Keaton Henson announces new album 'Versions'

Keaton Henson has announced the release of Versions, an 11-track album of re-imagined and re-recorded versions of songs from across his catalogue. Released on December 11, 2026 via Play It Again Sam, the track listing was born out of a simple request by Henson to his fans which songs they would want him to revisit and re-record in his older, more experienced voice. Drawing together a circle of regular collaborators from across the worlds of folk, rock, classical and orchestral, musically, it led to more polished and perfected versions of the chosen older tracks.

Henson has also shared both Prayer and Comfortable Love from the album. Talking about ‘Prayer he said:

"When talking to Erik at the Stockholm Session Orchestra about which tracks to work on with them, this one pretty much came up instantly, obviously the original has a heavy leaning towards an orchestral sound at the end, but is mostly very stripped back before that, letting the silence and quiet carry the weight of what I was exploring. But I was interested to see what happened if we elevated it with a grander sound throughout. I think the result is really interesting and felt a bit like borrowing someone else’s hands to lift up the words that I felt not strong enough to carry when I first wrote them.

He added about Comfortable Love:

"This was one of those songs I never felt I got right when recording the original version for Kindly Now, but if I’m honest it’s just one of those many songs I put out and never looked back at. And by the time of making Versions I had pretty much forgotten it existed. But when it came up a few times in suggestions from fans I looked back at it and really wanted to have another look at it from a different angle, less abrasive and more from a simple more folk approach, and for me this new sound counters the snark of the lyrics, and taps more in to the melancholia I was feeling at the time.”

Listen to Prayer and Comfortable Love here: keatonhenson.ffm.to/prayer-comfortablelove

Pre-order the new album Versions here: keatonhenson/versions

TRACKLIST

1. Prayer (feat. Stockholm Studio Orchestra)
2. No Witnesses
3. Self Portrait (feat. Stockholm Studio Orchestra)
4. 10am Gare du Nord
5. The Pugilist (feat. Stockholm Studio Orchestra)
6. Comfortable Love
7. You (feat. Dorry Macaulay)
8. Late To You
9. You Don’t Know How Lucky You Are (feat. Stockholm Studio Orchestra)
10. To Your Health (feat. Hinako Omori)
11. If I’m To Die