Miranda Lambert can really keep a secret.
Although she’s bubbling over with enthusiasm about her next album — ‘Four the Record’ set to be released Nov. 1 — the daughter of two private investigators is doing her heritage proud by holding onto details about the album for now.
“Everyone’s going to have to wait just a little longer for the new album as we just recorded it,” she said. “Overall it’s been inspiring, but no telling what will make it on the final record.”
| Onstage |
| Miranda Lambert |
| When: 6:30 p.m. Friday |
| Where: Merriweather Post Pavilion, 10475 Little Patuxent Parkway, Columbia |
| Details: $40 to $55; ticketfly.com; 1.877.4FLY.TIX |
With all of the success that Lambert has found in recent years, including her first three albums that made her the rare artist to land at No. 1 for each of her recordings, it’s almost difficult to reconcile that she’s only 25 years old. Yet the woman who recently won a bundle of CMA Awards — taking home honors for Female Vocalist, Album of the Year (“Revolution”), and Video of the Year (“The House That Built Me”), — is something of an old soul.
“Naturally, I have grown a lot as a person and as a musician since the release of ‘Revolution,'” she said. “I am going to do just what I did with that album — record music that inspires me now. I really appreciate that so many people spent their hard-earned money on my last record and that my peers in the industry liked it, but honestly I would still love it even if it hadn’t been so successful. I hope as many folks will love my next one!”
The next album comes at a time when Lambert’s star status is arguably brighter than ever. She’s formed the new band, “Pistol Annies.” The three-woman group, which consists of Lambert, Ashley Monroe, and Angaleena Presley, plans to release its first album “Hell on Heels” on August 23. Not to mention she recently married fellow country crooner and “The Voice’s” Blake Shelton.
Although her personal and professional lives are busier than ever, Lambert said she’ll still write and record music that reflects her personality much like she did with the single “Gunpowder and Lead” that declared some little girls aren’t made with sugar and spice but combustibles.
“I mean every word I say in every lyric of every song on this record, and every record I’ve ever done,” she said. “I would never take back one word or lyric or point I’ve ever made, because it’s part of who I am. And there are plenty of artists who wouldn’t do so much of that, if that’s the kind of music you’re into. But if you’re into honesty, I have the records for you.”
