Better Broken

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Better Broken
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Studio album by
Released19 September 2025
Studio Sound City Studios (Los Angeles)
Label Concord
Producer
Sarah McLachlan chronology
Wonderland
(2016)
Better Broken
(2025)

Better Broken is the upcoming tenth studio album by the Canadian singer-songwriter Sarah McLachlan. It will be released on 19 September 2025, by Concord Records. [1]

Contents

Background and recording

Better Broken is McLachlan's first album in nine years, following Wonderland (2016), and her first of original material since Shine On (2014). [2] The album was produced by Tony Berg and Will Maclellan, and recorded primarily at Sound City Studios in Los Angeles. [3] Of the new material, McLachlan said in a press release that the lyricism was inspired by her thoughts of the state of the world, adding that her goal with this album was to "[provide] people with some relief and release — but in the end I just want them to take whatever they need from it, and make the songs part of their own story." [4]

Promotion

The album was preceded by the release of the title track, "Better Broken", simultaneously with the album announcement on 26 June 2025 [5] as well as "Gravity" on 8 August 2025 [6] .

Track listing

Better Broken track listing
No.TitleLength
1."Better Broken"4:00
2."Gravity"5:00
3."The Last to Go" 
4."Only Way Out Is Through" 
5."Reminds Me" (featuring Katie Gavin) 
6."One in a Long Line" 
7."Only Human" 
8."Long Road Home" 
9."Rise" 
10."Wilderness" 
11."If This Is the End..." 

References

  1. Gregory, Allie (26 June 2025). "Sarah McLachlan Details New Album 'Better Broken' │ Exclaim!". Exclaim!. Retrieved 27 June 2025.
  2. Breihan, Tom (26 June 2025). "Sarah McLachlan Announces 'Better Broken', Her First Album In A Decade: Hear The Title Track". Stereogum. Retrieved 27 June 2025.
  3. Taylor-Singh, Heather (26 June 2025). "Sarah McLachlan Announces Her First Album In More Than a Decade, 'Better Broken' | Billboard Canada". Billboard Canada. Retrieved 27 June 2025.
  4. "Sarah McLachlan announces first album in 9 years, premieres new song". CBC Radio . Canadian Broadcasting Corporation. 26 June 2025. Retrieved 27 June 2025.
  5. Stoddard, Cait (26 June 2025). "Sarah McLachlan Announces New Album Better Broken For September 2025 Release, Shares Title Track & Video -". mxdwn Music. Retrieved 27 June 2025.
  6. "iHeart New Music - August 8, 2025 - Newly Added". www.iheartradio.ca. Retrieved 2025-08-09.