Article Contributed by Compass Records
Published on January 9, 2026
Today, Della Mae announces the release of “Family Tree,” the second single from their upcoming album Magic Accident, slated for release on January 23rd. “Family Tree” is available on all digital service platforms.
Band founder/fiddler Kimber Ludiker channels the modal, Appalachian fiddle tune tradition on the new single which she co-wrote with Della Mae’s guitarist Avril Smith and singer/songwriter Becky Warren. Musically, the track offers one of the album’s most bluegrass-y moments with Ludiker’s hard driving fiddle propelled by Alison Brown’s banjo, and lyrically gives the listener a meditation on generational trauma, how to recognize the cycle, cope with it, and ultimately break it.
Magic Accident is the first full length release from Della Mae since 2021’s Family Reunion. The new music showcases the band’s vocal strength, instrumental skill and songwriting prowess on a set of mostly original songs which draw inspiration from a wide range of roots music, including Americana-influenced songs, hard-driving bluegrass romps, and dreamy indie-folk-inspired tracks.
About the new project, Della Mae says, “We are incredibly proud to share this album, produced by our hero Alison Brown. Magic Accident explores the complexity of being human and the drive to seize joy and possibility amid the sheer improbability of being here at all. Each of us contributed songs to this project — making it our most collaborative record to date — and it features co-writes with artists we’ve long admired.”
Since forming in Boston in 2010, Della Mae has demonstrated to the roots music community that an all-women band is more than a novelty. Their 2013 Rounder Records release, This World Oft Can Be, earned Della Mae their first GRAMMY nomination for Best Bluegrass Album. The same year, the International Bluegrass Music Association named the band Emerging Artist of the Year. Over the years, Della Mae has performed in more than 30 countries, representing the U.S. State Department, and has played at nearly every major festival on the U.S. roots music circuit, where their high-energy performances energize audiences and inspire them with the power of their music and message.
Magic Accident will be released on January 23rd via Compass Records.
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