ALLISON RUSSELL ANNOUNCES THIRD STUDIO ALBUM ‘IN THE HOUR OF CHAOS’ Out july 10th Featuring Norah Jones

Today, Allison Russell has announced her third studio album, In The Hour of Chaos, produced by Russell and Dim Star and arriving on July 10th via Fantasy Records.

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Allison Russell’s In the Hour of Chaos is a fervent plea for connection in this time of alienation, isolation and dread. These are songs meant to reverse the tides that pull us farther and farther apart, even from ones we love the most. This is a record meant to make you feel GOOD, and, in these times, feeling good is a radical act. It’s only fitting then, that Russell leaned into her vibrant and ever expanding community of artists and friends to create a collaborative song suite that goes far beyond a succession of features.

The songs unfold like a series of one act plays with Allison, who joins with an artist(s) from her rainbow diaspora, many from her adopted home in Nashville. Tactile, vulnerable, raw, soothing, sensual, sad – each is a little capsule of humans being fully human and fully present. From the quiet reckoning of “No Springtime” with Joy Oladokun and Julie Williams, to the joy- with-a-splash-of-sadness that is “Cold April,” where Kara Jackson, Denitia, and Russell’s daughter Ida’s Explore! Pop Choir add intergenerational depth, Allison Russell curates collaborators with care: Brittney Spencer’s earthy soul on “Black Lavender,” Norah Jones’ intimate ease on “Really Real,” Ruby Amanfu’s vulnerable grace on “Just Like Saturday,” – all serve as portals into our flawed, fantastic, interconnected lives.