Alexandra Kay Reveals She Has Already Been Writing ‘A Bunch’ Of Songs For Third Album

Alexandra Kay has taken some well-deserved time off to rest and recharge, but now she’s back and jumping into work mode at full force.

Since the rising country star admits that truly unplugging isn’t always easy for her, she’s stayed busy behind the scenes, only catching a few moments here and there to completely disconnect.

“I love being go, go, go all the time. Honestly, we’re on flights a lot. And so I take the times when we’re on flights to read a book and that’s just kind of like my disconnect time,” she told Nicole of Philly’s country station, 92.5 XTU.

She has also been pouring her energy and creativity into building out her third studio album, revealing, “I’ve already written a bunch of songs for it.”

Coming up soon, Kay plans to head out on a writers retreat in Pensacola, FL with about five songwriters who will hopefully help her flush out the rest of the tracks needed to make her next album feel complete.

“We’re just going to write for a few days and hopefully finish the record and be able to come back with some more great songs,” she said with excitement.

This forthcoming collection will follow the release of Alexandra Kay’s sophomore album, Second Wind, and her independent debut All I’ve Ever Known, which hit #1 on iTunes (All Genre & Country) and landed in the Top 10 on multiple Billboard charts.

Across both projects, the Waterloo, IL native tapped into her real-life experiences with heartbreak, divorce, finding love again and reclaiming her happiness to create songs that highlight her most authentic self. She offers themes of strength and grace through songs that carry the kind of emotional depth that fans expect from her.

When Nicole asked about her typical writing process, Kay explained that she generally finds the lyrics first and then puts the story to a melody.

“I think that that’s because I grew up not playing any instruments and just grew up as a writer, like of just diary entries that turned to poems. And then heard melodies and just wrote that,” she shared. “And then I learned how to play an instrument after that. So I could just write it without anything.”

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In between writing for her next album, Alexandra Kay has a stacked tour lineup. Beginning in March, she will head down under to serve as an opener on Old Dominion’s How Good Is That World Tour, with stops across Australia and New Zealand. She will also support select dates for Cody Johnson and share the stage with Jo Dee Messina in Council Bluffs/Omaha at Harrah’s Council Bluffs Casino on May 9.

A complete list of upcoming dates can be found on Alexandra Kay’s official website.