Actual Life (April 14 – December 17 2020) is the debut studio album from British producer Fred Gibson under the stage name Fred Again.
[1] The composition of the album involves short clips from various sources, such as YouTube videos and FaceTime conversations,[2] layered with synthesizers.
The album revolves around the COVID-19 pandemic and was an outlet for Gibson to explore "a year of finding love and mourning its loss".
[3] The album was preceded by Actual Life, a five-track extended play released initially on May 15, 2020 featuring one song present on this album, and extended mixes of "Adam" and "Me".
[4] On Apple Music, the EP has a release date of June 12, 2020 and also includes "Marnie (Wish I Had U)".