Perimenopop is the eighth studio album by British singer and songwriter Sophie Ellis-Bextor. It was released on 12 September 2025, through Decca Records, marking her first album with the label. The album was preceded by the release of six singles: "Freedom of the Night", "Relentless Love", "Vertigo", "Taste", "Dolce Vita" and "Stay on Me".

Perimenopop was met with widespread critical acclaim, with music critics highlighting Ellis-Bextor's artistry, and overall performance, as well praising the album cohesion, and fusion of disco and pop genres. Commercially, the album charted within the top ten in Scotland, and the United Kingdom, becoming her highest-charting effort in over a decade in the latter, since Wanderlust (2014).

After the release of her seventh studio album Hana, Ellis-Bextor announced plans to return to her early pop sound with a tentative album titled The Invisible Line. In late 2023, following the release of the film Saltburn, her 2001 single "Murder on the Dancefloor" re-entered international charts, reaching its original peak at number two on the UK Singles Chart and charting in the United States for the first time. By the end of 2024, it was the year's best-selling single by a female artist in the UK. During this period, Ellis-Bextor signed with Universal Music Group to release her eighth studio album, and released the album lead single, "Freedom of the Night", accompanied by a music video directed by Sophie Muller, which served as a continuation of "Murder on the Dancefloor".

On 9 May, it was announced that Ellis-Bextor's eighth studio album would be titled Perimenopop, a wordplay on "perimenopause" and "pop," reflecting the stage of life she is in while creating pop music. She commented that she had previously felt when she was younger that she might not be able to continue working in the pop genre as she get older, but noted that attitudes have changed with younger generations. Ellis-Bextor stated: "I actually think a lot of my kids' generation don't care what age you are, they just want to have good music." According to the album's press release, Perimenopop is "a playful celebration" of her current life and music career. The album was promoted as the record Ellis-Bextor was "meant to make," marking a confident return to her established dance-pop style. In a social media post, Ellis-Bextor said about the album:

“I’ve been singing for 30 years now – i know! – and throughout my career I’ve been lucky enough to happily play with many music genres, but my heart beats the fastest for pop. This album is a celebration of that relationship. In fact, it’s a celebration of lots of things, including being the age I’m at and still having so many adventures and so much fun!”

— Ellis-Bextor on her new album, via Melodic Magazine

The album features production by Karma Kid, James Greenwood, Jon Shave, Kid Harpoon, Baz Kaye, Finn Keane, Richard Stannard, Duck Blackwell, Chris Greatti, and Luke Fitton, with additional production by Ellis-Bextor's husband and the Feeling bassist, Richard Jones. During the making of the album, Ellis-Bextor collaborated with a variety of singers and songwriters from dance, and pop genres, including Clementine Douglas, MNEK, Jin Jin, Julia Michaels, Nile Rodgers, Shura, Sigrid, and Selena Gomez.

The album spawned six singles. "Freedom of the Night", released on 18 October 2024, served as the album lead single. It was followed by "Relentless Love" and "Vertigo" as the second and third singles in 2025. "Taste" was released as the fourth single on 9 May, alongside the album's announcement. "Dolce Vita" was issued as the fifth single on 25 July. A day before the album's release, on 11 September, "Stay on Me" was released as the album sixth single, accompanied by a music video directed by Sophie Muller.