Breakout vocalist and songwriter Lauren Spencer Smith’s highly anticipated sophomore album, THE ART OF BEING A MESS, is out now on Island Records/Republic Records/Unviersal Music Canada. Get it HERE and listen to “Looking Up” HERE.
“THE ART OF BEING A MESS is about embracing the highs and lows, the chaos and the beauty in feeling everything, no matter what the emotion is,” Spencer Smith explains, “Life gets messy, and it’s okay to be angry, sad, confused—or even unsure of what you’re feeling at all. I want this album to feel like a guidebook, helping you understand your own emotions and feeling okay to embrace the journey they take you on.”
Leading up to the release, she has shared “bridesmaid” and “IF KARMA DOESN’T GET YOU (I WILL),” from the LP, the latter of which landed on Spotify’s U.S. Viral Chart. Vinyl, CDs and signed products are available via her online store HERE.
This fall, she will tour Europe, U.K., Australia, and New Zealand, beginning September 3 in Madrid and including stops in Paris, London, Berlin, Dublin, Glasgow, and more—with nearly 90,000 tickets already sold. In February 2026, she’ll return for a 32-date North American headline tour with stops in New York City, Los Angeles, Chicago, Nashville, Atlanta, Philadelphia, Austin, and more. See below for a complete list of dates. Tickets and more information HERE.
True to its name, THE ART OF BEING A MESS captures the emotional rollercoaster Spencer Smith experienced while writing her second album. Each song taps into a feeling—anger, devastation, love, peace, confusion, and everything in between, sometimes all at once. Reflecting on the chaos of being human, each song finds Spencer Smith revisiting real stories and experiences in her life. With this album, she reminds listeners to embrace and feel comfortable with their emotions, recognizing that not everything is black and white.
THE ART OF BEING A MESS follows her debut album, Mirror (2023), which features the RIAA Certified Platinum singles “Flowers” and “Fingers Crossed”—the latter of which peaked at #19 on the Billboard Hot 100 and has reached over 875 million global streams.
From a small town on Vancouver Island, Spencer Smith began her musical journey in 2019, garnering a sizable online audience. Through her music, she explored breakups, complex feelings about school, family, and friends. Spencer Smith has performed at the MTV Video Music Awards, The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon, and the People’s Choice Awards, where she was also a Best New Artist nominee.
TRACK LIST
LAUREN SPENCER SMITH – THE ART OF BEING A MESS
1. What a beautiful day
2. Sticks & Stones
3. bridesmaid
4. Lighting the flame
5. parallel universe
6. IF KARMA DOESN’T GET YOU (I WILL)
7. things you never say
8. Long Story Short
9. WORSE
10. Pray
11. Looking Up
12. Someday
LAUREN SPENCER SMITH LIVE
July 3—Calgary, AB—Calgary Stampede
September 3—Madrid, ES—Sala La Riviera
September 4—Barcelona, ES—Razzmatazz
September 6—Brussels, BE—Ancienne Belgique
September 7—Brussels, BE—Ancienne Belgique
September 9—Amsterdam, NL—AFAS Live
September 10—Hamburg, DE—Inselpark Arena
September 12—Stockholm, SE—Fållan
September 13—Copenhagen, DK—KB Hallen
September 14—Oslo, NO—Sentrum Scene
September 17—Berlin, DE—Columbiahalle
September 19—Prague, CZ—SaSaZu
September 20—Vienna, AT—Gasometer
September 22—Munich, DE—Tonhalle
September 23—Zurich, CH—X-Tra
September 25—Oberhausen, DE—Turbinenhalle 1
September 26—Paris, FR—Bataclan
September 29—Dublin, IE—National Stadium
September 30—Belfast, UK —Ulster Hall
October 2—London, UK—Eventim Apollo
October 3—Liverpool, UK—Olympia
October 5—Glasgow, UK—O2 Academy
October 6—Glasgow, UK—O2 Academy
October 8—Manchester, UK—O2 Victoria Warehouse
October 9—Leeds, UK—O2 Academy
October 10—Newcastle, UK—O2 City Hall
October 12—Birmingham, UK—O2 Academy
October 13—Bristol, UK—Beacon
November 2—Auckland, NZ—Town Hall
November 4—Sydney, AU—Hordern Pavilion
November 6—Brisbane, AU—The Fortitude Music Hall
November 7—Melbourne, AU—Festival Hall
November 8—Adelaide, AU—Hindley Street Music Hall
November 10—Perth, AU—Astor Theatre
February 4—Nashville, TN—Ryman Auditorium
February 6—Dallas, TX—South Side Ballroom
February 7—Austin, TX—ACL Live – Moody Theatre
February 9—Houston, TX—House of Blues
February 10—New Orleans, LA—The Fillmore
February 12—Orlando, FL—House of Blues
February 13—Atlanta, GA—The Tabernacle
February 14—Charlotte, NC—The Fillmore
February 17—Silver Springs, MD—The Fillmore
February 18—Philadelphia, PA—The Fillmore
February 20—Brooklyn, NY—Brooklyn Paramount
February 21—Boston, MA—Citizens House of Blues
February 22—Ottawa, ON—Bronson Centre
February 24—Montreal, QC—MTELUS
February 25—Toronto, ON—HISTORY
February 26—Toronto, ON—HISTORY
February 28—Detroit, MI—The Fillmore
March 2—Indianapolis, IN—Egyptian Room at Old National Centre
March 3—Chicago, IL—Byline Bank Aragon Ballroom
March 4—Madison, WI—The Sylvee
March 6—Kansas City, MO—Uptown Theater
March 7—Minneapolis, MN—The Fillmore
March 10—Denver, CO—The Fillmore
March 11—Salt Lake City, UT—The Union
March 13—Phoenix, AZ—The Van Buren
March 14—Anaheim, CA—House of Blues
March 17—Los Angeles, CA—The Wiltern
March 18—San Francisco, CA—The Masonic
March 19—Sacramento, CA—Ace of Spades
March 21—Portland, OR—Roseland Theatre
March 22—Vancouver, BC—The Orpheum
March 23—Seattle, WA—Moore Theatre