Ella Langley has been having quite the year. Her single ‘Choosin’ Texas’ is sitting at the top of the Billboard Hot 100 — Platinum certified and still climbing — and now she’s followed it up with Dandelion, her highly anticipated sophomore album, out now via SAWGOD/Columbia Records. If the single brought people to the table, as Langley herself puts it, the album is what makes them sit down and eat.
Executive produced by Langley alongside country legend Miranda Lambert and Ben West, Dandelion is eighteen tracks of unfiltered storytelling that covers a remarkable amount of ground — from stripped-back, deeply personal moments to full-band anthems built for singing along at the top of your lungs. It opens with a ‘Froggy Went A Courtin” intro, one of the first songs Langley learned at her grandfather’s piano, which tells you immediately what kind of record this is: one rooted in where she came from, but entirely her own.
The album’s sole feature is ‘Butterfly Season’ with Miranda Lambert, which captures a moment of transformation and growth — and the relationship between the two artists on this record is worth noting. Lambert exec produced not to steer Langley toward anything commercial, but to protect her vision. “She lives life in a big way and on her own terms,” Lambert told Rolling Stone. “It felt important to help her make choices that stayed true to who she is as an artist.” That attitude shows. Dandelion sounds like an artist with full creative control and the confidence to use it.
A particular highlight is ‘Bottom Of Your Boots’, one of the album’s most personal moments, inspired by something her dad said to her during a hard night — “Baby, you’re fine. I love you from the bottom of my boots to the top of my hat.” The kind of detail that makes a song feel real.
The Dandelion Tour kicks off May 7 in Toledo, Ohio — a sold-out headline arena run taking in St. Louis, Oklahoma City, Austin and more before wrapping in Fort Worth on August 15. She’ll also be supporting Morgan Wallen on his Still The Problem Tour and making her Stagecoach debut this April. It’s a big year for Ella Langley. Dandelion is the reason why.
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