Mimi Webb has made a career out of pairing skyscraper-high vocals with songs that connect on both sides of heartbreak. With her second full-length album Confessions, the British pop star opens the door wider than ever before. The record was written and produced between London and Los Angeles and pulls no punches as Webb leans into themes of heartbreak, empowerment, and self-discovery.

She explains, “I dug deep and figured out what I want to say not just as an artist, but as a person. I decided to be brutally honest. It’s easy to be like, ‘Everything is wonderful’ even when there’s so much happening behind the curtain. I wanted to open up and scream, ‘This is who I am!’”

That rawness runs through the singles leading into the release. “Love Language” welcomed us back in June, with Webb admitting, “The sound and aesthetic around it is so new and different for me and I can’t wait to bring people along for this new creative journey.” The Meghan Trainor collaboration “Mind Reader” added a playful spark, while the ballad “You Don’t Look at Me the Same” revealed what she calls “the most vulnerable song I’ve ever released,” a track written from the perspective of a child watching two people drift apart.

Confessions follows Webb's 2023 debut Amelia, which entered the UK Albums Chart at No. 4 and featured fan favorite “House on Fire.” Before that, Webb introduced herself with the Seven Shades Of Heartbreak EP, home to Top 15 singles “Good Without” and “Dumb Love.” Along the way, she has built a global audience with more than a billion streams, sold-out tours, and appearances at festivals from Reading and Leeds to Lollapalooza.

The early critical response points to a breakthrough moment. Clash called the project “a fearless new era, dripping in honesty and scale,” while Dork praised “You Don’t Look at Me the Same” as “gut-wrenching in its simplicity, the sound of Webb finally letting her guard down.”

Throughout its twelve tracks, Confessions feels like the album where Mimi Webb stops holding back. The pop sheen remains, but underneath it is an artist ready to tell the truth at full volume.