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Ben Rogerson

“I brought two speakers, keyboards and a vocal mic, and moved the dining table”: Producer Mike Sabath on starting Raye’s “outrageous” second studio album at an Airbnb in the mountains, and the “crazy” reaction to Where Is My Husband!

PARIS, FRANCE - FEBRUARY 15: Raye performs live on stage at Accor Arena on February 15, 2026 in Paris, France. (Photo by Kristy Sparow/Getty Images).

As we continue to count down to the 27 March release of Raye’s hotly anticipated second album - This Music May Contain Hope is the follow-up to 2023’s multi-award-winning My 21st Century Blues - one of the record’s key collaborators has been giving us a little insight into how it was made and what we can expect from it.

Already credited as the co-writer and producer of lead single Where Is My Husband!, it seems likely that Mike Sabath was involved in multiple tracks on the new album, and he recently spoke to Music Week about how the project began.

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