BRANDI CARLILE’S HIGHLY ANTICIPATED NEW ALBUM RETURNING TO MYSELF OUT TODAY
OFFICIAL MUSIC VIDEO FOR “HUMAN” DEBUTS
EXTENSIVE “THE HUMAN TOUR” CONFIRMED WITH ARENA SHOWS ACROSS NORTH AMERICA, THE U.K.
AND EUROPE
24 OCTOBER 2025 (TORONTO, ON) — 11x Grammy Award-winner Brandi Carlile’s highly anticipated new album, Returning To Myself, is out today via Interscope Records/Lost Highway. Stream/purchase HERE. The official music video for the new song, “Human,” also debuts today, directed by Floria Sigismondi. Watch/share HERE.
Her eighth studio album and first solo project in four years, Returning To Myself was produced by Carlile, Andrew Watt, Aaron Dessner and Justin Vernon, and finds Carlile looking inward, reflecting backward, and ultimately, returning home after spending the last few years pouring herself into collaborations with musical icons and legends.
Carlile shares, “Today is the day. My favorite album is yours now…No one really returns to themselves alone. Returning to myself is just returning me to you. And that’s the only thing I want to do.”
“Brandi Carlile is a once in a generation artist whose pen knows no bounds,” Watt says. “I am constantly blown away by her songwriting, producing, fearless approach and other worldly voice. She is a true leader, and I feel so lucky to have made this album with her. This is her best collection of songs on one album yet!”
Additionally, Dessner shares, “When Brandi came to visit me at Long Pond last year after completing years of work with Joni Mitchell and Elton John, we were both in times of transition. The most interesting music can happen when you feel lost in the woods and that’s exactly what happened. I’m so grateful Brandi trusted me to find herself in these songs. Along the way, I got to work with Brandi’s legendary bandmates Phil and Tim Hanseroth and the incredible Andrew Watt, who is now a friend and collaborator, and my best friend Justin Vernon joined us to sprinkle his inimitable magic. I couldn’t be more proud and honored to be a part of it.”
Already receiving widespread attention, Carlile recently spoke with The New York Times, who praises, “It has the luster and confidence of an artist realizing her prime, finding memory and maturity in the lyrics.” Carlile will also return to NBC’s “Saturday Night Live” on November 1 as musical guest for the fourth time.
Critical acclaim for Returning To Myself:
“After two decades of extensive collaborations and accolades for her music that blends folk,
alt-country, rock and Americana, she’s stripped back again for the great Returning To Myself.”
—Associated Press
“It’s a record about navigating the second half of life with fortitude and not fear; and how the best way to do that is to remember where we came from, and who we got there with.”
—Rolling Stone
“Gorgeous”—Billboard
“For an artist already established as one of her generation’s brightest songwriters, this represents another significant evolution”— Rolling Stone U.K.
“A pearl from the new queen of Laurel Canyon…it never sounds less than gorgeous”—MOJO
“It’s a record of reinvention and rediscovery, filled with songs unlike any Carlile has made before, often leaning into her singer-songwriter side but painting with a different sonic palette”
—The Seattle Times
“An album full of warmth and humanity”—The London Standard
“Honesty, honor, humanity... it’s all in there. And it’s all presented with a vocal approach—main and backing—that has incredible, thoughtful nuance, both from song to song and within the same.”—Record Bin Radio
“It’s beautifully and articulately rendered”—Glide
“Brandi Carlile’s music has always been rooted in supreme talent…a fantastic record”
—RIFF Magazine
In addition to Carlile, Watt, Dessner and Vernon, the album features her longtime bandmates Phil and Tim Hanseroth and SistaStrings (Monique and Chauntee Ross) as well as Josh Klinghoffer, Chad Smith, Matt Chamberlain, Dave Mackay, Rob Moose, Blake Mills, Mark Isham and Stewart Cole.
In celebration of the new music, Carlile will return to the road next year with “The Human Tour,” including arena shows across North America, the U.K. and Europe. Newly confirmed stops include New York’s Madison Square Garden, Inglewood’s Kia Forum, Boston’s TD Garden, Minneapolis’ Target Center, Toronto’s Scotiabank Arena, London’s The O2, Dublin’s 3Arena, Paris’ La Seine Musicale and Amsterdam’s AFAS Live among many others. See below for complete tour itinerary.
As always, paid members of Carlile’s Bramily community are given the first chance to purchase tickets. Visit bramily.com to become a paid Bramily member prior to Sunday, October 26 to be included in the Bramily pre-sale beginning Tuesday, October 28 at 10:00AM local for all dates across North America, the U.K. and Europe.
American Express is providing Card Members access to Amex Presale Tickets™ for shows in North America, available for purchase HERE starting Tuesday, October 28 at 1:00PM local time before the general public on-sale, while supplies last. Terms apply. This is one of the many entertainment benefits American Express Card Members can access across the arts, theater, sports and music through Amex Experiences™.
In the U.K. and Europe, fans who pre-order Returning To Myself by Monday, October 27 at 6:00PM local time will receive pre-sale access starting Wednesday, October 29 at 10:00AM local time.
Tickets for shows across North America, the U.K. and Europe will be available to the general public beginning Friday, October 31 at 10:00AM local time. Please visit brandicarlile.com for more information.
Carlile is an Oscar-nominated and 11x Grammy Award-winning singer, songwriter, performer and producer, 2x EMMY Award-winning composer, lyricist and writer, #1 New York Times Bestselling author and activist, who is known as one of music’s most respected voices. Throughout her acclaimed career, Carlile has released eight studio albums including Who Believes in Angels?—the universally critically acclaimed collaborative album with her childhood hero, Elton John—which debuted at No. 1 in the U.K. and top 10 in the U.S.
Additionally, Carlile continues her work as a renowned producer with recent Grammy Award-winning projects from Joni Mitchell and Brandy Clark. She also produced and recorded a rendition of Indigo Girls’ “Closer To Fine” with her wife, Catherine, which was included on Barbie The Album as well as a version of “Home,” which was featured in the final season of “Ted Lasso.” She received her first Oscar nomination in the Original Song category in January 2025 for “Never Too Late,” a track written alongside Elton John, Bernie Taupin and Andrew Watt for the Disney+ documentary of the same name, on Elton’s life and career.
Beloved by her peers, Carlile has collaborated with artists such as The Highwomen, Soundgarden, Sam Smith, Alicia Keys, Hozier, Noah Kahan, Jacob Collier, P!nk and Dolly Parton. Carlile was named OUT Magazine’s 2023 “Icon of the Year,” awarded Billboard’s Women In Music “Trailblazer Award,” CMT’s Next Women of Country “Impact Award” and NMPA’s 2023 Songwriter Icon Award and received multiple recognitions from the Americana Music Association. On top of being a musician and writer, Carlile is a founder of the Looking Out Foundation, which has raised over $8 million for grassroots causes to date. Carlile lives in rural Washington state with her wife and two daughters, Evangeline and Elijah.
RETURNING TO MYSELF TRACKLIST
1. Returning To Myself
2. Human
3. A Woman Oversees
4. A War With Time
5. Anniversary
6. Church & State
7. Joni
8. You Without Me
9. No One Knows Us
10. A Long Goodbye
BRANDI CARLILE CONFIRMED TOUR DATES
on-sale next Friday, October 31 at 10:00AM local time
February 10—Philadelphia, PA—Xfinity Mobile Arena*
February 12—Boston, MA—TD Garden*
February 13—New York, NY—Madison Square Garden*
February 18—Toronto, Ontario—Scotiabank Arena*
February 20—Rosemont, IL—Allstate Arena*
February 21—Minneapolis, MN—Target Center*
February 24—Salt Lake City, UT—Delta Center*
February 27—Inglewood, CA—Kia Forum*
March 4—Portland, OR—Moda Center*
March 6—San Francisco, CA—Chase Center*
October 15—Dublin, Ireland—3Arena
October 18—Manchester, U.K.—Co-op Live
October 19—Glasgow, U.K.—OVO Hydro
October 21—London, U.K.—The O2
October 23—Paris, France—La Seine Musicale
October 24—Zurich, Switzerland—The Hall
October 26—Dusseldorf, Germany—Mitsubishi Electric Halle
October 27—Amsterdam, Netherlands—AFAS Live
October 29—Oslo, Norway—Spektrum
October 30—Stockholm, Sweden—Annexet
November 1—Lisbon, Portugal—Sagres Campo Pequeno
*with special guest The Head & The Heart
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