Returning To Myself Brandi Carlile

• 1 Returning To Myself 04:17
• 2 Human 04:20
• 3 A Woman Oversees 04:26
• 4 A War With Time 04:02
• 5 Anniversary 03:55
• 6 Church & State 04:18
• 7 Joni 04:08
• 8 You Without Me 04:39
• 9 No One Knows Us 04:24
• 10 A Long Goodbye 04:47
• Total Runtime 43:16

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Brandi Carlile, whose unmistakable voice and candid songwriting have resonated across generations and identities, releases “Returning To Myself”, her first solo studio album since 2021’s “In These Silent Days”. The new album is marking a significant milestone in Carlile’s ever-evolving career.

Returning to Myself was co-produced by Carlile with Andrew Watt, Aaron Dessner, and Justin Vernon. In addition to Carlile’s longtime bandmates Phil and Tim Hanseroth and SistaStrings (Monique and Chauntee Ross), the album features contributions from Josh Klinghoffer, Chad Smith, Matt Chamberlain, Dave Mackay, Rob Moose, Blake Mills, Mark Isham, and Stewart Cole.

Carlile said she finds spending time with herself “not just a lonely, but a painfully boring thing to do,” instead preferring to “double, triple, and quadruple down on co-dependency,” which she believes “isn’t really that unhealthy” except for “12-step programs and junior high school relationships.”

"I wanted to make something that was undeniably and willfully me. It’s amazing how many people it takes to do that sometimes! But that’s kind of the point. It took many souls to make Wrecking Ball, but they were coming from a supportive mindset. Sometimes the hardest thing to do is to be carried and still end up on your own two feet." (Brandi Carlile)

As such, Carlile says her definition of learning to “be alone” is actually “being alone in a crowded room.” She continued, “People want to be together in silence more than we allow in our time. It’s falling deeply in love with the car wheels on a gravel road. The possibility of the visitor. The ‘not being alone-ness’ of it all…”

Carlile added that while “togetherness” has “given me everything I love about being alive” — including her band, wife, children, and relationships with Joni Mitchell and Elton John — she must “untether” because she doesn’t want to do it. “I don’t want to return to myself,” she said. “And that’s why I will.”

Brandi Carlile

Brandi Carlile
was born on June 1, 1981 in Ravensdale, Washington. Her musical style has been described as alternative country and folk rock. Brandi taught herself to sing at a young age and began performing onstage when she was only 8. She was diagnosed with attention-deficit disorder at 16 and dropped out of high school to pursue a career in music. She began playing in Seattle night clubs and was signed to Columbia Records in 2004. In 2005 she released her first self-titled album, which led to her being featured on Rolling Stone's “10 Artists to Watch in 2005”. This album reached #80 on the Billboard 200 and #1 on US Folk Albums. Her second album The Story was released in 2007 and produced by T Bone Burnett. It features her biggest hit “The Story,” which was featured in several TV commercials and played during the end credits of the film The Lucky One. The Story reached #41 on the Billboard 200 and #10 on US Rock Albums. It also caught the attention of Elton John. Her next album Give Up the Ghost was released in 2009 and features a collaboration with Elton John on the song “Caroline.” It peaked at #26 on the Billboard 200 and earned Carlile a GLAAD Media Award nomination for “Outstanding Music Artist”. Live at Benaroya Hall with the Seattle Symphony was released in 2011 and reached #14 on the Top Rock Albums chart. Carlile released Bear Creek in 2012. The song “Heart's Content” was featured in the 2013 romantic film Safe Haven. The album peaked at #10 on the Billboard 200, #3 on the US Billboard Rock Albums. and #1 on the US Billboard Folk Albums. Her album The Firewatcher's Daughter was released in 2015 on ATO Records and features a more rock 'n' roll sound.

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