come anticipate Miranda Lambert's new double album The Weight of These Wings

this woman is an all-time genius

What a wonderful album this is.

Yup, very much so.

Pink Sunglasses one of my alltime favorite songs now & yeah the whole album is terrific.

new song is incredible

meanwhile “bluebird” has basically become one of her biggest songs ever... she’s not going away, and the industry hasn’t left her behind. i never get tired of hearing it either, it’s pretty close to a perfect song. “i turn pages all the time / don’t like where i’m at, 34 was bad / so i just turned to 35” ... been thinking about this one a lot lately

i will also ride hard for wildcard ... it’s kinda self evidently inferior to its two predecessors but completely stands on its own two feet to me. i still play it all the time ... “tequila does” is my favorite song ever written

pretty beautiful, this new song. intrigued about the album.

i never got around to giving wildcard a spin but i def should. honestly, might as well revisit the weight of these wings lol

she put out a song w/ elle king recently, i wasn't feeling it much but maybe it'll grow on me as/if i hear it more

wait, what's the new song??

https://images.app.goo.gl/Gp3QijuBjwrjTwyt8

Announcing The Marfa Tapes
A project by Jack Ingram, Jon Randall and me. Recorded in Marfa, TX. They’re raw. You can hear the wind blowing, the cows mooing... We wanted you to feel like you were right there with us, sitting around the campfire, escaping the world, disappearing into the music. The first song “In His Arms” is out now. Full album arrives May 7th.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LUrukGC8TQA

These three wrote "Tin Man" together, btw

i whittled wildcard down to ten songs and i listen to it all the time. a very underrated album

i love Wildcard

Looks like the Marfa Tapes is digital/vinyl only so far, which surprises me a little.

heard it a few hours ago, it's nice.

Is he playing in some house band in Dallas?
Is he breaking horses in San Anton?
Is he all alone in the neon light?
I wish I was in his arms tonight

Is he praying for rain out in West Texas?
Is he lost in the Marfa lights?
Is he out there looking for me
Wishing I was in his arms tonight

perfect lyrics

These three wrote "Tin Man" together, btw

oh wow, excellent to know

and more importantly they wrote “tequila does”

“in his arms” is exactly the kind of simplicity that i think is really hard to get right & she just fkn nails it like it came to her all in a dream or something

she does it a lot & it never stops being impressive

<3 miranda! so much!

new song is great

"use my heart" once again casually destroying me today

New Marfa Tapes single up on streaming platforms. "Tin Man."

Also here's the vinyl preorder link, fyi
https://store.mirandalambert.com/collections/the-marfa-tapes/products/the-marfa-tapes-vinyl

3rd single out

https://open.spotify.com/track/3u0MjJXsTyTJnpK9H7LeKA?si=b8bc8bd44c694100

Another song, "Anchor":

https://ml.lnk.to/themarfatapes

“Homegrown Tomatoes” off the Marfa album is the funniest thing, I love it so much

whole album is an excellent mood, really feels like you are sitting right next to them

yesss

I wondered if Homegrown Tomatoes was going to be a cover of Guy Clark's tune but instead it's just a fun reference to him in the chorus.

FYI, they're live streaming the Marfa Tapes film on Facebook rn. It will be available for 24 hours.

very nice rainy day album

VegemiteGrrl spot on. This feels really special. Listened to it a bunch this weekend and caught most of the film. The lead singles were nice, but you put this on and it's a whole vibe. Intimate and awfully rough around the edges, but also somehow manages to sound like more than a demos or an acoustics collection. I love the mix of traditional and contemporary country tunes, and the track order/pacing is superb.

Loving everything I've heard so far

I was wary of falling in love with the idea of the album, but I think it really stands up as a nice collection of songs. With its own outtakes included. “In His Arms” is on my song of the year list.

i didnt realize how badly i want to get messy drunk around a campfire til i listened to this album like ten times over the weekend

Homegrown tomatoes crosses over to cheesiness in a way that Guy Clark does for me as well. enjoying the album though

the "Semi-Charmed Life" hook tho

I like the way Miranda references Jolene to show who's the boss to Geraldine

the "Semi-Charmed Life" hook tho

― So who you gonna call? The martini police (Alfred, Lord Sotosyn), Tuesday, May 11, 2021 8:16 AM (two hours ago) bookmarkflaglink

yeah, this won me over

Anchor sounds like an uncle Tupelo song. I love it

it’s really good; it’s so tender but so painful

xp otm

I sing the chorus of “I don’t like it” in my head about a dozen times day

it's a whole vibe. Intimate and awfully rough around the edges, but also somehow manages to sound like more than a demos or an acoustics collection

Yeah, it's remarkable... I can't think of another album with this particular feel (although I'm sure they're out there).

they don't really sound alike but the conceit reminded me of cowboy junkies trinity session

"She's a little instigator" is a great line.

Miranda sounds a little embarrassed (for good reason) when one of the guys shouts "Ándale!" when she finishes singing "Tequila Does."

Lambert is quietly putting together one of the all-time great singer/songwriter careers

she's already the best working singer-songwriter

she's inarguably top five or so

i never knew much of her backstory except that she was on Nashville Star

Miranda was on the new episode of that Dave Grohl show on Paramount Plus “Cradle to the Stage” with her parents & her parents are something else! throwing in with her completely, her Dad taught her to play guitar, toured with her for her first 4 years, her Mom was her first manager … and they were private investigators, not like they were raking in huge cash to start with… it was pretty amazing to see all the hard work they all collectively put into her career (her included).. just laid out like that. Really moving.

it all comes out in the wash!

oh yeah, her parents are characters. Worked for Paula Jones's lawyers. Lots of weird and fun anecdotes in this article:

https://www.countryliving.com/life/entertainment/a43217/miranda-lambert-parents-private-detectives/