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The writing has been on the wall since September. Before then, really. She’s promised one album and four singles so far that have never materialized Jack seemed off when talking about Lasso last year. Outside of her IG post, she hasn’t even uttered the words “the right person will stay” in an interview. Other than a 14 month old 30 second (snoozefest) snippet, we haven’t heard a note of music from this project. It’s time to pack it uppppp.
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Why would she want to release music she made 5+ years ago (lasso) when she’s had such a personal shift in the last year (mizz dufrene). Some of those songs could be about Sean and other situations she has long moved past and doesn’t want to revisit. I bet she’s still working, still writing and living her new swamp life. But no way she’s releasing an album this summer. Fall maybe.
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Stagecoach is our next goal post. I think we have 3 possibilities. Pick your poison. 1. She puts out a single in the next couple of weeks prior to Stagecoach. 2. She debuts a new song at Stagecoach and releases it as a single soon after the performance. 3. She performs her usual setlist at Stagecoach with a few country duets and doesn’t say a word about the album or new music. If Stagecoach comes and goes with no news on music then it’s safe to say TRPWS has officially been cancelled.
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Indio, CA @ Stagecoach - April 25th, 2025
BethDufreneOnTheBayouByYou replied to Elle's topic in 2025 Performances
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Before the NFR cover dropped, everyone was predicting she’d recreate a Norman Rockwell painting. Instead, she gave us something completely original - an iconic portrait that feels like her version of Americana in the same spirit as Rockwell, but through her own lens. That cover is 2019 - right before everything changed - and one of the best album covers ever, in my opinion. If the new album really is southern gothic or country inspired, I’m hoping she captures that same magic again. Not something super literal, but a cover that evokes the whole world of the album without spelling it out. Ever since NFR, she’s been circling this whole idea of staying true to herself — her heart, her art — no matter what anyone else expects from her. It feels like she closed the book on that chapter with Ocean Boulevard, like she finally worked through everything weighing on her and let it all out. If this new album really is her going back to the basics — like she teased in the Fenway Park song — with stripped-back production, a focus on melodies and simpler songs, I wonder if it’ll feel like a bit of a reset. Not a reinvention, but a fresh start. A return to the purest version of herself. And if that’s the energy of the music, I hope the cover follows suit — something understated but haunting, the way only she can do it.
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And even these facts will probably change. The cover will most likely be professionally shot. I could see her adding 1-3 songs if she’s actively working on the album. I’ll be shocked if Henry ends up being the lead single. She’s had 12+ months to release him and has been reluctant for whatever reason. She released Venice Bitch, a 9 minute single she knew her management team would question, 11 months before releasing NFR. She’s the captain of this glass ship. She could have put Henry out at any point this last year but hasn’t her radio silence after announcing TRPWS four months ago makes me even more confident he’s a boring snooze fest even she has lost interest in.