Amanda Shires will release her new album “Nobody’s Girl” on 26th September 2025 via ATO Records. The award-winning singer/songwriter/multi-instrumentalist makes a welcome and overdue return following up her widely acclaimed 2022 album “Take It Like A Man”. Produced by Lawrence Rothman, the new album explores themes of heartbreak and loss, resilience, self-discovery and empowerment. As Shires explains, “”Nobody’s Girl” is what came after the wreckage, the silence, the rebuilding. It’s about standing in the aftermath of a life you thought would last forever and realising no one is coming to save you.”
The 12-track record features Shires’ evocative vocals and signature fiddle playing set in well-crafted songs ranging from raw ballads to rock-infused anthems. It was recorded at Sound Emporium Studios in Nashville with Fred Eltringham and Julian Dorio on drums, Dominic Davis on bass, Peter Levin on keys, Zach Setchfield on guitar, and Rothman on guitar as well. Amanda also tracked at Rothman Recorders in Los Angeles, CA, with Jay Bellerose (drums), Pino Palladino (bass), Jimbo Hart (bass), Joe Kennedy (piano, guitar), and Rothman again on guitar. In addition to the fiddle, Shires can also be heard playing tenor guitar and ukulele.
Shires is a serial collaborator who has worked with the Texas Playboys toured with Rod Picott and collaborated with the likes of John Prine. Shires is the founder of The Highwomen – a supergroup she performs in alongside Natalie Hemby, Maren Morris and Brandi Carlile. She also joined with the late, great pianist and singer Bobbie Nelson on the album “Loving You” – a poignant collection of reimagined favourites of both artists.
You can pre-order “Nobody’s Girl” using this link.
Shires has simultaneously released ‘A Way It Goes’, the first single from the forthcoming record. The video for ‘A Way It Goes’ was directed by Taylor G. Kelly (Kelsea Ballerini, Brittney Spencer, Fitz & The Tantrums) and shot on location outside Nashville.
Produced by Rothman and co-written by Shires and Rothman, ‘A Way It Goes’ opens the album, taking the listener on “an intimately revealing and musically rewarding journey”. The track’s understated arrangement showcases Shires’ delicate vocals and vulnerable lyrics. She sings, “Spent a year looking inward and healing, made some new friends, don’t ask about the deep end. Even I couldn’t believe it when I felt my heart sprouting feathers and I caught myself dreaming again.”
