Shout out to Theo Von for the assist on giving us a sneak peek into a few unreleased tracks from Ella Langley’s upcoming album, Dandelion.
During an appearance on Von’s This Past Weekend Podcast, Langley allowed him to choose any song to preview from the album (not including the already dropped “Choosin’ Texas,” “Loving Life Again,” “Dandelion,” and “Be Her”). He started off by picking what already sounds like a surefire standout from the album, as well as one of the first slower, more somber songs from this previously introduced flouncy summer album.
While Langley’s Billboard Hot 100 success, “Choosin’ Texas,” is certainly a heartbreak anthem, this previewed snippet of “Last Call For Us,” which marks the 13th track on the album, certainly leans into a more classic country slow song sound. To Von’s question of “is it a fun one,” Langley admitted, “It’s not as much fun, but if you want fun, not that one, but I mean I like this song.”
The melody, which starts with an almost eerie chime of bells, leads into a traditional tune full of steel guitar and classical instrumentals that tells the iconic honky tonk trope of falling in love at the bar and knowing things won’t work out past “last call.” The charming song, despite its sad undertones, already has the Langley classic makings for immediately becoming an earworm as the chorus amps out with a faster tempo.
The two followed up the heavier song by playing another more upbeat track from the album, at which Von hilariously piped in, “That’s good because that might be sad cause what if somebody just put their animal down or something?” to which she responded, “Then that’s the song they’d wanna cry to, it’s why we put it out there.”
Langley proceeded to showcase the previously revealed groovy song “Bottom Of Your Boot,” which she played at her album release pop-up event in Nashville last week, and safe to say the produced version is even more addictive to listen to.
They also end the podcast with the 14th track, “Broken,” which arguably stole the show with its electric guitar opening and a head-bobbing melody. From the short minute clip, it already sounds like a mature, more vibey version of a lot of the Hungover album, with both Von and Langley’s brother in the background thoroughly enjoying the rhythmic beat.
With the album’s release just a couple of days away on Friday, April 10, these teasers have got me beyond antsy to experience all of the emotions this sophomore album is bound to exude, from the tear-jerkers to the jammy karaoke staples and everything in between. If you haven’t already, check out the full tracklist of what’s to come here.