Multi-Platinum singer-songwriter Ingrid Andress has a new song out today, and it arrives with the kind of earned confidence that only comes from lived experience. “Taillights” is out now, written by Andress and Lydia Sutherland alongside producer Paul DiGiovani, who also shares a production credit with Andress on the track. Listen here.
The song captures something specific and sharp: the moment you recognize a player’s moves because you’ve run them yourself. Andress puts it plainly: “‘Taillights’ is a song I wrote about the fact that you kind of see a one-night stand coming when you yourself have had plenty. Essentially this is game recognizing game and saying you can’t trick a trickster.” That self-awareness gives the track genuine weight. It lands with wit and emotional precision, a standout addition to an already formidable catalog.
“Taillights” follows “Now I Know,” released earlier this year and co-written with longtime collaborators Derrick Southerland and Sam Ellis, the same team behind her Multi-Platinum No. 1 debut single “More Hearts Than Mine.” Both tracks are pointing toward Andress’s third studio album, the follow-up to ‘Good Person’ and her landmark debut ‘Lady Like.’
Those records set the bar high. ‘Lady Like’ broke the record as the highest-streaming country female debut album of all time, earned GRAMMY nominations for Best Country Album, Best Country Song, and Best New Artist, making Andress the only country artist nominated in a Big Four category that year. ‘Good Person’ landed on Rolling Stone’s 100 Best Albums of the Year and produced the GRAMMY-nominated, Platinum No. 1 “Wishful Drinking (with Sam Hunt).”
Andress also has her “Low-Key Sessions” tour on the way, a six-city intimate run she curated directly from fan submissions on social media. The stripped-down shows will feature unreleased music and a scaled-back production format. Tickets are on sale now at ingridandress.com/tour.
Low-Key Sessions Tour:
5/8 – Newport, KY – The Southgate House Revival – Sanctuary
5/9 – Grand Rapids, MI – The Stache
5/10 – Indianapolis, IN – HI-FI Indy
5/13 – Omaha, NE – Slowdown
5/14 – Des Moines, IA – xbk
5/15 – Minneapolis, MN – 7th St. Entry