Madison McFerrin has announced her debut album. I Hope You Can Forgive Me is out May 12. The album features the new single “(Please Don’t) Leave Me Now,” which arrives with a new video directed by Kemp Baldwin. Watch it below.
McFerrin wrote her new song about a car accident she endured in 2021 with her partner. “Being able to walk away from a near-death experience without physical harm is one of the greatest blessings I’ve received in this life,” the musician said in a statement. “It reaffirmed my purpose as an artist. Writing ‘(Please Don’t) Leave Me Now’ became an incredibly therapeutic and cathartic experience. Being able to express that kind of fear while still creating a fun environment was key to making this song.”
McFerrin produced the majority of the album herself. It features contributions from her father, Bobby McFerrin, as well as the 2022 single “Stay Away (From Me).”
I Hope You Can Forgive Me:
01 Deep Sea
02 Fleeting Melodies
03 Testify
04 Run
05 God Herself
06 OMW
07 (Please Don’t) Leave Me Now
08 Stay Away (From Me)
09 Utah
10 Goodnight
Madison McFerrin:
03-02 San Jose, CA – The Continental
03-03 Los Angeles, CA – Walt Disney Concert Hall
03-13-18 Austin, TX – SXSW
05-20 Frenchtown, NJ – Artyard
06-01 Los Angeles, CA – Zebulon
06-02 San Francisco, CA – The Independent
06-04 Eugene, OR – Hult Center
06-05 Portland, OR – Doug Fir
06-13 Chicago, IL – Sleeping Village
06-15 Columbus, OH – Rambling House
06-23 Baltimore, MD – Creative Alliance
06-24 Ellenville, NY – Love, Velma
06-25 Marlboro, NY – The Falcon
06-29 Brooklyn, NY – Elsewhere
07-09 Rotterdam, Netherlands – North Sea Jazz Fest
08-10-13 Dorset, England – We Out Here Fest
* with Ladysmith Black Mambazo
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