Breakout artists’ autobiographical first full-length due this fall
Colorado-bred singer/songwriter/multi-instrumentalist Sophia Scott announces the forthcoming release of her hotly anticipated debut album, Barstool Confessions. Due out via Empire on October 20th, the Nashville-based artist’s first full-length is up-close, unapologetic, and undeniably true-to-life.
The follow-up to her acclaimed debut EP One Of These Days, Barstool Confessions marks a bold leap forward for one of country’s most daringly honest young stars. To that end, the album finds Scott responding in real-time to the unraveling challenges of heartbreak, instilling her songwriting with equal parts raw feeling, self-aware reflection, and wildly irreverent humor.
“I think the beauty of this album is that it’s actually telling the story of what I’m going through in real-time,” Scott explains. “There’s no rule book for how to deal with a breakup, and while I wish I was the girl that was healing by doing a bunch of yoga and drinking green juice, I, unfortunately, tend to lean into some unhealthier coping mechanisms. It’s exhausting trying to hold up a stable image when you feel like you’re learning to walk again through a new phase of life. I am always drawn to human imperfection because that’s what makes someone interesting. I definitely don’t want to pretend to have it all together – it’s quite the opposite – and I hope the music resonates with people because of that.”
Built on a one-of-a-kind sound inspired by ’90s country-pop, throwback soul music, southern rock, and more, Barstool Confessions offers everything from tear-soaked ballads to girls night-out anthems celebrating the glorious thrill of newly rediscovered freedom. But no matter what form her songs take, Scott infuses every moment with her nuanced yet gutsy vocal performance and fierce commitment to emotional truth.
“To me, every song on this album feels like a barstool confession, like when you’re sitting next to a stranger at a bar and telling them your whole life story,” says Scott. “As the night goes on, you’re getting more honest about what’s on your mind—that old ‘the drunk mind speaks a sober heart’ situation.”
Recorded in Nashville, Los Angeles, and Vail, Colorado, Barstool Confessions features the scorching lead single “Boots, Jeans, & Jesus,” which was released in July.
- What I’m Wearing Tonight
- Lipstick on You
- You Problem
- City Limits
- Plastic Rodeo
- Anything but the Truth
- No You Didn’t
- How to Kiss
- Keeper
- Mullet Over
- Boots, Jeans, & Jesus
- Watering Roses
