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Courtney Barnett Launches New Era With Single 'Stay In Your Lane'

An Alex Ross Perry video accompanies the release, with more news teased by the label.

Overview

  • The track is out now via Fiction Records and marks Barnett’s first new music since 2023’s instrumental End Of The Day and 2021’s Things Take Time, Take Time.
  • A video directed by filmmaker Alex Ross Perry depicts Barnett performing in a surgical-ward setting while wearing a blood-stained hospital gown.
  • The song is driven by a raucous guitar riff and Barnett’s signature drawl, featuring the chorus line, “Gotta get this off my chest… This never would’ve happened if I stayed in my lane, stayed the same way.”
  • A press release says the single kicks off her next musical chapter, with further details to be announced soon.
  • The release continues Barnett’s growing engagement with film and visual storytelling, following her score work for Danny Cohen’s documentary Anonymous Club.