Ed Sheeran recently took to social media to announce that he has a forthcoming new album. Sheeran said the title of the new record will be “-.” Read as ‘subtract,’ the title continues his decade-long mathematical album series that began with 2011’s “+,” 2014’s “x,” 2017’s “÷” and 2021’s “=.” On Instagram, Sheeran wrote: “I had been working on Subtract for a decade, trying to sculpt the perfect acoustic album, writing and recording hundreds of songs with a clear vision of what I thought it should be.” He continues, “then at the start of 2022, a series of events changed my life, my mental health, and ultimately the way I viewed music and art.” The “Photograph” singer then shared these events tincluding being told that his pregnant wife had a tumor, his best friend’s sudden death and his recent experience in court where he defended his “integrity and career as a songwriter.” “I was spiraling through fear, depression and anxiety. I felt like I was drowning, head below the surface, looking up but not being able to break through for air.” The songwriter mentioned that the new album is his “way of making sense of it” all. Sheeran concluded his post by writing, “for the first time I’m not trying to craft an album people will like, I’m merely putting something out that’s honest and true to where I am in my adult life.” “This is Subtract.” " -" will arrive on May 5 under Atlantic Records.