Brandi Carlile Announces “The Human Tour” and New Album Returning To Myself

11x GRAMMY Award-winner Brandi Carlile has released her highly anticipated new album, Returning To Myself, out today via Interscope Records/Lost Highway. [Stream/purchase Returning To Myself HERE.]
The official music video for the album’s new single, “Human,” directed by Floria Sigismondi, also debuts today. [Watch/share HERE.]

Her eighth studio album and first solo project in four years, Returning To Myself was produced by Carlile alongside Andrew Watt, Aaron Dessner, and Justin Vernon. The album finds Carlile looking inward and reflecting on the journey back to her truest artistic self following years of high-profile collaborations with music legends.

Carlile shares, “Today is the day. My favorite album is yours now… No one really returns to themselves alone. Returning to myself is just returning me to you. And that’s the only thing I want to do.”

Andrew Watt adds, “Brandi Carlile is a once-in-a-generation artist whose pen knows no bounds. Her songwriting, producing, fearless approach, and otherworldly voice continue to amaze me. This is her best collection of songs yet.”

Aaron Dessner reflects, “The most interesting music can happen when you feel lost in the woods, and that’s exactly what happened when Brandi came to Long Pond. I’m so grateful she trusted me to find herself in these songs. Working with her, Phil and Tim Hanseroth, Andrew Watt, and Justin Vernon was an honor.”

CRITICAL PRAISE FOR RETURNING TO MYSELF

• “After two decades of extensive collaborations and accolades… she’s stripped back again for the great Returning To Myself.” — Associated Press
• “It’s a record about navigating the second half of life with fortitude and not fear.” — Rolling Stone
• “Gorgeous.” — Billboard
• “For an artist already established as one of her generation’s brightest songwriters, this represents another significant evolution.” — Rolling Stone U.K.
• “A pearl from the new queen of Laurel Canyon… it never sounds less than gorgeous.” — MOJO
• “An album full of warmth and humanity.” — The London Standard
• “It’s beautifully and articulately rendered.” — Glide
• “A fantastic record.” — RIFF Magazine

ABOUT THE ALBUM

In addition to Carlile, Watt, Dessner, and Vernon, Returning To Myself features her longtime bandmates Phil and Tim Hanseroth and SistaStrings (Monique and Chauntee Ross), along with Josh Klinghoffer, Chad Smith, Matt Chamberlain, Dave Mackay, Rob Moose, Blake Mills, Mark Isham, and Stewart Cole.

Tracklist:

1. Returning To Myself
2. Human
3. A Woman Oversees
4. A War With Time
5. Anniversary
6. Church & State
7. Joni
8. You Without Me
9. No One Knows Us
10. A Long Goodbye

THE HUMAN TOUR 2026

Carlile will embark on The Human Tour next year, with major arena dates across North America, the U.K., and Europe.
Highlights include stops at Madison Square Garden, the Kia Forum, TD Garden, Target Center, Chase Center, The O2, and Dublin’s 3Arena.
(with special guest The Head & The Heart on select U.S. dates)

Tickets go on sale Friday, October 31 at 10:00 AM local time.
Visit brandicarlile.com for complete details, pre-sale info, and tour dates.

ABOUT BRANDI CARLILE

Brandi Carlile is an Oscar-nominated, 11x GRAMMY Award-winning singer, songwriter, performer, producer, 2x EMMY-winning composer, and #1 New York Times bestselling author. Known as one of music’s most respected and versatile voices, she has released eight studio albums, including her acclaimed collaboration with Elton John, Who Believes in Angels?

Carlile’s production work includes Grammy-winning projects for Joni Mitchell and Brandy Clark. She recently earned her first Oscar nomination for “Never Too Late,” co-written with Elton John, Bernie Taupin, and Andrew Watt for the Disney+ documentary on John’s life and career.

Beloved by her peers, Carlile has collaborated with The Highwomen, Soundgarden, Sam Smith, Alicia Keys, Hozier, Noah Kahan, Jacob Collier, P!nk, and Dolly Parton.

She is also the founder of the Looking Out Foundation, which has raised over $8 million for grassroots causes worldwide. Carlile lives in rural Washington with her wife and two daughters, Evangeline and Elijah.