Stella Lefty – Long Way Home
Long Way Home reflects the pop country influences that shaped Stella and sparked her passion to create music, reconnecting her with the sound that first inspired her to become an artist.
The album features seven new songs in addition to seven previously released tracks including hit singles “Boston” and “Thinking ‘bout You”.
The album’s cover echoes Stella’s connection to her roots as it mirrors a nostalgic childhood image and draws parallels by recreating the look with a nearly identical yellow bandana and white tank top. It’s a subtle nod to Stella’s journey and pays homage to the nostalgia-filled project.
Rooted in the genres that defined Stella’s upbringing, the release of Long Way Home represents a full circle moment for the Chicago-born musician. In front of a fully packed crowd of over 12 thousand fans, she announced the release at her Lollapalooza debut, a homecoming for Stella at the festival she’s attended since she was 15.
Providing a preview of the project, Stella released “Lean In, Kiss Me”, co-written with Julia Michaels. The track embodies the essence of a “friends to lovers” relationship trope and captures the vulnerability and uncertainty of taking a chance on love.
Long Way Home comes on the heels of hit single “Boston” reaching the top 5 of Billboard’s ‘Hot 100’ chart, behind Taylor Swift and Ella Langley, and amassing over 400 million streams. The track has dominated the charts for the last 19 weeks, while gaining at both Country and Pop Radio too. Stella made her late night debut with “Boston” on Jimmy Kimmel Live! and performed it last weekend with Marcus Mumford on stage at Madison Square Garden. It also just received a MTV Video Music Awards nomination in the “Best Country” category, in addition to Stella’s nomination for “Best New Artist”.
Following Stella’s hometown Lollapalooza debut and a string of major festivals, in addition to her Grand Ole Opry debut announcement slated for September 2nd, Long Way Home sets the stage for her November headline tour spanning Australia and North America.
Continuing the release week momentum, Stella brings record store signings and pop-up performances to Los Angeles, Chicago, New York, and Boston where fans will have exclusive access to meet the singer and get their hands on signed vinyl.
Marking a major career milestone, singer-songwriter Stella Lefty releases her eagerly awaited debut album Long Way Home, out today via Atlantic Outpost.
Long Way Home Release Week:
Sat Aug 22 – Los Angeles, CA – Licorice Pizza Records
Sun Aug 23 – Long Beach, CA – Fingerprints Music
Sun Aug 23 – Los Angeles, CA – Pop-up Performance
Mon Aug 24 – Chicago, IL – Shuga Records
Tue Aug 25 – New York, NY – Pop-up Performance
Wed Aug 26 – Long Island, NY – Looney Tunes
Thu Aug 27 – Boston, MA – Newbury Comics
TOUR DATES:
Sat Aug 29 – Charleston, SC – Bulls, Bands and Barrells %
Sun Sept 6 – Syracuse, NY – New York State Fair %
Sat Sept 12 – Hutchinson, KS – Kansas State Fairgrounds %
Thu Sept 17 – Ottawa, ON – CityFolk Festival %
Sun Sept 27 – Louisville, KY – Bourbon & Beyond %
Sat Oct 3 – Decatur, AL – Rock the South %
Sun Oct 4 – Austin, TX – Austin City Limits %
Sat Oct 10 – Ballarat Central, AU – Strummingbird Festival %
Sun Oct 11 – Melbourne, AU – Prince Bandroom #
Thu Oct 15 – Sydney, AU – Metro Theatre #
Sat Oct 17 – Newcastle East, AU – Strummingbird Festival %
Sun Oct 18 – Birtinya, AU – Strummingbird Festival %
Fri Oct 30 – San Francisco, CA – Bimbo’s 365 Club #
Sun Nov 1 – Los Angeles, CA – Troubador #
Mon Nov 2 – Los Angeles, CA – Fonda Theatre #
Tue Nov 3 – Phoenix, AZ – Crescent Ballroom #
Fri Nov 6 – Dallas, TX – House of Blues Dallas (Cambridge Room) #
Sat Nov 7 – Houston, TX – House of Blues Houston (Bronze Peacock Room) #
Tue Nov 10 – Atlanta, GA – The Masquerade #
Thu Nov 12 – Toronto, ON – The Opera House #
Sun Nov 15 – New York, NY – Webster Hall #
Mon Nov 16 – New York, NY – Bowery Ballroom #
Tue Nov 17 – Boston, MA – Royale #
Thu Nov 19 – Washington, D.C. – The Atlantis #
Sat Nov 21 – Nashville, TN – The Truth #
Mon Nov 23 – Chicago, IL – Lincoln Hall #
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