Lucinda Williams Announces New Album ‘Stories From A Rock n Roll Heart” and Shares New Single

Beloved songwriter and performer Lucinda Williams has announced her newest album, Stories From A Rock n Roll Heart, which features big names like Bruce Springsteen and Angel Olsen.

The album, which is set to drop on June 30, also features the new single, “New York Comeback,” which Williams has shared this week. The song features backing vocals from Springsteen and Patti Scialfa.

Williams, a three-time Grammy Award winner, turned 70 earlier this year. She is also set to release her long-awaited memoir, Don’t Tell Anybody The Secrets I Told You, on April 25.

Though there is much to celebrate, Williams has been going through a tough time as of late. In 2020, a tornado damaged her home in Nashville, followed (two weeks later) by the beginning of the COVID lockdown. Later that year in November, Williams suffered a stroke that partially impaired some of her motor skills on the left side of her body, forcing her to learn to walk again and taking away her ability to play the guitar. 

According to a press statement, “Since the beginning of her celebrated four-decade career, Williams has always written her songs using the guitar. With that capability halted, she had to alter her songwriting process and lean on those close to her for help fulfilling her vision. She began writing collaborations with her husband/manager Overby, which was first documented on her twice Grammy-nominated 2020 album Good Souls Better Angels.”

Wiliams joined forces with Jesse Malin, who co-wrote three tracks on the album. Check out the album’s tracklist and Williams’ new song below.

Stories from a Rock n Roll Heart Track Listing (w/Guests)

1. Let’s Get The Band Back Together
(Backing vocals: Margo Price, Jeremy Ivey, Siobhan Maher Kennedy, Buddy Miller, Sophie Gault)

2. New York Comeback
(BV: Bruce Springsteen & Patti Scialfa)

3. Last Call For The Truth

4. Jukebox
(BV: Angel Olsen)

5. Stolen Moments

6. Rock N Roll Heart
(BV: Bruce Springsteen & Patti Scialfa)

7. This Is Not My Town
(BV: Margo Price)

8. Hum’s Liquor
(BV: Tommy Stinson)

9. Where The Song Will Find Me

10. Never Gonna Fade Away

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