Robbie Williams’ new album is inspired by his wild Britpop days with Oasis and rocky new track is dropping in days

IT’S back to the future for Robbie Williams.

The British chart-topper will today announce his first studio album in almost a decade — and brand new track Rocket, which is out on Friday.

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Bizarre can exclusively reveal that Robbie’s 13th record is aptly called Britpop — harking back to his love of the Nineties.

It’s set for release this autumn, and the Rock DJ singer says this is the album he has wanted to make for three decades.

Rather than being a return to his electronic days of Rudebox, the new record is more rock-focused.

But there’s still a smattering of pop in there for good measure.

And judging by the album’s first track, Rocket, this is his rockiest offering ever.

Robbie said: “I set out to create the album that I wanted to write and release after I left Take That in 1995.

There’s some ‘Brit’ in there — and there is certainly some ‘pop’, too. I’m immensely proud of this as a body of work and I’m excited for fans to hear it

Robbie

“It was the peak of Britpop and a golden age for British music.

“I’ve worked with some of my heroes on this album.

“It’s raw, there are more guitars and it’s an album that’s even more upbeat and anthemic than usual.

“There’s some ‘Brit’ in there — and there is certainly some ‘pop’, too.

“I’m immensely proud of this as a body of work and I’m excited for fans to hear it.

“I also can’t wait to perform a song or two from it on my upcoming ‘Britpop’ tour — which I’m opening in the UK, naturally.”

In a world-exclusive first listen, Bizarre’s Jack has already heard Rocket and is happy to report it has everything you could ever want from a Robbie tune.

In fact, you can just picture Rob on stage strutting about to the — dare we say it? — Oasis-inspired track.

Featuring Black Sabbath legend Tony Iommi on guitar, the rock ’n’ roll-style song has an anthemic chorus which will no doubt go down a storm on Rob’s upcoming stadium tour, which kicks off next week in Edinburgh.

But good luck trying to learn the verses to the single, which travel as fast as the speed of light.

The new album’s cover art is also classic Rob.

It shows a picture of him at Glastonbury Festival in 1995 — with bleach-blond hair, red Adidas jacket and a tooth missing — as if the image were on display in an art gallery.

I set off with a flute full of champagne and a pocket full of cocaine, ready to get insane in the membrane, and I went to Glastonbury to begin what I didn’t know was to be the start of my new life

Robbie recalling that infamous Glasto trip

In a playful dig at eco-protest group Just Stop Oil, two demonstrators in bright orange “Just Stop Pop” T-shirts can be seen ambushing the artwork, as one throws pink paint over it and another snaps the damage on their phone.

Recalling that infamous festival trip to Somerset’s Worthy Farm — during which he very much cut loose — Robbie has previously said: “I set off with a flute full of champagne and a pocket full of cocaine, ready to get insane in the membrane, and I went to Glastonbury to begin what I didn’t know was to be the start of my new life.

“When I was there, I hung out with this lot [Oasis].”

He might not be quite as rock ’n’ roll these days — but the music certainly is.

Welcome back, Robbie.

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