Morrellium

Morrellium is the second solo album of New Zealand singer-songwriter Kirsten Morrell, released on 24 July 2026. The album marked Morrell's return as a solo artist, following her debut album Ultraviolet released in 2010. It also includes contributions from Geoff Maddock and Ben King, members of her former band Goldenhorse, which has been on hiatus since 2007. The album was originally slated for release in 2024, but was delayed multiple times. In September and November 2023, the singles "Strawberry Fool" and "Harry" were released, respectively. Morrell also performed two further songs from the album live; "Avignon", which was released in October 2024, and "Wishin' and a Hopin'" which later became "Hoping & Wishing. In June 2025, the single "Buddha" was released in anticipation of the album's expected release by the end of 2025, before it was delayed again to 2026. Morrellium was digitally released in July 2026 on Bandcamp and streaming platforms, and received positive reviews. From Wikipedia (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Morrellium) under Creative Commons Attribution CC-BY-SA 3.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/...)