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Singer-songwriter Stella Lefty sets her first album, Long Way Home, for this month

She revealed it during her debut set at Lollapalooza, with the single Lean In, Kiss Me due Friday.

Stella Lefty

Stella Lefty singing into a microphone with an animated, joyful expression on stage, lit by warm orange stage lighting.
Stella Lefty performing at the Moroccan Lounge in Los Angeles in May 2025. Photo: Justin Higuchi, CC BY 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons

Stella Lefty has announced her debut album, Long Way Home, due out August 21 via Atlantic Outpost, The Line of Best Fit reported on August 5. She revealed the news during her debut performance at Lollapalooza, alongside a recap of the set.

The album follows Lefty's EP Is This Heaven?, released in May, as well as a sold-out headline tour and a CMA Fest takeover.

Lefty said the lead single, Lean In, Kiss Me, will arrive that Friday, giving fans a first taste of the record ahead of its release.

Lefty is currently making festival appearances across North America and Australia, before a run of headline shows in October and November in cities including Los Angeles, Phoenix, Dallas and Toronto.

Long Way Home is due August 21, and you can track Lefty's country debut on the release calendar.

The facts

  • The album is called Long Way Home
  • It is her debut album, due August 21 via Atlantic Outpost
  • She announced it during her debut Lollapalooza set
  • The lead single, Lean In, Kiss Me, followed days later
  • Her prior EP, Is This Heaven?, came out in May
  • She headlines shows across North America in October and November

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