Alice Costelloe releases ‘How Can I’ as final preview of debut album
Alice Costelloe has released her new single ‘How Can I,’ offering the final preview of her debut album Move On With The Year, out February 6, 2026, via Moshi Moshi Records.
London-based singer-songwriter Alice Costelloe shares ‘How Can I’ as a revealing moment from the forthcoming record. The new single moves lightly on honeyed harmonies and tambourine shakes while addressing a central emotional tension that runs through the album. Musically, the track strikes a balance between warmth and restraint, pairing a skipping, melodic arrangement with lyrics that convey both affection and unresolved complexity. Produced by Mike Lindsay in his Margate studio, the song reflects the album’s broader approach to blending intimate songwriting with carefully layered art-pop textures.
Costelloe admits:
“So much of my childhood I had this feeling that something wasn’t right, but I just couldn’t put my finger on it. My dad was so different: he’d fall asleep mid-sentence with a lit cigarette in his mouth, he couldn’t be woken up no matter how much you tried, and when he wasn’t sleeping he’d take us on strange, and in retrospect, insanely dangerous adventures.”
Speaking further about the release of the single, Costelloe adds:
“When I was finishing the song, I read a quote from Feist where she said, ‘When you say something or sing something enough times, it becomes a self-fulfilling prophecy – it’s almost like casting spells.’ It made me think about what it would feel like playing songs full of sadness, night after night, and whether those were the spells I wanted to be casting. So I added the line ‘I am good, I’m enough, I’m surrounded by love’. I know it’s unbearably cheesy, but I wanted a moment in the set that could counteract some of the darker parts of the record and manifest something more positive.”
‘How Can I’ is available now to stream on all platforms.
We’ve covered Alice Costelloe previously: ‘Anywhere Else,’ ‘Move On With The Year,’ ‘If I Could Reach You,’ ‘My Whole Life,’ ‘When It’s the Time,’ and ‘So Neurotic.’
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