Before Elton John has even sung a note on his 37 th studio album, Who Believes in Angels?, his fans’ spirits will be soaring. The slow-building two-minute prelude to opening track, The Rose of Laura Nyro,

In February, just days after the 2025 Grammys, Elton John and Brandi Carlile announced they had recorded a collaborative project, Who Believes in Angels?, along with contributions from John's longtime lyricist Bernie Taupin and hit producer Andrew Watt.

With Watt and Taupin, the pair wrote and recorded the album at Los Angeles’ Sunset Sound Studios over a three-week period, joined by a core band composed of Chad Smith (Red Hot Chili Peppers), Pino Palladino (Nine Inch Nails, Gary Numan and David Gilmour) and Josh Klinghoffer (Pearl Jam, Beck).