Valentine (Courtney Marie Andrews album)
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| Released | January 16, 2026 | |||
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| Length | 35:51 | |||
| Label | Loose Future | |||
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Valentine is the ninth studio album by the American singer-songwriter Courtney Marie Andrews. It was released on January 16, 2026, via Loose Future Records. Co-produced with Jerry Bernhardt and recorded largely to tape, the album embraces full in-studio performances.
Music videos were directed for songs "Cons and Clowns", "Keeper", "Little Picture Of A Butterfly" and "Everyone Wants To Feel Like You Do".
| Aggregate scores | |
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| Source | Rating |
| AnyDecentMusic? | 7.2/10[2] |
| Metacritic | 80/100[3] |
| Review scores | |
| Source | Rating |
| Clash | 8/10[4] |
| Far Out |   [5] |
| Mojo | [6] |
| The Arts Desk | [7] |
Valentine was met with generally favorable reviews from music critics. At Metacritic, which assigns a normalized rating out of 100 to reviews from mainstream publications, the album received an average score of 80, based on eight reviews.[3] The aggregator AnyDecentMusic? has the critical consensus of the album at a 7.2 out of 10, also based on 8 reviews.[2]
Track listing
All tracks are written by Courtney Marie Andrews, except "Keeper" (written with Kate York).[1]
| No. | Title | Length |
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| 1. | "Pendulum Swing" | 3:22 |
| 2. | "Keeper" | 3:12 |
| 3. | "Cons and Clowns" | 4:14 |
| 4. | "Magic Touch" | 2:59 |
| 5. | "Little Picture of a Butterfly" | 4:45 |
| 6. | "Outsider" | 4:06 |
| 7. | "Everyone Wants to Feel Like You Do" | 4:03 |
| 8. | "Only the Best for Baby" | 2:33 |
| 9. | "Best Friend" | 2:52 |
| 10. | "Hangman" | 3:45 |
| Total length: | 35:51 | |
Personnel
Credits adapted from the album's liner notes.[1]
- Courtney Marie Andrews – lead vocals, production (all tracks); Mellotron (tracks 1, 2), piano (1, 4, 8), background vocals (2–10), six-string acoustic guitar (2, 4, 8–10), high-strung acoustic guitar (2, 8), flute (3, 5); twelve-string acoustic guitar, tambourine (3); Roland RS-09, flutter piano (5); Wurlitzer (6, 7, 10), prepared piano (6), lead electric guitar (7), Yamaha CS-50 (8), drone electric guitar (10)
- Jerry Bernhardt – production, bass, additional engineering (all tracks); high-strung acoustic guitar (1, 3); drone piano, glockenspiel (1); background vocals (2–7, 9, 10), twelve-string acoustic guitar (2, 3, 5, 6, 8–10), Mellotron (2, 3, 5, 6, 9), Juno-60 (2, 3, 6, 8), Bass VI (2, 3), six-string guitar (2), piano (3, 5, 8–10), high-strung acoustic guitar (3, 7), Farfisa (3); landscape guitar, prepared piano (4); Solina (5, 6, 9), fuzz bass (5); slide guitar, Rhythm King, snare (6); drone guitar (7, 10), tremolo guitar (7), fuzz guitar (10)
- Michael Harris – recording (all tracks), MPC programming (2)
- Travis Pavur – assistant engineering
- Sam Griffin Owens – mixing
- Josh Bonati – mastering
- Chris Bear – drums (1–5, 7–10), percussion (1, 2, 4, 5, 7–10), congas (1), water bottle (8)
- Wyndham Garnett – album photos
- Caio Wheelhouse – album design