Lori McKenna has released another new track – Happy Children – from her upcoming album. Listen here.
Ahead of the release of her forthcoming record, 1988, GRAMMY Award-winning singer, songwriter and musician Lori McKenna has released the new song, “Happy Children,” written with her son, Chris McKenna. As ever, McKenna has a magical quality of getting to the root of what we all feel, and putting it into lyrical poetry, and is a beautiful, hopeful and gently tender song.
Reflecting on the song, McKenna shares, “Happy Children: I heard someone say this once, ‘I wish you happy children.’ Feels like the greatest wish of all time. This song was happily written with my son Chris McKenna. It went through a couple different variations until Dave Cobb brought it so beautifully to life in the studio with the band. If my heart could say just one thing, this song is what it would say.”
“Happy Children” is the latest song unveiled from McKenna’s anticipated new album, 1988, which will be released July 21 via CN Records/Thirty Tigers (pre-order/pre-save https://orcd.co/1988-eu). Ahead of the release, McKenna has shared two additional tracks: “The Town in Your Heart” and “Killing Me” featuring McKenna’s longtime collaborator, Hillary Lindsey.”
Produced by GRAMMY Award-winning producer Dave Cobb (Brandi Carlile, Jason Isbell) and recorded at Cobb’s studio in Savannah, GA, 1988 is named for the year McKenna married her husband, Gene, and serves as a love letter to her family and lifelong friendships. Across these ten compelling tracks, McKenna reflects on the experiences, lessons and relationships from her past 35 years.
