Ingrid Andress has shared her new single Footprints, a track which she had no intention of sharing with the world.
The song marks a stripped-back piano ballad which she wrote for her younger siblings. It is filled with bittersweet takes, self-aware confession, loving storytelling and words of reassurance.
The track marks the first taste of upcoming new music from Ingrid Andress.
Speaking about Footprints, Ingrid Andress explained, “This song means so much to me that I didn’t think I’d ever put it out, and now it resonates with me even more than when I wrote it,” says the Colorado-bred, Nashville-based singer/songwriter. “I was the first sibling to venture out on my own and pursue my dreams, and I think it’s my role as an older sister to encourage them to do the same. I want them to learn from my mistakes, and to know that you can mess up and still keep moving forward. It doesn’t feel great to fail, but it can end up making you stronger.”
Her first new music since her highly acclaimed 2022 sophomore LP Good Person, Footprints arrives after a whirlwind year for Andress, including a National Anthem performance that led to a stint in rehab. The experience profoundly altered her perspective on her career.
As she stepped back from the spotlight, Andress found herself called to a new level of boldness in her songwriting. “It felt like the Band-Aid had been ripped off and I’d lost the fear of making my lyrics very specific to my experience,” she says. “Instead of trying to write songs that everyone can hear themselves in, I wanted to get back to being radically honest and really let my voice come through. It’s so much more fulfilling, and I don’t feel like I’m hiding anymore.”
She recently returned to perform the anthem live for a second time, with a rendition that was widely praised.
