Abbey Cone To Go ‘Greener’ This April

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Abbey Cone will release her debut album, Greener on April 11.

“Greener is an album I pieced together when my life felt like it was falling apart,” says Cone. “These songs are some of the most personal I’ve ever written. Although the past year has been one of the hardest of my life, light found its way through the cracks, and I’ve somehow found myself on the other side. This is Greener— a true story.”

Her first full-length project since 2022 EP Hate Me, Greener traces Cone’s journey through the highs and lows of love, capturing the complex emotions that arise along the way. The album opens with “If You Were A Song,” which has garnered over 17 million streams on Spotify. From there, it unfolds like a narrative, beginning at the peak of love, unraveling through the heartache of a breakup and ultimately finding peace in the quiet clarity of closure.

She also dropped the latest single from the project last Friday (Feb. 14), “I Kissed My Friend Last Night,” produced by Matt Martin and co-penned by Cone, Martin and Cece Coakley. The track captures the emotional complexity that follows a breakup, with Cone navigating a mix of conflicting feelings. Set against a backdrop of synths and shimmering guitars, she harmonizes with two versions of herself, one ready to move on and the other still mourning what’s been lost.

Since moving to Nashville at 16, Cone has performed at major events like C2C Festival in London at The O2, Stagecoach, CMA Fest and even made her Grand Ole Opry debut after receiving an invitation from Vince Gill. She was inducted into CMT’s Next Women of Country Class of 2020 and named one of Pandora’s 10 Country Artists to Watch in 2022. Cone has been building a reputation for her emotionally powerful songwriting that resonates with both the next generation of listeners and beyond.

Cone started 2025 with a guest feature on Mat Kearney’s latest single, “Good Thing Going On,” following a string of releases last year. These included “This Little Lighter Of Mine (Joy Version),” featuring Joy Oladokun, which celebrates finding light in tough times, and “I Hate Springsteen,” both of which will appear on her upcoming project. Cone also co-founded the Nashville writers round series, The Pony Show, and stayed busy on the road, performing alongside Kimberly Perry on CMT’s Next Women of Country Tour, as well as with Mickey Guyton and Morgan Wade. She also joined Brittney Spencer for her Tiny Desk performance, where she helped arrange the set and provided background vocals.

Later this month, Cone will join Stephen Day as a supporting act for the first leg of his nationwide tour, with stops in cities like Chicago, New York, Philadelphia and more.

Greener Track List:
1. “If You Were A Song” (Abbey Cone, Nate Cyphert, Nathan Spicer)
2. “Video Games” (Abbey Cone, Cece Coakley, Matt Martin)
3. “Worst Case Scenario (Worktape)” (Claire Douglas, Madison Kozak, Abbey Cone)
4. “I Hate Springsteen” (Abbey Cone, Madison Kozak, Joe Ginsburg)
5. “Little Bit of You” (Abbey Cone, Tom Jordan, Andrew Stoelzing)
6. “This Little Lighter Of Mine (Joy Version)” (Abbey Cone, Hank Compton, Josh Lovell)
7. “Cry That It Happened” (Abbey Cone, Ava Suppelsa, Madison Kozak)
8. “I Kissed My Friend Last Night” (Abbey Cone, Cece Coakley, Matt Martin)
9. “Greener” (Abbey Cone, Andy Seltzer, Charli Adams, Carys Selvey)

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