Halsey Declares ‘Confessional Idea Album’ The Nice Impersonator

• Halsey has revealed the title of their fifth studio album
• The LP is titled The Nice Impersonator and can be a “confessional idea album”
• Alongside the announcement, Halsey shared a decades-spanning trailer the place they revealed that they thought “this album could be the final one” they ever made

Halsey has revealed their fifth studio album can be titled The Nice Impersonator.

On Tuesday, Aug. 27, the pop star — who makes use of she/they pronouns — shared a decades-spanning trailer saying her forthcoming, “confessional idea album.”

Because the teaser performs, Halsey confesses, “I actually thought this album could be the final one I ever made.”

The visible cuts to a collection of clips the place the “You Ought to Be Unhappy” musician, 29, sports activities retro clothes and hairstyles as they ponder who they could have been if they’d a profession throughout earlier time intervals.

“What if I debuted within the early 2000s? The ’90s? The ’80s? The ’70s?” the “Colours” artist wonders in a voiceover. “Am I nonetheless Halsey each time? In each timeline, do I nonetheless get sick? Do I grow to be a mother?”

Within the visible, Halsey cosplays artists consultant of various eras together with David Bowie and Britney Spears — the latter of whom they interpolated of their current single “Fortunate.”

The trailer additionally options snippets of unreleased songs from the three-time Grammy nominee that seize the aesthetic of various many years of music.

“If all of it ended proper now, is that this an individual you’d be proud to depart behind? Is it even you?” Halsey concludes.

The tip of the teaser options the caption: “‘The Nice Impersonator’ A Confessional Idea Album by Halsey.”

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Within the lead-up to the announcement of The Nice Impersonator, the singer/songwriter has shared three singles — “The Finish,” the aforementioned “Fortunate” and, most just lately, “Lonely Is the Muse.”

In June, in the future after releasing “The Finish,” Halsey shared an replace on Instagram about their well being, revealing that they have been affected by critical points.

“Thanks guys for the unbelievable quantity of affection for ‘The Finish’ and the assist you’ve proven me since its launch,” she wrote. “I notice everyone seems to be catching up with information I’ve held in for a really very long time, and I wasn’t positive how a lot I needed to share. You’ve all been so type so I need to share a bit extra.” 

They added: “In 2022, I used to be first recognized with Lupus SLE after which a uncommon T-cell lymphoproliferative dysfunction. Each of that are presently being managed or in remission; and each of which I’ll doubtless have in the course of my life.”

Final month, Halsey opened up about her hesitation with returning to the highlight.

In a Tumblr publish, the MaXXXine star shared her emotions about followers who’ve been adverse about her current return to music and have made her “remorse coming again.”

“My very own followers are arms down meaner to me than some other folks on the planet. Not talking for all of you, after all,” wrote Halsey. “However it was only a minority that had been terrible to me and now it looks like a majority have solely caught round to chime in often with their opinion of how a lot they hate me or how terrible I’m.”

She added that it is troublesome “to need to have interaction in an area that’s utterly devoid of any kindness, sympathy, endurance; or to be trustworthy human decency. Particularly after years of hiding from the interactions for worry that this EXACT factor would occur.”

“I don’t know man. I nearly misplaced my life,” Halsey mentioned, referring to their systemic lupus erythematosus and uncommon T-cell lymphoproliferative dysfunction analysis.