Springsteen is "Figuring It Out"
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Springsteen is "Figuring It Out"

Friday, April 28, 2023 – Alana Springsteen will release "TWENTY SOMETHING: Figuring It Out" on July 14.

This is the second installment of her three-part debut album, "TWENTY SOMETHING." The six-song "Figuring It Out "features tell-all title track "twenty something": a confessional and candid self-reflection premiering today.

The first installment, "TWENTY SOMETHING: Messing It Up," came out in March.

The 22-year-old Virginia Beach, Va. native sang about mistakes and misadventures of early adulthood.

"'Figuring It Out' explores a lot of the work I've been doing on myself over the past few years. I really call myself out in these songs," said Springsteen. "Finding my true self has meant giving up on seeing things in black-and-white and getting comfortable with the gray. What does it mean to live with integrity? To have a strong moral compass? Defining these concepts for myself has been a process, but one that's given me the beginnings of a blueprint to help me live life on my own terms."

"The journey of writing, recording and singing these songs live has helped me do that. Through them, I've gotten to know myself and so many people who are in various stages of doing the same work. Also, there's a really unique collaboration on this project with a song called 'ghost in my guitar' that I'm insanely excited about and proud of. It still feels a little surreal. I can't wait to tell that story."

"twenty something" took shape in a session with co-writers Liz Rose, AJ Pruis and Trannie Anderson, during a retreat at Rose's beach house. "Liz looked at me and asked, 'If there was one song that you could play for people that could tell them exactly where you are in your life right now, what would it be?' 'twenty something' was the only answer," Springsteen said. "It's one of those songs that started falling out because it's what I desperately needed to say – for myself and for so many 20-somethings out there who were probably going through the same things I was."

"I've been on so much of a high the last few years, living my best life. And every now and then – more often than I'd like – something happens that reminds me just how much living I have left to do. We think we have everything figured out, but that couldn't be further from the truth. 'twenty something' has sparked some insightful conversations with friends and strangers all over the world, and there seems to be one universal truth that's come out of those interactions: no matter how old you are, you never really have everything figured out. There's always something out there ready to humble you."

Springsteen co-produced "twenty something" with Chris LaCorte (Sam Hunt, Cole Swindell). "twenty something" unfolds in guitar tones, strings and harmonies.

Lyrics include the lines: "We know it all and don't know nothing / At twenty something."

"The strings were a very important part of this track," Springsteen said. "They're so anthemic and add such a weight to a song like this. I also love that we stripped everything out before the outro and let the song end with just me on piano. I love the symbolism of it: at the end of the day, your life experience is yours alone. It's on you to figure out how to live your life to the fullest."

The track list is:
1. "twenty something" (Alana Springsteen, Liz Rose, AJ Pruis, Trannie Anderson)*
2. "chameleon" (Alana Springsteen, Sasha Alex Sloan, King Henry)+
3. "here's to all my exes" (Alana Springsteen, Will Weatherly, Rodney Clawson, Chris Tompkins)^
4. "hypocrite" (Alana Springsteen, Mitchell Tenpenny, Will Weatherly, Ryan Beaver)*
5. "when we were friends" (Alana Springsteen, Sasha Alex Sloan, Pete Good)#
6. "ghost in my guitar" (Alana Springsteen, Ido Zmishlany, Delacey, Sarah Solovay)**
* Produced by Chris LaCorte and Alana Springsteen
+ Produced by Paul DiGiovanni and Alana Springsteen
^ Produced by Will Weatherly and Alana Springsteen
# Produced by Pete Good and Alana Springsteen
** Produced by Ido Zmishlany and Alana Springsteen



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