McKenna's video is "Killing Me"

Directed by Derrick Javon, the video finds McKenna in a tender moment, as she addresses her younger self (played by actress Lauren Starr), supporting her as she searches for inner peace and happiness.

McKenna said, "I wrote this song with Luke Laird and Hillary Lindsey, two of the greatest songwriters of all time. The idea started with a relationship and then reached into the thoughts we tell ourselves. That self-talk — that rattle in our heads usually with something negative to say. I loved the idea of the joyful side of my mind telling the constant critic in there to just hush. Just hush."

"When it was time for Derrick Javon to bring it all to life, he imagined me confronting my younger self with all this. Another layer. Beautifully shot and directed by Derrick and his team and so honestly, joyfully and emotionally executed by Lauren Starr. It was a thrill to watch this group of creators breathe so many new layers into this lyric. I'm so excited to share this video with you."

"Killing Me" is the first song unveiled from McKenna's upcoming album, "1988," which will be released on July 21via CN Records/Thirty Tigers. Produced by Dave Cobb (Brandi Carlile, Jason Isbell) and recorded at Cobb's studio in Savannah, Ga., "1988" is named for the year McKenna married her husband, Gene, and serves as a love letter to her family and lifelong friendships. The disc features 10 songs including a songwriting collaboration with her son, Chris ("Happy Children").

"I was trying to let my age and experience guide me through making a record I wished I'd made when I was younger. I really wanted it to sound like if I made a rock record in the '90s, and then I remembered that I made my first album in 1998. There's something so 30 years ago in my head about this record. In a way I wish I could start again and know what I know now."

McKenna will embark on her "The Town in Your Heart Tour" this summer including headline shows at Philadelphia's World Café Live, New York's City Winery, Nashville's CMA Theater, Atlanta's City Winery, Ann Arbor's The Ark and Evanston's Space.

In addition to her career as a solo artist, McKenna continues to enjoy success as one of the music industry's key songwriters, having written songs for artist such as Taylor Swift and Chris Stapleton, Miranda Lambert, Maren Morris, George Strait, Sheryl Crow, Carrie Underwood, Faith Hill and Reba McEntire.

The track list is:
1. The Old Woman in Me (written by Lori McKenna)
2. Happy Children (written by Lori McKenna, Chris McKenna)
3. Killing Me feat. Hillary Lindsey (written by Lori McKenna, Hillary Lindsey, Luke Laird)
4. Days Are Honey (written by Lori McKenna, Barry Dean, Luke Laird)
5. 1988 (written by Lori McKenna, Brian McKenna)
6. Growing Up (written by Lori McKenna)
7. Wonder Drug (written by Lori McKenna)
8. The Town in Your Heart (written by Lori McKenna, Jessie Jo Dillon, Dustin Christensen)
9. Letting People Down (written by Lori McKenna)
10. The Tunnel (written by Lori McKenna, Ben West,

Tour dates are:
July 20 — Philadelphia, PA—World Café Live
July 21 — New York, NY—City Winery
July 23 — Rockport, MA—Shalin Liu Performance Center
July 28 — Brownfield, ME—Stone Mountain Arts Center
July 29 — Groton, MA—Groton Hill Music Center
July 30 — Woodstock, NY—Levon Helm Studio
Aug. 5 — Nashville, TN—The CMA Theater
Aug. 6 — Atlanta, GA—City Winery
Aug. 23 — Homer, NY—Center for the Arts of Homer
Aug. 24 — Cleveland, OH—Music Box Supper Club
Aug. 25 — Ann Arbor, MI—The Ark
Aug. 26 — Evanston, IL—Space