TIGIRLILY GOLD ANNOUNCE SOPHOMORE ALBUM, COUNTRY & MIDWESTERN DUE 9TH OCTOBER

Fresh off a breakthrough chapter that cemented them as one of Country music's most exciting rising acts, ACM Award-winning duo Tigirlily Gold today (Thursday 23rd July) have announced their highly anticipated sophomore album, Country & Midwestern arriving Friday 9th October, 2026 available to pre-order here.

Alongside the announcement, sisters Kendra Olson and Krista Slaubaugh are set to release the album's latest track, "Something To Drink About" tomorrow (Friday 24th July) offering another preview of the project that proudly embraces the values, humor, and resilience of the place that raised them.

Named after their proud North Dakota roots and their previously released song of the same name, "Country & Midwestern" the album is a celebration of a region often overlooked in Country music conversations despite embodying the very spirit the genre was built on. For Tigirlily Gold, being "Midwestern" has always meant hard work, family, faith, grit, and finding joy in the everyday, all qualities that have shaped both who they are and the music they make.

Photo Credit: Jared Olson

“We could not be more excited to finally announce our sophomore album, Country & Midwestern!” share Kendra Olson and Krista Slaubaugh of Tigirlily Gold. “This album came to be by taking the sounds of the 2000s Country music we grew up on and our love of growing up in the Midwest, which is often overlooked and under-appreciated. While the album is sonically nostalgic, the lyrics cover where we've been, where we are, and where we're going, professionally and personally. We spent the last two years planting many seeds - some that painted fields gold and some that never had the chance to grow. We did not sugarcoat any of our experiences, and hope everyone can hear the heart of this album, because it's one and the same as ours.”

Raised performing together long before moving to Nashville, the sisters built Country & Midwestern by blending the landscape they grew up in with the sound that defined their childhood: the hook-filled, story-driven Country music of the 2000s.

The result is a collection that feels both nostalgic and unmistakably modern, balancing sharp wit with heartfelt storytelling. That connection to home extends beyond the music. The album artwork was photographed in North Dakota by Kendra's husband, Jared Olson, capturing the wide-open prairie that inspired the record and reinforcing the project's deeply personal foundation.

The album announcement follows the release of a cinematic album trailer in which the duo reflects on the farming lessons that shaped their outlook, from growing up during North Dakota harvest seasons to learning that success isn't measured solely by the crop, but by having the courage to keep planting. That same perseverance runs throughout Country & Midwestern, a record born from years of believing in their dreams even when the harvest wasn't yet in sight. With fans able to see the trailer here.

With the arrival of "Something To Drink About" tomorrow (Friday 24th July) and Country & Midwestern set for release on Friday 9th October, Tigirlily Gold continues writing the next chapter of a story rooted in home, family, and the unwavering belief that the best things are worth the wait and the work.