Backbone (Kasey Chambers album)

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Backbone
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Studio album by
Released4 October 2024 (2024-10-04)
Genre Country, Americana
Length62:59
Label Essence
Kasey Chambers chronology
Campfire
(2018)
Backbone
(2024)
Singles from Backbone
  1. "Backbone (The Desert Child)"
    Released: 30 July 2024 [1]

Backbone is the thirteenth studio album by Australian singer-songwriter Kasey Chambers. The album was released on 4 October 2024. [1] It was announced on 30 July 2024 alongside the release of its lead single. [2]

Upon announcement, Chambers said: "Good and bad, this album is who I am. I worked with my favourite musicians, and I sang about every beautiful, joyous, embarrassing and tough thing I've gone through. Everything that's gone into making me this person." [1] The album is inspired by material from Chambers' book Just Don’t Be a Dickhead, scheduled for release on 1 October 2024. [3]

In September 2024, Chambers announced the Backbone 2025 tour dates across Australia from January to June. [4]

Track listing

  1. "A New Day Has Come" – 5:22
  2. "Backbone (The Desert Child)" – 3:32
  3. "A Love Like Springsteen" – 3:40
  4. "Dart n Feather" – 4:42
  5. "For Better or Worse" – 4:18
  6. "Little Red Riding Hood" – 4:35
  7. "Silverado Girl" – 3:50
  8. "The Divorce Song" (featuring Shane Nicholson) – 2:58
  9. "Arlo" – 3:25
  10. "Broken Cup" – 3:14
  11. "My Kingdom Come" (featuring Ondara) – 3:30
  12. "Something to Believe In" – 4:11
  13. "Take Me Down the Mountain" – 4:07
  14. "You Are Everything to Me" – 3:20
  15. "Lose Yourself" (live at Newcastle Civic Theatre) – 8:15

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References

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  2. "Just Don't Be a Dickhead: Kasey Chambers has written a book accompanying her new album Backbone". Beat Magazine . 30 July 2024. Retrieved 31 August 2024.
  3. "Kacey Chambers – Backbone". Fem Music. 12 August 2024. Retrieved 31 August 2024.
  4. "Kasey Chambers Announces Extensive 2025 Australian Tour". Music Feeds . 25 September 2024. Retrieved 25 September 2024.