Adam Lambert talks "darker, bittersweet" new album The Original High

Adam Lambert has opened up about his new album The Original High.

The former American Idol star said he wanted to help people "face their s**t" with his new collection, which is due out later this year. 

"[The album is] dance-y but bittersweet, and the lyrics are a little darker [than they have been, previously]," he told Notion Magazine.

Adam Lambert in the new issue of Notion Magazine

"I've done the more bubblegum stuff, I've done the camp stuff, and now I want to encourage people to face their shit. I want to show them the part of me that's not all polished or [still part of] the 'pageant on TV' thing – I want it to be real, you know?”

On approaching his third studio album, he explained: "The music industry is so crazy, competitive and focused, and after the Trespassing album I kind of had to stop and ask myself 'why am I doing this? What do I want? Who am I? What am I about?' and just re-examine at everything.

"I finally became more grounded about all of the fame stuff; it's not freaking me out anymore."

Lambert premieres his new single Ghost Town on April 21. Read our first listen review of the track.