Other is the ninth studio album by English singer-songwriter Alison Moyet, released on 16 June 2017, by Cooking Vinyl.
On the subject of the album and specifically the meaning of the title Other, Moyet stated, "For me, making a record at this age, lyrically, is a different proposition.
I no longer wish it were otherwise.”[13] In July 2013, Moyet revealed that she had begun writing new material for the follow-up to her eighth studio album, The Minutes.
[15] On 17 March 2017, Moyet and her team revealed the title of the album as Other, along with describing it as an 'intelligent, adventurous electronic pop,' co-produced by Guy Sigsworth.
On the song, Moyet states, "The Rarest Birds is a paean to LGBTQ, to Brighton, to coming out after the darkest nights into the arms of those that delight in your flight.