Courtney Marie Andrews has announced details of a new album, “Valentine“, which will be released on 16th January 2026 via Thirty Tigers. Apparently written during a period of profound endings and new beginnings, the ten-song collection finds the Nashville-based, Phoenix-born musician “transforming limerence into luminous strength“. Recorded to tape at Valentine Recording Studios in Los Angeles, it is being promoted as Andrews’ most sonically explorative record yet, seemingly radiating with resilience as she traces the terrain between ache and renewal.
“This is a record in pursuit of love,” she says, “But love, it turns out, is a lot more than I gave it credit for.” Across these tracks, Andrews sought to capture both the fragility and ferocity of human connection, and she appears to have been unflinching and vulnerable in her pursuit. “I was in one of the darkest periods of my life, and songs were the only way I could reckon with it,” she adds.
The latest single, ‘Keeper’, is a tender exploration of what it means to be chosen, and to choose someone in return. “One night over dinner, I asked my friend Kate if I was a keeper,” says Andrews. “This question prompted a heartbreaking conversation, followed by writing an entire song over a bowl of pasta. Our ultimate landing was that everyone is a keeper if they’re truly in love.” On the track, Andrews is joined by the album’s co-producer, Jerry Bernhardt (Ron Gallo, Yola), on twelve-string acoustic guitar, bass, Juno 60, and mellotron, alongside drummer Chris Bear of Grizzly Bear. Listen to it below.
Last month, Andrews offered a preview of the record with ‘Cons and Clowns’ – a commentary on the times we’re all living in. The new music arrives on the heels of Courtney’s second collection of poetry via Simon & Schuster this summer, “Love Is a Dog That Bites When It’s Scared” -furthering her work as an accomplished multidisciplinary artist across three different mediums: music, poetry, and her work as a visual artist. Her most recent studio projects were 2022’s “Loose Future” and 2020’s “Old Flowers,” which earned her a Grammy nomination for Best Americana Album.
Andrews has played a string of solo shows in the UK, with one to come this weekend, before returning with her full band through February and March in support of the new album’s release.
“Valentine” Tracklist:
1. Pendulum Swing
2. Keeper
3. Cons & Clowns
4. Magic Touch
5. Little Picture of a Butterfly
6. Outsider
7. Everyone Wants to Feel Like You Do
8. Only the Best for Baby
9. Best friend
10. Hangman
Courtney Marie Andrews 2025/2026 UK Tour Dates
9th November – Sessions Arts Club, London
20th February 2026 – Brudenell Social Club, Leeds
21st February – Whelan’s, Dublin
22nd February – Gorilla, Manchester
23rd February – Saint Luke’s, Glasgow
25th February – Hare & Hounds, Birmingham
26th February – Islington Assembly Hall, London
27th February – The Lantern, Bristol
28th February – Chalk, Brighton
