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Having fulfilled his major label record deal in 2021, Tom Odell began to look ahead to a new era, a new way of working, and embarked on an independent new chapter of his career in which he reclaims control and takes back the reins of his artistry. Now an independent artist, free from the constraints of a major label and armed with a newfound sense of freedom, Odell has stripped things back. He says, "I feel so free, so liberated to be an independent artist. There's a huge amount of relief in this music, of just getting to do exactly what I want to do."

With focus taken off hooks and songwriting strategy, Tom has created an environment where listeners can sit with the music and breathe. Inspired by a Rick Rubin quote on the importance of applying rules to yourself, he put that into practice, limiting himself to creating music using just his voice and his piano. The result is a work of minimalist beauty, comprising just Tom's voice, a piano and the occasional creak of a stool, to form what is not just Tom's rawest and most honest album to date with its profound songwriting and masterful piano, but a body of work of which Tom is immensely proud. He adds, "One year ago, almost exactly to the day, I set myself the challenge to write and record an entire album using only my voice and my piano with absolutely nothing else. I found myself digging deeper than I ever have before both with my words and piano playing. I am so proud of the way this record has turned out and I really cannot wait for you all to hear it."

Best Day Of My Life takes Tom to some frank and painful places. On "Enemy" he discusses his ongoing battle with anxiety, and "Just Another Thing That We Don't Talk About" narrates his inherited tendency to suppress his own feelings. The album also features the already-released title track "Best Day Of My Life," one of the most poignant songs he's ever written, tackling the emotional peaks and troughs of being alive and experiencing moments of euphoria following bouts of sadness; "Sad Anymore," a beautifully delicate and haunting track and a bittersweet moment of self-reflection that see's Tom question his own happiness; and "Flying:))," an elegant and mellow expression of despair.