Tenille Townes Examines Life’s Balancing Act On New LP ‘The Acrobat,’ Due In April

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Tenille Townes will release her latest album The Acrobat, on April 10. Ahead of the new project, Townes has released the title track featuring singer-songwriter Lori McKenna.

“The Acrobat is about the slow erosion that comes from trying to become what someone else needs, constantly balancing, bending, and reshaping yourself,” explains Townes. “The quiet whisper to the character in this song that I hope people hear, is that you don’t have to contort yourself to be worthy of love. That’s what I needed to hear in my struggles with self abandonment and writing this with Lori from a channeled observer perspective helped me get back to that belief. Lori’s songwriting has deeply shaped the way I hear music and tell the truth. She is a true hero of mine and has been a compass influence since I first moved to Nashville. Writing this song with her, and feeling her presence on it as a vocalist, makes this release an incredibly meaningful, full-circle moment for me.

The Acrobat was completely recorded, produced and mixed by Townes, who also played every instrument on the record. The album includes a track with I’m With Her on “grey like Emmylou.” Townes wrote every track on the record alongside Amy Wadge, Daniel Tashian, Alex Stacey and more. Her previous single “Enabling,” has been featured on SiriusXM On The Horizon as well as Bobby Bones Top 30 Weekend Countdown.

Townes will head out soon on “The Living Room Tour,” an intimate acoustic tour that kicks off in March, and will include an album release show in Nashville on April 9 as well as dates in San Antonio, Seattle, Cleveland and more.

The Acrobat Track List:
1. “ordinary love song” (Daniel Tashian, Tenille Townes)
2. “the acrobat (feat. Lori McKenna)” (Lori McKenna, Tenille Townes)
3. “enabling” (Tenille Townes)
4. “we could use a little more” (Tenille Townes)
5. “lonely talking” (Andy Skib, Tenille Townes)
6. “she plays the piano” (Lori McKenna, Alex Stacey, Amy Wadge, Tenille Townes)
7. “grey like Emmylou (feat. I’m With Her)” (Jordyn Shelhart, Kat Higgins, Tenille Townes)
8. “what’s meant for you” (Keelan Donovan, Tenille Townes)
9. “in love with the sky” (Lori McKenna, Tenille Townes)
10. “if you’re hearing this” (Tenille Townes)

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