Tigirlily Gold Slates Sophomore Album ‘Country & Midwestern’ For October

“We could not be more excited to finally announce our sophomore album, Country & Midwestern!” says Kendra Olson and Krista Slaubaugh of Tigirlily Gold. “This album came to be by taking the sounds of the 2000s Country music we grew up on and our love of growing up in the Midwest, which is often overlooked and under-appreciated. While the album is sonically nostalgic, the lyrics cover where we’ve been, where we are, and where we’re going, professionally and personally. We spent the last two years planting many seeds – some that painted fields gold and some that never had the chance to grow. We did not sugarcoat any of our experiences, and hope everyone can hear the heart of this album, because it’s one and the same as ours.”

The project announcement follows the release of a cinematic album trailer in which the duo reflects on the farming lessons that shaped their outlook, from growing up during North Dakota harvest seasons to learning that success isn’t measured solely by the crop, but by having the courage to keep planting.

That same perseverance runs throughout Country & Midwestern, a record born out of years of believing in their dreams, even when the harvest wasn’t yet in sight. The album artwork was photographed in North Dakota by Kendra’s husband, Jared Olson, capturing the wide-open prairie that inspired the record and reinforcing the project’s deeply personal foundation.