Laci Kaye Booth Opens Up About the Self-Doubt and Discomfort Behind Promoting Her Upcoming Album

Laci Kaye Booth is opening up about the uncomfortable reality of having an increased online presence while promoting her upcoming album, admitting that she has been fighting the urge to retreat from the spotlight completely.

Fans may have noted that Booth has been more intentional about being active on social media in recent months. She has been sharing more snippets of her life along with previewing her third studio album, Love Ain’t For The Faint Of Heart, which is scheduled to arrive on September 18.

The songstress took to her Instagram story over the weekend to explain that while she knows having a strong presence on her platforms is important in generating interest surrounding her next project, she has found herself struggling to fight her natural instinct to  “disappear on socials and within the industry.”

“I’ve been posting so much in the last few months and it makes me nauseous & insanely uncomfortable. Every time I post, my brain tells me I’m desperate for attention and approval and that I’m coming off vain and shallow,” she wrote in the honest statement.

Booth says she has learned to stop fighting those feelings and instead has accepted that stepping outside her comfort zone is simply part of giving her album the best chance at success.

“I promised myself I’d show up for this one. I’d give this album campaign and this tour a better chance than I gave The Loneliest Girl in the World. I’ve done the whole ‘make the music, stay out of the public eye and hope people find it’ thing. Turns out that is not a particularly strong marketing strategy and it doesn’t make a whole lotta people happy,” she admitted.

Throughout her career, Booth has discovered what it feels like to be the artist who is costing a label more money than she is making them in return and what comes od that as a result.

“I know how that story ends, and though sometimes for the best, I’d rather know I did everything I could for this art this time ’round.”

With that in mind, Booth lets fans know they will probably see a lot more of her in the coming months as she continues to push herself to be more present throughout the album cycle and upcoming tour.

“I’m trying this freaky little thing called ‘participating in my own career.’ When it’s over, I will happily return to my regularly scheduled programming of tending to my tiny, quiet, private life. Until then.. please bear with a shy, timid bitch❤️,” she added in conclusion.

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Laci Kaye Booth recently announced that she is set to embark on her first-ever headlining tour in support of her next album. The seven-date Love Ain’t For The Faint Of Heart Tour will include stops at dive bars and honky-tonks that inspired the album’s tracks, kicking off September 27 in Chicago and wrapping in Los Angeles on October 15.

Plus she has also been tapped to support Ella Langley on select tour dates beginning July 23. The trek includes a two-night stand at the Greek Theatre in Los Angeles (October 13 & 14).

A full list of upcoming tour dates can be found on Booth’s official website.