Brandi Carlile’s new song “A War with Time” is out today — listen/share HERE. Written by Carlile and Aaron Dessner, the track was produced by Carlile, Dessner, and Andrew Watt, and features Justin Vernon on background vocals and piano.
The song is the second release from Carlile’s highly anticipated new album, Returning To Myself, out October 24 on Interscope Records/Lost Highway. [Pre-order HERE]. The album is Carlile’s eighth studio effort and first solo project in four years. Produced by Carlile, Watt, Dessner, and Vernon, the record finds the 11-time GRAMMY Award-winning artist looking inward, reflecting backward, and ultimately returning home after years of celebrated collaborations.
The 10-track album also includes the title track “Returning To Myself” — out now with an official music video directed by Floria Sigismondi. In addition to Watt, Dessner, and Vernon, the project features Carlile’s longtime bandmates Phil and Tim Hanseroth, SistaStrings (Monique and Chauntee Ross), as well as contributions from Josh Klinghoffer, Chad Smith, Matt Chamberlain, Dave Mackay, Rob Moose, Blake Mills, Mark Isham, and Stewart Cole.
Carlile is an Oscar-nominated, 11x GRAMMY Award-winning singer, songwriter, and producer, as well as a 2x Emmy Award-winning composer, lyricist, and writer, and a #1 New York Times bestselling author. Her most recent release, Who Believes in Angels?, the critically acclaimed collaboration with her childhood hero Elton John, debuted at #1 in the U.K. and top 10 in the U.S.
Beyond her own work, Carlile has produced GRAMMY-winning albums for Joni Mitchell and Brandy Clark. She also recorded Indigo Girls’ “Closer to Fine” with her wife Catherine for Barbie The Album, and contributed “Home” to the final season of Ted Lasso. In 2025, she received her first Oscar nomination for “Never Too Late,” co-written with Elton John, Bernie Taupin, and Andrew Watt for the Disney+ documentary on Elton’s life and career.
Beloved by peers and fans alike, Carlile has collaborated with The Highwomen, Soundgarden, Sam Smith, Alicia Keys, Hozier, Noah Kahan, Jacob Collier, P!nk, Dolly Parton, and more. She has been recognized with honors including OUT Magazine’s “Icon of the Year,” Billboard’s Trailblazer Award, CMT’s Next Women of Country Impact Award, NMPA’s Songwriter Icon Award, and multiple accolades from the Americana Music Association.
In addition to music, Carlile co-founded the Looking Out Foundation, which has raised over $8 million for grassroots causes. She lives in rural Washington with her wife and daughters, Evangeline and Elijah.
Returning To Myself — Tracklist
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Returning To Myself
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Human
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A Woman Oversees
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A War With Time
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Anniversary
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Church & State
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Joni
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You Without Me
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No One Knows Us
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A Long Goodbye
