Miranda Lambert announces her new album Postcards From Texas and unveils her third single Alimony, which highlights her country roots

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After releasing Wranglers and Dammit Randy in recent weeks, Miranda Lambert released a third single titled Alimony on Wednesday, July 24. However, the track came with a bigger announcement.

The singer has set a release date, title and tracklist for her upcoming album as part of a new deal with Republic Records. The 14-track self-produced LP from Lambert and frequent collaborator, friend and fellow Texan Jon Randall, titled Postcards From Texas, is out September 13.

Check out Lambert’s latest release, Alimony, below!

Miranda Lambert releases “Alimony,” a third single from her upcoming album – is the song title a clue?

The song was co-written by Lambert and two of country's most sought-after songwriters, Shane McAnally and Natalie Hemby. The trio also worked together on Looking Back on Luckenbach, another song featured on Lambert's Postcards From Texas.

Alimony is a classic country song with plenty of Texas lingo. In the song, Lambert jokingly warns her partner (we sincerely hope not her real one): “When you start to drop out / Only one thing can comfort me / When you leave me behind in San Antone / Think about the alimony.”

Lambert said of the song's creation process in a press statement yesterday: “My parents were private investigators in Dallas, Texas, who worked on a lot of divorce cases in the hottest parts of town, so it wasn't hard to write this song. I've heard about it my whole life.”

Lambert set the record in Texas

In May, the Dammit Randy singer told People that her next album would have country themes, adding, “I made this record in Texas. I haven't made an album in Texas since I was 18.”

Speaking about her hometown, the singer said it felt right for her to return there to start this new chapter in her life, especially since she recently started working at a new company.

“Postcards From Texas” follows Lambert’s “Palomino,” which came out in 2022.