Miranda Lambert Says She ‘Always’ Gets ‘Weird’ When She Releases an Album. Why She Feels Differently About “Crisco”

The country star released ‘Crisco’ on Friday, Oct. 2

NEED TO KNOW

• The country singer released her country-disco album Crisco on Oct. 2
• Lambert says the project honors women who inspired her, including her grandmother and Dolly Parton
• Crisco features Ella Langley and Chris Stapleton following Lambert’s 2024 album Postcards from Texas

For what may be the first time in her career, Miranda Lambert doesn’t feel stressed about the release of a new project.

In a cover story interview with Southern Living released on Monday, Oct. 5, the country singer shared how putting Crisco out felt different.

“I always get weird when records come out, because it’s your heart on a page,” Lambert, 42, said.

“I don’t feel worried about this one, because I never really set out to have any expectation for it except to enjoy it. I think that’s a good place to be,” she continued.

Lambert released Crisco, which is a combination of country and disco, on Friday, Oct. 2. Speaking with Southern Living, the “Bluebird” singer said that the album paid tribute to the women in her life who inspired her.

“My grandmother did teach me how to fry chicken with Crisco,” she said.

Lambert recently spoke with Billboard about the album, and she said that the late Dolly Parton also served as a source of inspiration.

“Dolly’s all over this, energy-wise,” she said of Parton, died on Aug. 25 at 80.

“I feel like Dolly’s one of those people who will be here forever, even if it’s not on this Earth, but she’s always been an angel, anyway,” she continued. “I feel like she’s going to show up even more in our music and just keep influencing and blazing the trail even from up there.”

Crisco features collaborations with Ella Langley and Chris Stapleton. The album follows her 2024 album Postcards from Texas.