Mariel Buckley announces new album ‘Strange Trip Ahead,’ shares “Swim Practice”

Calgary singer/songwriter Mariel Buckley has announced a followup to 2022’s great Everywhere I Used to Be. It’s called Strange Trip Ahead, it arrives on October 17 via Birthday Cake Records (pre-order), and here’s what Mariel says about it:

This album has some genre deviations with the signature ‘sad guy’ sauce remaining true. I used to steal my older brother’s CDs in the early ’00s, and found myself pretty deep in the alt-rock of that era. In many ways, this album was my gateway drug to indie rock. Grief, loss, liminal spaces and of course, another song about doing it in the car.

Ultimately, this album is one about choices, and accepting the snack that falls when we push the button. I hope you find yourself somewhere in it. Hang on, buddy, the best is yet to come.

Mariel recently released the alt-country leaning opening track “Vending Machines,” and today she delivers more of a heartland alt-rock banger with second single “Swim Practice.” Check out both below.

Tracklist
1. Vending Machine
2. Anvil
3. Swim Practice
4. Sunflowers
5. Headroom
6. Sick of Myself
7. Nashville Now
8. Somewhere Else
9. Lucky