The Unofficial Archivist will keep you (and ourselves!) updated with everything thats coming up as far as known releases of music from Brandi Carlile (the person and band) every year. (Mainly doing this so we can keep track ourselves. Hope it helps you!) – Drop a note if you hear about more.
We started in 2023, properly listing. If you want a year by year breakdown of BC activity – head over to “Through the Years”
2024 so far….
Noah Kahan – 9th Feb 2024 Noah Kahan released a bonus version track on his extended version of Stick Season, You’re Gonna Go Far (With Brandi Carlile). (Edit: confirmed!) January 2024 Total hypothesis and reading between the lines. However The Unofficial Archivist has reason to believe there may be a collaboration between Noah Kahn and Brandi Carlile this year.
Jacob Collier – Little Blue – featuring Brandi Carlile. Released 21st September 2023 First premiered on September 13th Jacob Collier at Hollywood Bowl. New album out on Feburary 2024.
Tish Melton –When We’re Older – March 1 2024 – 5 track Debut EP produced by Brandi Carlile. Three singles, Michelle, The Chase, Damage have been released ahead of time.
Seasame Street confirmed for March 8, 2024. Filmed in 2023, and accidently leaked by one of her team briefly – we were in anticipation of this date. Here’s The Unofficial Archivist “story” post from Instagram when it happened.
Lucius – Wildewoman (The New Recordings). May 31. Lucius have announced a new 10 year anniversary recording of their Wildewoman. All new recordings, featuring original band members, and also new friends and artists collaborating. Brandi Carlile features on Housewarming.
VERA – The Hanseroth Twins – Tim and Phil Hanseroth announced at the Northern Lights music publishing event hosted by Brandi Carlile for AmericanaFest in September 2023 – a ‘new album’ in the works. Released July 26th.
Sister Strings. Announced in Variety on September 26, 2023. Brandi Carlile told Chris Willman about month long recording session coming up. 2024 release maybe? Brandi has said in a Bramily only Q & A in January 2024 she’s still working on the album with them.
The evolutionary leaps Carlile wants to see in Americana aren’t just ideological. Can neo-classical music fall under the banner, too? Talking about SistaStrings — who did one epic instrumental that sounded like it belonged over at the Schermerhorn Symphony Center, followed by two more pop-based vocal numbers — Carlile said, “I can’t imagine a month in my life that’s going to be more fun than” producing the duo’s next album. “It must be what it must have been like to witness when artists like Elton John and Queen and David Bowie and the Rolling Stones, along with (producer-arrangers) like George Martin and Paul Buckmaster, brought strings into rock ‘n’ roll and into modern consciousness, out of this kind of classical, esoteric space into what people were hearing on the radio. I think that the next thing that has the power to do that is SistaStrings, legitimately.”
Chris Willman Variety.
Elton John, Bernie Taupin and Brandi Carlile. First reported by Clash Magazine on 28 December 2023, it looks like the album that Elton John mentioned in his induction speech for Bernie Taupin in the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame a couple of months back does in fact include Brandi Carlile in someway. Assuming it’s as a producer (and with perhaps some co-writes with Bernie and some vocals?) – more will be revealed.
EDIT: 11 Sept. New song “Never Too Late” was premiered as end credits of film of same name at the Toronto International Film Festival on 6th September – Credits say song written by Elton John, Bernie Taupin, Brandi Carlile and Andrew Watt. Produced by Andrew Watt.
Sessions commenced almost immediately, and the album was completed in a matter of days. “Elton is so fraught with loss at not knowing what to do next. He’s just gone over to LA to make an album with Brandi Carlile. They made an album together in two weeks. He says it’s one of the best things they’ve ever done”.
Clash Magazine 28 December 2023 – As told by Pete Townshend
Tennessee Rise – A surprise vocal contribution as part of the 30+ Tennesee Freedom Singers, Brandi Carlile was names as one of the artists on Allison Russell,s campaign song. Released on March 13.
“Wandering” – A song written by Brandi Carlile and Catherine Carlile, which is being recorded in June/July 2024 for an as yet unnamed project. Brandi Carlile also shared it will have music or drums she will record from an indigenous group of people she’s in touch with. (first shared at a fan-only event in May 2024)
Book – musical accompaniment. Brandi Carlile has stated that there will be new recordings that will accompany a new book from Brandi and Catherine Carlile. It’s a non-fiction, type of memoir. Details yet unknown and release date yet unknown. (first shared at a fan-only event in May 2024)
Monica – Open Roads – Monica is releasing a country album, produced by Brandi Carlile. First teased a couple of years ago, and finally announced Aug 6 2024. The album was completed in 2023, and there is yet to be an official release date announced.
Noah Kahan – Town Hall (Stick Season Collaborations) Noah Kahan is releasing all the Stick Season collaborations on a special vinyl release for Black Friday Record Store Day 2024 including You’re Gonna Go Far (feat. Brandi Carlile). It will be the first time the song is released on physical format.
