"For a long time, I couldn't really trust in my own choices. I had to learn how to make decisions for myself and make that transition into adulthood,” Noah Cyrus, now 25, says. “But I've found who I am, I know who I am, and this record shows what I had inside me all this time. This album is me.” Co-produced by Noah with her trusted collaborators Mike Crossey and PJ Harding, I WANT MY LOVED ONES TO GO WITH ME, is an album rooted in Americana, indie folk, and country music. It’s a moody, dynamic listening experience mixing whispered vocals with full-throated declarations of personal independence and commitment to a partner, all tied together by gorgeous organic instrumentation. Pedal steel, banjo, dulcimer, mandolin, cellos, and acoustic guitars frame GRAMMY® nominated Noah’s smoky yet supple voice. The themes — of family, of nature — pair effortlessly with Noah’s immersive interpretation of country music. She tip-toed around the genre on her full-length debut, 2022’s The Hardest Part, but throws herself headlong into its sounds on I WANT MY LOVED ONES TO GO WITH ME, even enlisting Americana darling Bill Callahan, for the vulnerable “XXX,” and Nashville guests: Blake Shelton on “New Country,” and Ella Langley on “Way of the World.

Tracklisting

Side A

1. I Saw the Mountains
2. Don’t Put It All On Me (feat. Fleet Foxes)
3. What’s It All For?
4. Way of the World (feat. Ella Langley)
5. New Country (feat. Blake Shelton)
6. Long Ride Home

Side B

1. Apple Tree
2. Man in the Field
3. With You
4. Love is a Canyon
5. XXX (feat. Bill Callahan)