Folk supergroup I’m With Her have announced their return this Spring with a stunning new record entitled “Wild and Clear and Blue”, which is out on 9th May 2025 via Rounder Records. The all-star trio comprises multi-GRAMMY winners (7 wins, 31 nominations collectively) Sarah Jarosz, Aoife O’Donovan, and Sara Watkins. The album was recorded in New York at both The Outlier Inn in the Catskills and The Clubhouse in Rhinebeck. “Wild and Clear and Blue” was produced by Josh Kaufman—a member of Bonny Light Horseman and multi-instrumentalist, songwriter, arranger and producer who’s worked with Bob Weir and The National— and mixed by D. James Goodwin.
The result is the long-awaited sophomore album from a close-knit alliance of musicians, each graced with a deep understanding of folk tradition and a track record for expanding its possibilities. The group’s first album led to a GRAMMY nomination, wins at the Americana Music Association Awards and International Folk Music Awards, as well as top spots on the Billboard Bluegrass Albums and Folk Albums charts (where it remained charting for 7 months). The band has previously announced a short run of European shows including a gig at the Barbican, London on 29th May 2025 for which tickets can be found here.
Alongside today’s album announcement is the release of ‘Ancient Light’, the first single and album opener of “Wild and Clear and Blue”. “Ancient Light” is a tender meditation on ancestral ties and cycles of life, adorned with a lavish instrumental section featuring Watkins’ layering of fiddle and cello and Jarosz on lead vocals.
Of the track, the band says: “We started playing around with this riff in a Silverlake bungalow in October of 2022. We were still at the beginning of writing this album, and as these images of joyful melancholy floated towards us, we found ourselves reaching for them in a free-flowing way that felt wholly new to us, yet completely natural. This song is a journey, and (producer) Josh Kaufman encouraged us to open the song up and let it breathe. ‘Ancient Light’ sets the tone for the entire album, communing with our past and future selves.”
The pre-save / pre-order link for “Wild and Clear and Blue” can be found here. With ‘Ancient Light’, I’m With Her shares an incredible music video, full of self-recorded behind-the-scenes footage from the making of “Wild and Clear and Blue”.
