River" 4:30 9. "Ride" (featuring John Cale ) 3:53 10. "I Know What's Nice" 5:20 Total length: 43:21
Personnel Credits adapted from Tidal . [ 15]
Cate Le Bon – vocals, synthesizer, production (all tracks); guitar (tracks 1–8, 10), bass guitar (1–5, 7–10), percussion (8, 10) Samur Khouja – production, mixing , engineering Heba Kadry – mastering Valentina Magaletti – percussion (1–9), drums (2, 5) Euan Hinshelwood – saxophone (1–5, 7, 9, 10) Paul Jones – piano (1–5, 8, 10) Dylan Hadley – drums (1, 3, 4, 6, 7, 9) H. Hawkline – vocals (8) John Cale – vocals (9) References ↑ Murray, Robin. "Cate Le Bon Announces New Album 'Michelangelo Dying' " . Clash Music . Retrieved 3 June 2025 . 1 2 3 Snapes, Laura. " 'The breakup was like an amputation that saves you': Cate Le Bon on healing from heartache and her heavy new album" . The Guardian . Retrieved 1 September 2025 . ↑ "Michelangelo Dying by Cate Le Bon Reviews" . AnyDecentMusic?. Retrieved 16 October 2025 . 1 2 "Michelangelo Dying by Cate Le Bon Reviews and Tracks" . Metacritic . Retrieved 16 October 2025 . ↑ Thomas, Fred. "Michelangelo Dying – Cate Le Bon" . AllMusic . Retrieved 26 September 2025 . ↑ Bannikov, Igor (22 September 2025). "Cate Le Bon – Michelangelo Dying | Reviews" . Clash . Retrieved 26 September 2025 . ↑ Hill, Eric (23 September 2025). "Cate Le Bon's Craft Comes Alive in Heartbreak on 'Michelangelo Dying' " . Exclaim! . Retrieved 26 September 2025 . ↑ Wilkinson, Roy (October 2025). "Cate Le Bon: Michelangelo Dying". Mojo : 81. ↑ Hogwood, Ben (25 September 2025). "Cate Le Bon – Michelangelo Dying | Album Reviews" . MusicOMH . Retrieved 26 September 2025 . ↑ Small, Sam (25 September 2025). "Cate Le Bon Searches For Truth and Solitude On Michelangelo Dying " . Paste . Retrieved 16 October 2025 . ↑ Bloom, Madison (30 September 2025). "Albums: Michelangelo Dying – Cate Le Bon" . Pitchfork . Retrieved 16 October 2025 . ↑ Curran, Shaun (October 2025). "Cate Le Bon – Michelangelo Dying ". Record Collector . p. 130. ↑ Dolan, Jon (24 September 2025). "Cate Le Bon Hits an Avant-Pop Peak" . Rolling Stone . Retrieved 26 September 2025 . ↑ Martin, Piers (15 August 2025). "Cate Le Bon – Michelangelo Dying (Mexican Summer)". Uncut . No. 343 (October 2025). Yalding, Kent, England: Kelsey Media . p. 31. ISSN 1368-0722 . ↑ "Michelangelo Dying / Cate le Bon / Credits" . Tidal . Retrieved 14 August 2025 . ↑ "Top 100 Rock & Metal Albums de la semaine 40, 2025" [ Top 100 Rock & Metal Albums of Week 40, 2025] (in French). Syndicat National de l'Edition Phonographique . Retrieved 6 October 2025 . ↑ "Official Scottish Albums Chart Top 100" . Official Charts Company . Retrieved 4 October 2025. ↑ "Official Albums Sales Chart Top 100" . Official Charts Company . Retrieved 4 October 2025 . ↑ "Official Independent Albums Chart Top 50" . Official Charts Company . Retrieved 4 October 2025.
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