Miranda Lambert announces her upcoming album “Postcards From Texas” with the new song “Alimony”

A few days ago, Miranda Lambert posted on social media that she was about to have a “big week.” Today, fans around the world are learning just how big that week is going to be. After two singles and months of waiting, the Texan native announced her next album, Postcards from Texas. The new 14-track collection will be released on September 13. Lambert shared a third sample from the album along with the big announcement. Listen to “Alimony” below.

Postcards from Texas will be Lambert's first album under her new deal with Republic Records. She recently spoke about how the team at her new label gave her full creative control over her production. So after years of recording in Nashville, she headed back to Austin, Texas, to record a new album that she says will be “very country.” So far, the samples from the collection fit that description perfectly.

Lambert has been teasing “Alimony” on social media for a few days. Her comments were filled with fans begging her to release the song so they could hear the rest of it. Today, those fans' wishes were granted. She released the hilarious breakup shuffle to accompany the news of her upcoming album.

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Miranda Lambert co-wrote her latest release with Shane McAnally and Natalie Hemby. In a press release, she recalled how the song evolved from a conversation in a barn to a real barnyard fireworks display. “I was showing Shane and Natalie the horses and asked him if he had any other songs,” Lambert recalled of the day they wrote the song. “He said he did, and I said, 'Excuse me?' Because your last one was 'Looking Back on Luckenbach,' and I didn't think you could top it. He said, 'So, 'If you leave me in San Antone, don't forget the Alamo-neeeee…' Natalie and I said, 'All right, Shane! Stop showing off,'” she added.

“And once we had the line — If you leave me in San Antone, don't forget to pay child support — it took off,” Lambert said of writing the lyrics. “We intentionally used every Texas metaphor we could think of,” she added.

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