Lola Kirke Announces Upcoming Album With Hypnotic New Single 'Hungover Thinkin''

It's only January and Lola Kirke already has so much in store for fans in 2025.

First comes the release of her debut book, Wild West Village, the memoir-in-essays arriving Jan. 28. Following that project, she will appear in director Ryan Coogler’s forthcoming film, Sinners, as well as unveil a brand new album.

Titled Trailblazer, the album, produced and co-written by Grammy-winner Daniel Tashian, will drop on Mar. 21 and, much like her book, will be flush will personal stories and offer a brilliantly personal glimpse into the depths of the multi-hyphenate star.

“I wrote a lot of this album while writing my book, sitting in a trailer between scenes of a movie I was acting in, in which my character was covered in fake blood, which I don’t entirely recommend as it’s very sticky,” Kirke shares of the process of bringing Trailblazer to life.

She explains how Tashian was instrumental in the endeavor, nudging her out of her insecurities and acting as a steady guide toward the ultimate vision.

“Daniel and I would write something like 'Bury Me in New York City,' the last track on the record, where I sing about the city the way a lot of country songs sing about one street towns, and then I’d get all anxious it wasn’t country enough," she offers. "But Daniel had the vision. He was like ‘This album is gonna be a little bit country, and a little bit rock n’ roll.’ And I was like ‘Like Donnie and Marie Osmond?’ And he was like ‘No. Like you!’”

She adds: “He wouldn’t let me sing in a southern accent anymore which I guess is a good thing because I don’t really have one. I love the voice I discovered hiding underneath it.”

That voice can be heard throughout her hypnotic new single 'Hungover Thinkin'', a first taste of Trailblazer and all that's still ahead for the Country Curious artist.

She first shared 'Hungover Thinkin'' last Spring during an appearance at C2C Festival in London. She introduced the song with a bit of a joke followed by a heartfelt statement, telling the crowd, “I know I've been playing music a lot live recently, because I can finally put the guitar on over my cowboy hat and it doesn't fall off. I'm growing, learning. This song feels apt because it's a Sunday morning at a music festival. I can tell you are very hungover right now. I see one person in sunglasses inside. This song's for you."

The weepy country opus is an anomaly, a melancholic delight that will have listeners revisiting those hazy nights when drinks flowed and absurdities ensued.

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