Northern Irish singer-songwriter unleashes her new single ‘Houston‘, an infectious, handclap-laced anthem for anyone who’s ever realised that their best company might just be… themselves. It’s the first taste of her upcoming deluxe edition, Not My First Emotional Rodeo, and trust us, if this is the teaser, the full ride’s gonna be wild. In true Janet style, the song pairs playful Nashville swagger with brutal honesty.
Written alongside Chris Markey and crafted with producer Paul Whalley (and given the golden Abbey Road treatment by Christian Wright), Houston is Devlin’s way of flipping the switch on what solitude means. Instead of wallowing, she’s riding solo, boots up on the dashboard, blasting twangy guitars and unapologetically declaring that sometimes the middle of nowhere is exactly where she wants to be.
Following her storming sets at C2C in Berlin, London, and Belfast, plus more festival slots lined up this summer, Houston shows there’s no slowing her down. If you like your country-rock with a bit of cosmic grit and a lot of self-love, Janet Devlin’s got you covered.
Houston is out now via OKGood Records. Get ready to hit repeat, you might just want to get lost too.