Juliana Hatfield Publicizes New Album, Shares Video for New Track “Scratchers”
Lightning Would possibly Strike Due Out December 12 by way of American Laundromat
Sep 09, 2025
Pictures by David Doobinin
Juliana Hatfield has introduced a brand new album, Lightning Would possibly Strike, and shared its first single, “Scratchers,” by way of a music video. Lightning Would possibly Strike is due out December 12 by way of American Laundromat. Beneath try the brand new single, adopted by the album particulars.
Lightning Would possibly Strike is Hatfield’s twenty first album. She sings and performs guitar, keyboards, percussion, and bass. Chris Anzalone performs drums on the album and Ed Valauskas contributes bass. Pat DiCenso combined and mastered the LP.
Hatfield had this to say concerning the album in a press launch: “It was a tough time for me after I began engaged on this album. I had simply uprooted myself from the town condo constructing the place I’d been dwelling for 20 years to a home in a extra rural city two hours away the place I knew nobody when one in every of my finest associates died (‘Ashes’), after which my canine died (‘Fixed Companion’), then my mom was recognized with esophagus most cancers (‘Scratchers’). I used to be fairly depressed for a stable yr (‘Lengthy Gradual Nervous Breakdown’) and was misplaced and really lonely (‘Harmonizing With Myself’). I used to be fascinated with destiny and circumstance and about how I’d ended up the place I used to be (‘The place Are You Now’).”
Hatfield’s final album was the 2023 covers album, Juliana Hatfield Sings ELO, which adopted Juliana Hatfield Sings Olivia Newton-John (2018) and Juliana Hatfield Sings The Police (2019). Her final album of authentic songs was 2023’s Blood.
Learn our 2023 interview with Hatfield.
Lightning Would possibly Strike Tracklist:
1. Fall Aside (3:38)
2. Lengthy Gradual Nervous Breakdown (2:30)
3. Popsicle (3:20)
4. My Home Is Not My Dream Home (3:36)
5. Harmonizing With Myself (3:31)
6. Scratchers (3:31)
7. Fixed Companion (4:01)
8. The place Are You Now (3:53)
9. Sturdy Too Lengthy (3:27)
10. Wouldn’t Change Something (4:09)
11. Ashes (2:55)
12. All I’ve Bought (2:38)
