Today marks the highly anticipated release of I HOPE THIS HELPS — the autobiographical sophomore album from 25-year-old artist-songwriter Alana Springsteen. Out now via Santa Anna Nashville, the soul-searching LP offers a real-time document of untangling herself from inherited patterns and learning to fully trust her own instincts. Go here to stream/download I HOPE THIS HELPS now.

The follow-up to her landmark full-length debut TWENTY SOMETHING, I HOPE THIS HELPS arrives alongside Springsteen’s all-new song “same God.” A potent distillation of the unsparing emotional honesty that defines her new album, “same God” is accompanied by an official music video — go here to watch now.

Born from a painful but powerful moment of personal transformation, I HOPE THIS HELPS took shape as Springsteen interrogated the fear-based faith she inherited growing up and deconstructed the self-abandoning habits that long ruled her life (e.g., the reflex to keep the peace at her own expense, the tendency to make herself small for the sake of pleasing others). The result: an intimate but deeply resonant portrait of survival, healing, and the radical act of fully owning your truth.

As she confronted the very questions she was taught to never ask, Springsteen channeled her outpouring into songs that hit with immediate impact. In dreaming up the album’s moody fusion, she co-produced all 16 of its songs, working with in-demand producers like Ido Zmishlany (Tate McRae, Sabrina Carpenter) and Zach Crowell (Sam Hunt, Thomas Rhett). Co-written with elite songwriters like Liz Rose (Taylor Swift, Carrie Underwood), Trannie Anderson (Lainey Wilson, Lauren Alaina), and Sasha Alex Sloan (Carly Pearce, Kelsea Ballerini), I HOPE THIS HELPS also finds Springsteen playing piano, electric guitar, and acoustic guitar throughout the LP.

Co-written by Springsteen, Emily Weisband, Will Weatherly, and Ben Williams, “same God” explores Springsteen’s profoundly altered but undeniably deepened relationship to her faith. Featuring fragments of a voicemail from her grandfather (taken from a message in which he questions her decision to seek therapy instead of trusting God for healing) and members of the McGavock High School Choir, the acoustic-guitar-driven track moves from stark minimalism to choir-backed catharsis as Springsteen assures her family that — despite their different understandings of faith — they’re all reaching toward the same divine presence (“When you just can’t sleep / Cause you’re worried ‘bout me / And you think I’m lost just know / We’re talking to the same God”). True to the fierce empathy at the core of I HOPE THIS HELPS, “same God” embodies a full-hearted compassion even as Springsteen stands firmly in her conviction.

Revealing the immense scope of its emotional terrain, I HOPE THIS HELPS features “same God” along with previously released standouts like “note to self” (an intensely charged track that reckons with the pain of her early years), “love me anyway” (a fearless meditation on standing at a personal crossroads and choosing truth over comfort), “black sheep” (a triumphant anthem of self-acceptance), and “i loved you then” (a cinematic yet viscerally human track that marks one of the LP’s few true love songs). See below for the full tracklist to I HOPE THIS HELPS.

Directed by Edgar Evan and Springsteen, the official music video for “same God” mirrors the unguarded intimacy at the heart of I HOPE THIS HELPS. Bathed in warm golden light, the visual finds Springsteen sitting on the floor of a living room as she unpacks moving boxes, flips through old family photographs, and listens to music on a portable CD player — gently echoing the complicated ache of reflecting on the past while moving toward a greater sense of self-understanding.

With I HOPE THIS HELPS arriving amid a wave of coverage from major publications — including features in American Songwriter, PEOPLE, Hit Parader, The Tennessean, and COWGIRL Magazine — Springsteen is expanding the album’s conversation far beyond music. Following a recent appearance on leading spirituality podcast Spirit Outspoken (where she opened up about growing up in the church, learning to trust her own voice, and much more), Springsteen will next appear on Human School (a mental health podcast hosted by emotional wellness thought leader Miles Adcox). In keeping with the LP’s underlying focus on honesty and healing, Springsteen also recently wrote about the making of I HOPE THIS HELPS for September Letters and partnered with To Write Love on Her Arms (a nonprofit movement dedicated to presenting hope and finding help for those struggling with depression, addiction, self-injury, and suicide).

Later this year, Springsteen will embark on the I HOPE THIS HELPS TOUR — a U.S. headline run kicking off on September 17, with stops at iconic venues like West Hollywood’s Troubadour (9/20) and New York City’s The Bowery Ballroom (10/16). Currently scheduled through October 24 at Nashville’s Exit/In, the I HOPE THIS HELPS TOUR will follow ALANA SPRINGSTEEN: LIVE IN EUROPE — a headline summer tour of the UK and Europe, including major cities like London, Manchester, Glasgow, and Belfast. Go here for more info on Springsteen’s upcoming live dates.

I HOPE THIS HELPS TRACKLIST:

1. “intro” (Alana Springsteen, Sara Bares, Mark Trussell, Lauren LaRue)*
2. “note to self" (Alana Springsteen, Trannie Anderson, Mark Trussell)*
3. “feels good” (Alana Springsteen, Mags Duval, Ido Zmishlany, Sarah “Solly” Solovay)+
4. “sad hour” (Alana Springsteen, Sasha Alex Sloan, Nicolle Galyon, Mark Trussell)*
5. “love to see it” (Alana Springsteen, Sam Bergeson, Maya K, Lydia Vaughan)^
6. “love me anyway” (Alana Springsteen, Rhett Akins, Trannie Anderson, Chris LaCorte)&
7. “interlude” (Alana Springsteen, Sara Bares, Mark Trussell, Lauren LaRue)*
8. “same God” (Alana Springsteen, Emily Weisband, Will Weatherly, Ben Williams)#
9. “diy” (Alana Springsteen, Annika Bennett, Futuristics, Emily Weisband)*
10. “no man's” (Alana Springsteen, Jordan Dozzi, Trannie Anderson, Zach Crowell)**
11. “selfish” (Alana Springsteen, Will Weatherly, Sasha Alex Sloan, Emily Weisband)-
12. “fight like this” (Alana Springsteen, Liz Rose, AJ Pruis)*
13. “i loved you then” (Alana Springsteen, Lauren LaRue, Sara Bares, Jared Keim)++
14. “black sheep” (Alana Springsteen, Lydia Vaughan, Lauren LaRue, Jared Keim)^^
15. “how to swim” (Alana Springsteen, Will Weatherly, Joybeth Taylor, Emily Weisband)*
16. “outro” (Alana Springsteen, Sara Bares, Mark Trussell, Lauren LaRue)*##

* Produced by Mark Trussell and Alana Springsteen
+ Produced by Ido Zmishlany and Alana Springsteen
^ Produced by Sam Martinez, Alana Springsteen, Co-produced by Sam Bergeson
& Produced by Chris LaCorte and Alana Springsteen
# Produced by Steve Rusch and Alana Springsteen, Co-produced by Will Weatherly
** Produced by Zach Crowell and Alana Springsteen
- Produced by Will Weatherly and Alana Springsteen
++ Produced by Jared Keim and Alana Springsteen
^^ Produced by Sam Martinez, Alana Springsteen, Co-produced by Jared Keim
## Produced by Dave Clauss and Alana Springsteen

ABOUT ALANA SPRINGSTEEN:
A fearless storyteller with an unshakable sense of self, Alana Springsteen has built her career on telling the truth, no matter how messy or hard-fought. Across high-concept projects like her three-part debut album TWENTY SOMETHING and highly awaited sophomore LP I HOPE THIS HELPS (a boldly autobiographical body of work out now), the 25-year-old artist-songwriter has carved out a vital space for raw catharsis and unfiltered reflection. A multi-instrumentalist with uncompromising vision, Springsteen plays guitar and piano throughout her albums and co-produces all her material, shaping each song with a hands-on precision that underscores her identity as both author and architect. Rooted in Country but unbound by its edges, she pulls freely from Alt-Pop and beyond, building a sonic world as expansive as it is emotionally exacting. Born and raised in Pungo, Virginia (a one-of-a-kind region where farmland meets beach), Springsteen’s connection to music began in church, where she first found her voice as a child. By age seven, she was teaching herself to play guitar and writing her own songs; at ten, she began traveling to Nashville for co-writing sessions with industry heavyweights. After making her landmark debut with TWENTY SOMETHING — a 2023 release featuring her GOLD-certified smash “goodbye looks good on you (feat. Mitchell Tenpenny)” — Springsteen earned massive praise from the likes of NPR (“Few artists dissect and make sense of life in your 20s quite like Alana Springsteen”) and PEOPLE (“Everything about her says she was made for this wild, breathless — and, yes, high-risk — life of an artist”). A powerhouse live performer who commands rooms of any size, she’s now headlined her own TWENTY SOMETHING TOUR; performed at major festivals like Stagecoach; toured internationally across Europe, the U.K., and Australia; and supported superstars like Luke Bryan, LANY, Keith Urban, and NEEDTOBREATHE. With countless milestones to her name — including making her Tiny Desk debut in 2024 and scoring a No. 1 hit with “Hot Honey” (a collaboration with MULTI-PLATINUM DJ/producer Tiësto) — Springsteen’s momentum is undeniable.

 

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