The Returner (album)

The Returner
Studio album by Allison Russell
Released	September 8, 2023 (2023-09-08)
Recorded	December 2022
Studio	Henson, Hollywood
Genre	R&B Americana
Length	44:01
Label	Fantasy Concord
Producer	Dan Knobler Allison Russell Dim Star
Allison Russell chronology
Outside Child (2021) The Returner (2023)
Singles from The Returner
"The Returner" Released: June 6, 2023 "Stay Right Here" Released: July 14, 2023 "Snakelife" Released: August 11, 2023

The Returner is the second studio album by Canadian singer-songwriter, poet, activist and multi-instrumentalist Allison Russell. Produced by Russell, Dan Knobler and Dim Star (JT Nero and Drew Lindsay), it was released by Fantasy Records on September 8, 2023, as the follow-up to Russell's award-winning debut Outside Child. It was preceded by three singles: the title track, "Stay Right Here", and "Snakelife". Russell described the album as "about being here now, and being consciously celebratory of the fact that we get to be here now, that every single one of us breathing and present on the planet has survived the pandemic, has survived all kinds of things, and we're here and we're together and we can dance and we can have joy."

The album was promoted by a European tour supporting Hozier alongside various solo festival appearances, followed by an extensive US headlining tour beginning in October and continuing into early 2024 with dates in the UK, Ireland and Canada.^[1][2]

The album received four nominations at the 66th Annual Grammy Awards, including Best Americana Album, with the title track being nominated for both Best American Roots Song, and Best Americana Performance. "Eve Was Black" won in the Best American Roots Performance category, Russell's first Grammy win.

The album was a shortlisted finalist for the 2024 Polaris Music Prize.^[3]