Grammy Award-winning artist Molly Tuttle has unveiled plans for her upcoming solo album, ‘So Long Little Miss Sunshine,' set for release on August 15, 2025, via Nonesuch Records. This marks her fifth full-length album and signifies a notable shift in her musical direction. The album comprises twelve tracks, including eleven originals and a cover of Icona Pop and Charli XCX’s hit ‘I Love It.' The project was recorded in Nashville under the production of Jay Joyce, known for his work with artists like Orville Peck and Miranda Lambert.
The lead single, ‘That’s Gonna Leave a Mark,' co-written with Kevin Griffin of Better Than Ezra, is available now. Tuttle describes the track as “fun, sort of sassy,” highlighting a guitar part that stands out as one of her favourites on the record.
The album also features collaborations with Ketch Secor of Old Crow Medicine Show, who contributes on banjo, fiddle, harmonica, and vocals. Tuttle emphasises her desire to be a musical chameleon, aiming to keep her audience guessing with surprises. Tuttle says, “I’ve been wanting to make this record for such a long time. Part of me was scared to do such a big departure, and that went into the album title.” Eventually she decided, “‘You know what? I’m just not going to care what people think. I’m going to do what I want.’”
In support of the album, she will embark on ‘The Highway Knows' tour, commencing on September 10 in Chicago and concluding on December 13 at The Fillmore in San Francisco. Tickets for the tour go on sale on June 6.
‘So Long Little Miss Sunshine' was recorded with drummer/percussionists Jay Bellerose and Fred Eltringham, bassist Byron House, and Joyce on multiple instruments. Ketch Secor (Old Crow Medicine Show) also plays banjo, fiddle, and harmonica, as well as singing harmony; much of the LP was co-written with Secor, who is also Tuttle’s partner. “We spend so much time together, we live together, and anytime I have a song idea, or he has one, it’s just so easy to transition from whatever we’re doing into writing a song.”
Tuttle also conceived the artwork for ‘So Long Little Miss Sunshine,' which features multiple Mollys, each wearing a different wig except for one with nothing on her head at all. Tuttle has been bald since she was three years old due to the autoimmune condition alopecia areata; she acts as a spokesperson for the National Alopecia Areata Foundation.
