Runaway June Celebrate Good Times & Girl Power On Sophomore LP ‘New Kind Of Emotion’

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The sophomore album from Runaway June, New Kind of Emotion, is set for release Sept. 19 via Quartz Hill Records.

Runaway June band members Jennifer Wayne (vocals, rhythm guitar), Natalie Stovall (vocals, fiddle, mandolin) and Stevie Woodward (lead vocals and guitar, harmonica) co-wrote 11 tracks on the new project, which was produced by Kristian Bush, Ron Fair, Mickey Jack Cones, Stone Aielli and Austin Moody and is a modern country celebration of good times and girl power, friendship and independence, and romantic love.

A focus track from the album, “Drink Champagne” is a Latin-flavored celebration that makes the case that champagne shouldn’t only be for special occasions. The song reflects Wayne and Woodward’s Latin heritage, and Runaway June’s backstage pre-show tradition of popping open a bottle of bubbly.

“We were actually in a management meeting when we wrote that song,” recalls Wayne. “One of us started singing the hook, and then all three of us dove in and just had a blast writing it and we had to cancel our management meeting! I think that’s kind of the theme of the whole album – we’ve just been having so much fun together.”

Unreleased album highlights also include “Stars on the Ceiling,” a blissful mid-tempo escape from a world of grown-up troubles to the magical universe of a childhood bedroom with stars on the ceiling. “Sad Girl” is an instant pick-me-up, while “Come Home to Me” is an Irish-inspired blessing, promising someone you love that they can always return home if life gets too hard. Previously released album highlights include current radio single “New Kind of Emotion,” a feel-good ode to falling in love, “He Ain’t My Problem” a sassy and revealing breakup anthem, and “To Be Yours” a beguiling love song inspired by Woodward’s recent engagement.

“I want people to know that this album is authentically Runaway June,” says Stovall. “It’s us searching for who we are, and you’ll hear some different influences because it spans a three-year period for us. We were trying different things and we were in different stages of life, so the album really puts a stamp on that moment in time for us.”

New Kind of Emotion Track List: 
1. “Real Good Night” (Natalie Stovall, Emma-Lee, Jessica Cayne, Eric Arjes)
2. “Drink Champagne” (Stevie Woodward, Jennifer Wayne, Natalie Stovall)
3. “New Kind of Emotion” (Jennifer Wayne, Natalie Stovall, Paul Sikes, Stevie Woodward)
4. “Stars on the Ceiling” (Kylie Sackley, Grant Vogelfanger, Stevie Woodward)
5. “To Be Yours” (Aaron Eshuis, Jennifer Wayne, Natalie Stovall, Stevie Woodward, Ron Fair)
6. “Done With Me Yet” (Trannie Anderson, Stevie Woodward, Natalie Stovall, Jennifer Wayne, Paul Sikes)
7. “Miss Me” (Ben Stennis, Blake Bollinger, Jessica Mitchell)
8. “He Ain’t My Problem” (Jennifer Wayne, Natalie Stovall, Stevie Woodward)
9. “Make Me Wanna Smoke” (Bobby Hamrick, Ella Langley, Jason Sellers)
10. “Fine Wine” (Stevie Woodward, Jennifer Wayne, Paul Sikes, Natalie Stovall)
11. “Come Home to Me” (Stevie Woodward, Natalie Stovall, Kylie Sackley, Stone Aielli)
12. “Sad Girl” (Jennifer Wayne, Stevie Woodward, Natalie Stovall, Gavin Slate, Jaden Michaels)
13. “Fine Wine” (Duke’s Version) (Stevie Woodward, Jennifer Wayne, Paul Sikes, Natalie Stovall)

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