Madison Beer wants to 'surprise' her fans with new album

Madison Beer likes to "take people by surprise" with her music as she explains why she wanted her new album to have a "retro" sound.

Madison Beer

Madison Beer likes to "take people by surprise" with her music.

The 24-year-old singer has recently released her second album 'Silence Between Songs' and explained that she was trying to allow her fans to go on a journey that was "intricate and a little weird" as they listened to the record.

She told British Vogue: "I mean, I think that people maybe have an idea of me, or of the music that I make... I’ve spoken to people, even in the industry, who assume that I make one type of music, and then they listen to it and realise it’s different from what they thought. I do like to do things that take people by surprise. And I think I’ve always gravitated towards songs that take you on a journey, that are intricate and a little weird and change things up as they go along. And that’s what I was really trying to do with the album as a whole."

The 'Home to Another One' songstress went on to add that with her sophomore album, she wanted things to have a more "retro" sound and she wanted her fans to be able to associate each track with a particular era in music history.

She said: "The [retro production] was definitely a huge factor. To me, that was super important. I mean, as you can see from what’s behind me [she gestures at wall of records], I’m a very big fan of music from every decade. And I think music that really stands the test of time is what I’ve been drawn to most, and so I wanted to capture the essence of that. I definitely did want someone to pick up the record and be like, What year is this from? That was kind of the goal."