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“I Had To Love Somebody In Between These Last Two Records” – Ella Langley On Why She’s Taking Her Time With This Next Album
Got to live life.
Ella Langley’s fans are amped to hear what’s in store for the next chapter of her career after the release of “Choosin’ Texas.” The Alabama native has been on a whirlwind ride since the release of her debut album, Hungover, and is on a ride most artists can only dream of. As one of the most nominated artists going into this year’s CMA Awards, Langley is hoping to continue her winning streak after the ACM Awards this year.
While she is riding the high of being celebrated and entering a new level of stardom with her career, that also comes with immense pressure to perform and please fans.
While Langley wants to keep the ball rolling on the momentum she’s created, she also wants to make sure that she’s putting out work that feels authentically her and tells the next chapter the way she wants. In an interview earlier this year, Katie & Company, Ella said she is taking her time and wants to make sure Hungover has all the time it deserves to be loved before the next project. It sounds like she knows exactly what she wants to put out, and she’s taking the time to really craft it and make sure it’s perfect:
“I think there might be a little bit of both. I worked so hard on that record, and my team worked so hard on that record and songs. There’s so many special songs on that one. My next record’s not going to be out until 2026, so I really feel like people move on from a record so fast. They’re like, here’s a whole record of 20-something songs, and then we’re gonna give you one single off of it and then move on to the next record.
I think there’s something to be said in taking your time in making the record and taking the time to put all those pieces into place where it can last a long time. Last in a way where fans can keep digging into it and digging into it and finding new songs that they love and finding new little pieces about the record that’s different. I would love to try for another single off of ‘Hungover,’ but there is new music coming out because I’m not gonna go a year and a half without putting anything out. But it’s gonna be kind of a separate little thing.
I’m really just trying to do what feels right to me, not really paying attention to what other artists have done. Also doing that, but still keeping my blinders on in a way where it’s like, this is my art, this is how I want to put it out, this is the way that I think would be best for my artistry. That’s what’s so cool about the team that I have is, everyone really sees the vision with me and they believe in it and execute it.”
Ella added that she will still be releasing new music in terms of songs that didn’t exactly fit for the record, so it’s not like fans will have to go a full year or more without new music from her.
She added that it’s already been a labor of love, and she feels confident it’s going to feel almost like having a child by the time it finally comes out because of how much has gone into it. She says it’s “all I’ve thought about every day, all day”:
“I know what I want to say all the time, is the problem. It’s a good problem to have. But this next record, I’ve known the title for it, I actually go the title for it, it was like 100% concrete this is the title for the next record the day we shot the music video for “You Look Like You Love Me”. I can’t tell you the title yet, sorry, but it’s definitely taking shape and I know exactly what I want in it and how it sounds and I just have such a clear vision on this record.
‘Hungover’ felt like a little bit of me figuring it out, picking my favorite songs and then creating a concept around it. This time, I have a concept and I’m writing towards that concept. Kind of still letting songs that need to be written come out, and I’m just kind of picking the best ones out of that. This record, I understand when people are like, I had a child, because that’s how I will feel after this record comes out because it’s all I’ve thought about every day, all day and I can’t wait.
But there are some other songs that I’ve written along the way that don’t fit on this record because I do have such a clear concept musically or conceptually, so there’s a couple of them that are gonna come out. They are definitely a different taste than what the record is, but a side of me that fans know and I have dabbled in before, and it’s exciting.”
While it’s very clear that Langley knows what she wants to tell fans on this next record, she also wanted it to be genuine and an authentic concept —not to have all the lyrics entirely fictionalized. During a show in Houston, Texas, Langley disclosed she wanted to live life, and it sounds like she wanted to get some content for writing material.
“You know, I put some space between my records, just ’cause I had to live some life. What the hell do y’all want me to write songs about? Nothing? You know. I had to love somebody in between these last two records to make a record. What do you think I am, Wonder Woman?”
I love that she referenced writing songs about Wonder Woman, as if it takes a superhero to create purely fictional lyrics. While I am sure not all the songs on this upcoming project will be based on her personal experiences, they do add to the lyrical depth when they strike a chord close to home.
@notthatkayleigh Because she had to love somebody so she had something to write about, duh!! I love that @Ella Langley isn’t rushing the creative process. I’m sure there’s so much pressure from the industry when it comes to that! #ellalangley #countrymusic #houstontx #713musichall #choosintexas ♬ Choosin’ Texas – Ella Langley
We already know that “Choosin’ Texas” was inspired by someone in Langley’s personal life —perhaps the mystery character Langley referenced, the one she fell in love with.
During a very recent show in Athens, Georgia, Langley shared that she will never disclose who this honk tonk heartbreaker is about. Although I am sure many of our readers and her fans have theories swirling about who it could be.
“This girl’s up here, she’s trying to get me to spill the tea on who it’s about. Baby, I ain’t ever gonna do that. I ain’t never gonna do that. But I am gonna play the song, it’s called ‘Choosin’ Texas.’”
@theartteachersthe @Ella Langley This is why we love her! #girlsgirl #choosintexas #georgiatheatre #athens ♬ original sound – TheArtTeachersTherapy
If the life Langley lived between Hungover and this forthcoming album inspires more songs like “Choosin’ Texas,” this project is about to be filled with heaters. Bring it on, Miss Langley.The post “I Had To Love Somebody In Between These Last Two Records” – Ella Langley On Why She’s Taking Her Time With This Next Album first appeared on Whiskey Riff.
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