Kelechi Ballerini released “Two Things” on Friday, the latest single from her upcoming album, Patternsreleased on October 25.
In the heartbreaking chorus, Ballerini sings, “Two things can be true/I’ll love you and I’ll hate you/I’ll be your best day and your worst day/I’ll be your blessing and your curse, baby.” The artist had teased the song and upcoming video the day before with a clip that showed her looking out a window at the countryside before cutting to a view of the city skyline. The clip also referenced the song’s line, “I love New York City, but I can’t stay at the Carlyle anymore,” and showed a shot of Ballerini on the steps outside the historic hotel.
In August, Ballerini released the second single from the upcoming album, “Sorry Mom,” which she said in a statement is about “chasing dreams, dropping out of school, losing my virginity, and dropping out of college.” The song follows her collaboration with Noah Kahan, “Cowboys Cry Too” — a track that was released in June and is also set to appear on Patterns.
Her next project will be Ballerini's first full-length album since 2022. Subject to change Followed by an EP in 2023, Roll out the welcome mat, Which received a nomination for Best Country Album at the 2024 Grammy Awards despite its 16-minute running time.
The singer will celebrate her new album. A few days after the album’s release, she performed a special performance at Madison Square Garden in New York on October 29. “The entire time I was making this album, I was imagining and dreaming up ways to bring it to life in our live show,” she said in a statement. “It was something I couldn’t wait more than five days after its release to do.”
When discussing Patterns with Associated Press“People might expect this album to be full of joy and love and passion and emotion. But that’s not the case,” Ballerini said. “And I’m really proud of that. I think it would have been easy to just collect the really beautiful parts of my life that I’ve dusted off and found over the last couple of years. But that’s not the fullness of my experience.”
