Courtney Barnett – Creature Of Habit
Today, GRAMMY-nominated Australian singer-songwriter Courtney Barnett announces her highly-anticipated fourth studio album, Creature of Habit, out March 27 on Mom+Pop Music.
The record features 10 tracks, including the brand new single and music video “Site Unseen” which features Waxahatchee, out today.
Barnett will also embark on a North American tour supporting Creature of Habit, set to kick off in May.
Creature of Habit marks a decisive new chapter in Courtney Barnett’s musical evolution. It’s a bold, emotionally resonant record that explores the central question: how to get out of your own way so you can truly feel your life. Written in the wake of a relocation from Australia to Los Angeles and the closure of her long-running label Milk! Records, Barnett was grappling with changes that put the future of both her life and career in question. Rather than internalizing those feelings, she decided to bring all this swirling confusion directly into the recording process.
Today also marks the release of the second single, “Site Unseen,” accompanied by a cinematic visualizer that leans into elements of old-school physical comedy in the form of a modern music video.
The perceptive lyricism and delivery of “Site Unseen” evokes those emotions that have drawn Courtney Barnett’s listeners in since the very beginning. “Letting go of everything that might have been/ and if we like it here, we’ll stay another year,” she sings, “let’s figure out the rest another day.” These sentiments testify to the messages of openness and acceptance of change that are woven through Creature of Habit. The track also holds particular personal significance to Barnett, because it features harmonies from one of her favorite singers – Katie Crutchfield of Waxahatchee.
“I tried 3 separate times over 2 years to track this song, and each time it either wasn’t finished or didn’t sound right and each time we had to start again,” Barnett recalls. “I kept hearing this really high harmony in my head, so for the fourth and final version, I asked Katie if she’d be into singing it with me. I’m a big Waxahatchee fan. I really love Katie’s songwriting and her voice, so it was an honour to have her sing on Site Unseen.
Barnett will be bringing Creature of Habit to the live stage with a tour kicking off in North America this May. She is set to begin the tour in Austin on May 1st, and will make stops at cities including Brooklyn, Nashville, Boston, and more, before closing out the tour in Los Angeles in August. Full tour routing is available below. Artist Presale will begin Wednesday, January 21st at 10am local time and General On Sale will begin Friday, January 23rd at 10am local time.
Courtney Barnett 2026 North American Tour
May 1 – Austin, TX – RADIO/EAST *
May 2 – Houston, TX – White Oak Music Hall *
May 3 – Dallas, TX – The Bomb Factory *
May 5 – Nashville, TN – Ryman Auditorium *
May 6 – Atlanta, GA – Tabernacle *
May 9 – Brooklyn, NY – Kings Theatre ^ *
May 10 – Washington, DC – The Anthem ^ *
May 12 – Philadelphia, PA – The Fillmore ^ *
May 13 – Boston, MA – Roadrunner ^ *
May 15 – Madison, WI – The Sylvee *
May 16 – St. Paul, MN – Palace Theatre *
May 19 – St. Louis, MO – The Hawthorn *
May 20 – Columbus, OH – Newport Music Hall *
May 21 – Detroit, MI – Majestic Theatre *
May 22 – Toronto, ON – History *
August 11 – Cleveland, OH – Agora Theater +
August 12 – Pittsburgh, PA – Roxian Theatre +
August 14 – Cincinnati, OH – MegaCorp Pavilion +
August 15 – Kansas City, MO – The Truman +
August 18 – Seattle, WA – TBA
August 19 – Portland, OR – TBA
August 21 – Denver, CO – Mission Ballroom +
August 22 – Salt Lake City, UT – Rockwell at The Complex +
August 24 – Sacramento, CA – Channel 24 +
August 26 – San Francisco, CA – The Fillmore +
August 29 – Los Angeles, CA – Hollywood Palladium “ +
^ with Momma | * with Truman Sinclair
“ with Built to Spill | + with Zoh Amba
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