Noah Cyrus announces sophomore studio album I WANT MY LOVED ONES TO GO WITH ME

Noah Cyrus has shared details of her forthcoming sophomore album I WANT MY LOVED ONES TO GO WITH ME.

Set for release on 11th July via RECORDS/Columbia, I WANT MY LOVED ONES TO GO WITH ME was co-produced by Cyrus alongside long-time producers PJ Harding and Belfast native Mike Crossey, and features special guests Blake Shelton, Fleet Foxes, Ella Langley and Bill Callahan.

Steeped in Americana, indie folk and country music, Cyrus’ second album boasts a dynamic palette, mixing hushed vocals with full-throated declarations of personal independence, all tied together by gorgeous instrumentation - pedal steel, banjo, dulcimer, mandolin, cello and acoustic guitars - to frame the singer’s voice.

“For a long time, I couldn't really trust in my own choices. I had to learn how to make decisions for myself and make that transition into adulthood,” Noah Cyrus, now 25, says. “But I've found who I am, I know who I am, and this record shows what I had inside me all this time. This album is me.”

The Nashville-born artist pays homage to her family on this record in ways both subtle and overt throughout the album. ‘Don’t Put It All On Me’ was written for Cyrus’ brother Braison, and features vocals from Robin Reckinold of Fleet Foxes, Braison’s favourite band. She also brings to life the very first song her father, Billy Ray Cyrus, ever wrote, ‘With You’.

“My dad is one of my biggest influences,” Cyrus says. “He turned me on to so many great songs and artists. My musical inspirations came from somewhere, and more often than not, it’s been him.”

There’s also a nod to her father’s influence in ‘I Saw the Mountains’, a tale of communing with beauty in nature. “The harmony between people and the earth is really taken for granted,” she says. “My dad taught us from an early age to connect with nature and the animals that inhabit it.”

Those themes — of family, of nature — pair effortlessly with Noah and Crossey’s immersive interpretation of country music. They tip-toed around the genre on Noah’s full-length debut, 2022’s The Hardest Part, but throw themselves headlong into its sounds on I WANT MY LOVED ONES TO GO WITH ME.

“I want this album to offer fans a sense of comforting, peaceful nostalgia,” Cyrus concludes. “That’s something that I feel so heavily when I listen to music. We all want to connect with our past while also being aware of the present moment. Music does that for me, and this collection of songs was made with that in mind. I want to evoke that feeling of a comforting friend that a song can be — and allow us all to heal.”

I WANT MY LOVED ONES TO GO WITH ME is available to pre-save and pre-order here.

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