LANIE GARDNER ANNOUNCES SOPHOMORE ALBUM FADED POLAROIDS, DUE SEPTEMBER 5

Jul 11, 2025

LANIE GARDNER ANNOUNCES SOPHOMORE ALBUM FADED POLAROIDS,
DUE SEPTEMBER 5  – Pre-Order/Pre-Save/Pre-Add HERE

Releases New Song “High Divin’” Featuring Mick Fleetwood
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Grand Ole Opry Debut – August 6

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Named by the Recording Academy as a “2025 Artist to Watch”, Lanie Gardner has officially announced her highly anticipated sophomore album Faded Polaroids, set for release on September 5 via BBR Music Group/BMG Nashville. Alongside the announcement, the North Carolina native has released the album’s powerful lead song, “High Divin’,” featuring legendary Fleetwood Mac co-founder Mick Fleetwood on the drums. Listen now.

A full-circle moment for the 25-year-old artist — whose breakout came from a viral cover of “Dreams” (now at over 100M views) — “High Divin’” is an atmospheric anthem with a heart of self-reflection. Wrapped in shimmering guitars and soaring vocals, it captures the emotional leap of the journey of self-sabotage, while honoring the path that led her there.

“It’s one of the most important songs on the album for me,” Gardner shares. “I was going through a pretty rough patch and needed to give myself a little tough love.”

Produced by Oscar Charles, Jonathan Singleton, Chris Ganoudis and Don Miggs, Faded Polaroids expands on the raw honesty of Gardner’s 2024 debut A Songwriter’s Diary, offering a sonic scrapbook of self-discovery, family roots, romantic twists, and personal healing. Across 18 tracks, Gardner blends country storytelling with indie-rock grit, small-town pop, and boundary-free emotion — a genre-bending vision uniquely.

“I created the idea of Faded Polaroids using actual polaroids. Some brand new, others nicotine-stained, withered, torn and worn from being passed down through the years,” says Gardner. “It felt like zooming out on my whole life and finally seeing the bigger picture. These snapshots — these songs — are the most beautiful parts of me. They tell the story of where I come from, who I come from, what I’ve learned and who I’m becoming. I hope these songs encourage people to take the time to make their own version of that too. I think it’s important that we all do.”

Born and raised in the tiny Appalachian mountain town of Burnsville, NC, Gardner grew up in a family of natural musicians, learning to sing from her mother and guitar from her father. A loner-turned-artist with a gift for turning diary entries into cathartic anthems, she eventually left home for Nashville, chasing the Grand Ole Opry dream of her late grandfather — a dream that comes full circle with her Opry debut on August 6. Get tickets here.

Following her recent Polaroids EP and breakout debut album — which earned her a “2025 Artist to Watch” nod from both the Recording Academy/GRAMMY and Amazon Music — Faded Polaroids finds Gardner stepping fully into her sound. From the soul-cleansing “Takin’ The Slow Ride” and smoldering “Concrete Cowboy,” to the rootsy, nostalgic title track and breezy “Love You Like Appalachia,” the album captures a rising star in her magic hour — honest, unfiltered, and unforgettable.

Faded Polaroids Track List:

  1. “Takin’ The Slow Ride” (Lanie Gardner, Matt Jenkins, Jesse Frasure, Brad Tursi)
  2. “Boys Like You” (Lanie Gardner, Jimmy Robbins, Henry Agincourt Allen)
  3. “Boot Down” (Lanie Gardner, Allison Veltz-Cruz, Dallas Wilson, Ross Ellis)
  4. “The Hills Have Eyes” (Lanie Gardner, Carlo Colasacco, Rufio Hooks)
  5. “Little Bit Of Lovin’” (Lanie Gardner, Katie Cecil, Chris Ganoudis, Kasey Tyndall)
  6. “Faded Polaroids” (Lanie Gardner, Oscar Charles, Lori McKenna, Barry Dean)
  7. “Don’t Fall In Love” (Lanie Gardner, Zach Abend, Benjy Davis)
  8. “Rattler And The Devil’s Whip” (Lanie Gardner, David Medlin, Daymon Osborn)
  9. “Mama’s Kitchen Table” (Lanie Gardner, Karen Fairchild, Alysa Vanderheym)
  10. “Hold Your Horses” (Lanie Gardner, Jonathan Hutcherson, Jamie Moore)
  11. “Concrete Cowboy” (Lanie Gardner, Katie Cecil, Chris Ganoudis)
  12. “How Long ‘Til Tennessee” (Lanie Gardner, Daniel Ross)
  13. “Jeans” (Lanie Gardner, Kasey Tyndall, Logan Maggio, Beau Bailey)
  14. “Love You Like Appalachia” (Lanie Gardner, Matt Jenkins, Jeremy Stover)
  15. “Buzzkill” (Lanie Gardner, Katie Cecil, Chris Ganoudis)
  16. “Ur Mad” (Lanie Gardner)
  17. “Daddy Didn’t” (Lanie Gardner, Laura Veltz, Gordie Sampson)
  18. “High Divin’” (Lanie Gardner, Cate Downey, Ryan McMahon)

Gardner will bring Faded Polaroids to life on the road this summer and fall, with a run of headlining dates and festival appearances, including support on select shows for Gavin Adcock.