New Zealand music icon Gin Wigmore today announces that her highly anticipated fourth studio album, Beautiful Mess – her most personal and powerful body of work to date – will be released July 17th.
Capturing the contrast of life’s highs and lows, light and darkness, softness and grit, Beautiful Mess marks Wigmore’s first new album in eight years. The record was largely brought to life during a whirlwind week in the United States, recorded in a remote studio in the Palm Springs desert alongside longtime collaborators Dave Goodison and Steven Padin.
Beautiful Mess chronicles the deepest moments of Wigmore’s past decade – navigating love, loss, divorce, and motherhood – all while expanding her revered artistry to new heights. Yet true to Wigmore’s playful and unfiltered personality, the album never lingers too long in the heavy, balancing its most vulnerable moments with a cheeky wink. The result is a record grounded in growth and vivacity – showcasing Gin Wigmore at her most authentic.
“I’m proud that I still let courage sit in the driver’s seat,” Wigmore says. “The courage to be me, the courage to raise my kids in a really authentic and transparent way, the courage to make music with vulnerability, the courage to try shit, the courage to let it pass me by when it no longer nourishes, the courage to be a good friend and show up. I’m really proud that I haven’t let courage disappear. Not only have I not left it, I’ve let it drive. Courage is underrated – especially for how much of a necessary ingredient it is to embrace life to its fullest potential.”
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A tale told in two halves, the double-sided album explores the duality of beauty and chaos. Side A represents the ‘Beautiful’ – tender, soft soundscapes rooted in country and Americana, inspired by trailblazing women like Lucinda Williams, Loretta Lynn, and Tammy Wynette. Side B reveals the ‘Mess’ – raw, raucous rock anthems that rip the record open with unrestrained, full-throttle energy.
Beautiful Mess is the calm and the chaos, the light and the dark – existing not in opposition, but in harmony.
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ABOUT GIN WIGMORE:
One of New Zealand’s most critically acclaimed musical exports, Gin Wigmore is a generation-defining artist with a fearless, unapologetic spirit and inimitable voice heard around the world. With over 630 million plus global streams to date, four multi-platinum studio albums in New Zealand and Australia, 6 New Zealand Music Awards, and global sync placements across Grey’s Anatomy, Orange Is The New Black, Teen Wolf, and more, Wigmore has carved an uncompromising path to international success on her own terms. Almost two decades into her career, Gin Wigmore’s lasting impact places her as an undeniable force to be reckoned with.
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