Shawn Mendes: 'I'm settling into the type of artist I want to be'

Musician Shawn Mendes will unveil his new album 'Illuminate' on September 23 and he has revealed that it's putting him at "the best point of my career yet".

Chatting to the Huffington Post recently, Mendes explained that he is incredibly proud of this album and he believes it will allow him to become the type of artist he has always aspired to be:

“I think, for me, it’s been the best point of my career yet. I feel like I’ve had a moment to settle into the type of artist I want to be. The album came together beautifully. I think I’ve never been as proud of a piece of art in my life... I think the fans will walk away feeling really happy about it.”

As previously reported, he also confessed that there's a strong sense of cohesion that runs through the record: “It’s so much more done by me. For 90 percent of the songs, I was standing by the producer the entire song… People are going to feel that cohesiveness throughout the album. The stories are more mature. The concepts are so much more deep.”