Shygirl Reveals New Album Swallow!, Shares Song
Her first studio LP in four years is led by “Lucky (Hymn)”
Shygirl has returned with her long-awaited sophomore album. Swallow! arrives November 6 via Because Music . She has shared its lead single, “Lucky (Hymn),” a track about coming into your own, as well as an Austen Taylor Pease-directed video that was filmed to replicate one unbroken take. In it, an individual, who briefly is replaced by Shygirl, is tied to a chair and threatened by kidnappers in a homely kitchen. You can watch that video, and check out the Swallow! album artwork, below.
Swallow! was written during a coming-of-age moment in Shygirl’s life, during which she fell in love, learned more about herself and her impulses, and uncorked a deeper type of appreciation for what surrounds her. “Shygirl calls Swallow! a reintroduction,” reads a press release. “During sporadic, unhurried sessions, Karma Kid made everything maximalist, while Casey MQ fine-tuned the delicate moments. Shygirl realized she didn’t need to leave her electronic roots behind to find something new.”
It’s been four years since Shygirl dropped her debut album, Nymph , and her life has been a bit of a whirlwind ever since. She released two EPs, 2024’s Club Shy and 2025’s Club Shy Room 2, as well as remix versions , collaborated with everyone from PinkPantheress to Saweetie , got a Björk cosign , and opened for Charli XCX on her Sweat tour behind Brat .
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