Having holed in Austin’s legendary Arlyn Recording Studios to distill her Lone Star coming of age, Miranda Lambert has officially announced her ninth album, “Postcards From Texas,” set to drop on September 13th. Following the songs “Wranglers” and “Dammit Randy,” the latest single “Alimony,” which is available now on all major streaming platforms.
“Alimony,” is a fiery track that captures Lambert’s signature blend of wit and honky tonk fun. “We were out in my barn; I was showing Shane and Natalie the horses, and I asked if he had any other titles,” Lambert recalls. “He said he had one, and I was like, ‘What is it? Because your last one was ‘Looking Back on Luckenbach,’ which I didn’t think you could top. He said, ‘Well, ‘If you’re gonna leave me in San Antone, remember the Alamo-neeeee…’’ Natalie and I were like, ‘Alright, Shane! Stop showing off.’”
Lambert continued, “We went back to the house and got the guitars, and I specifically was like, ‘I want a shuffle, man.’ I love to shuffle so much, and this record needed a shuffle! I knew I wanted one in my set, because I haven’t done one in a while – and everybody loves a shuffle.”
“Alimony” draws on Lambert’s childhood experiences, adding a humorous twist to a serious topic. “My parents were private investigators in Dallas, Texas, who worked a ton of divorce cases in highfalutin parts of town, so this wasn’t hard to write. I’d heard about it my whole life. And once we had the line – If you’re gonna leave me in San Antone, remember the alimony – we were off! We used every Texas metaphor we could come up with on purpose; we wanted to take something kind of shitty and put some humor back in it. I mean, the guy gets out pretty easy if all he does is move back in with his mom.”
“Postcards From Texas” will be out everywhere on September 13th; fans can pre-save it here.
