"I've been working on this one since the same time as 'Plus'. Every year I write a song that will go on it.
"So I have about six, seven at the moment," Sheeran says.
The British singer, whose latest track "Shape of you" has become a worldwide hit, says he is taking a different musical direction this time, reported Femalefirst.
"It's not necessarily experimental but I do not think there will be any hot radio songs on it this time. It's a very acoustic record," the 26-year-old says.
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