#Crisco is Miranda Lambert’s country-disco studio album, released October 2, 2026 through MCA Nashville — her first full-length on the label, co-produced with Jesse Frasure and marketed as a joy-forward pivot from her 2024 record Postcards From Texas. The tracklist includes a Chris Stapleton duet (“A Song To Sing”), the pre-release single “Till the Going’s Gone,” and a disco-leaning title track that split critics but drew public endorsement from Loretta Lynn’s estate in launch week. Lambert closed release week with a one-night-only show at Billy Bob’s Texas on October 6.
Quick Facts
- Release date: October 2, 2026 (MCA Nashville)
- Producer: Miranda Lambert and Jesse Frasure
- Format: 12 tracks (studio album)
- Notable duet: “A Song To Sing” (feat. Chris Stapleton)
- Lead single: “Till the Going’s Gone” (released June 2026)
- Follow-up to: Postcards From Texas (2024, Vanner Records / Republic)
- Release show: Billy Bob’s Texas, Fort Worth — October 6, 2026
- Status: Active — in launch-week rotation
Origin
Lambert announced Crisco on September 4, 2026 (per Breaking and Entering’s trade coverage), with the lead single “Till the Going’s Gone” already in rotation from late June. In Hot Press and Holler Country interviews around announcement, she positioned the record as a deliberate joy-and-country-disco turn after the more traditional Postcards From Texas — telling Newsweek she “followed her instincts” and framing the album as a release-the-brakes record. Jesse Frasure co-produced, and MCA Nashville set the October 2 release as Lambert’s first full-length on the label.
The Album
Reviewers describe a country-disco pivot that goes further than fans expected. The AP line picked up by CTV News calls Crisco “a collection of boogie-forward tracks, buoyed by sweeping strings,” with Lambert herself saying the record has “a lot of joy on it.” Holler Country’s long-form Lambert interview carries a Lambert quote that the project came out of a feeling that “it’s alright to have a good time.” Saving Country Music takes the opposite line in its review, calling the title track’s songwriting “empty calories” while allowing that “the idea of combining country and disco is not a bad one.”
Features & Collaborators
- Chris Stapleton — duet partner on “A Song To Sing,” which one outlet flagged as the biggest streaming debut of Lambert’s career.
- Jesse Frasure — co-producer across the full tracklist.
- Pre-release teasers for a second cut (“Snakeskin Boots”) drove fan speculation that Ella Langley also appears on the record, though that credit has not been officially confirmed in the sources available.
Reception
The country critical world split on Crisco’s title track and generally embraced its stated intent. The AP and CTV framed it as a joyful country-disco record Lambert made on her own terms. Saving Country Music’s review landed as the week’s most skeptical take. One notable third-party moment of validation came from Loretta Lynn’s estate, which publicly endorsed the album during launch week — reported by Lakes Media Network and picked up across country-radio press.
Release Show
Lambert played a one-night-only Crisco release show at Billy Bob’s Texas in Fort Worth on October 6, 2026 — a venue All Country News and Universal Music Canada both highlighted in their launch coverage.
Cultural Impact
Crisco arrived on the same Friday as #FrequencyOfLove, creating one of the busier release days of the fall, and its country-disco framing fits a broader country-radio opening to crossover sounds that started during Lambert’s own Platinum era and accelerated through the mid-2020s. Her move to MCA Nashville was itself a story — the record is her first full-length under the deal — and the Chris Stapleton duet “A Song To Sing” opened on country streaming charts strongly enough that trade press framed it as her strongest streaming debut to date.
Variations & Related Tags
- #MirandaLambert — the artist
- #CountryMusic — the genre
- #CountryDisco — the pivot that defines the record
- #ChrisStapleton — the duet partner on “A Song To Sing”
Sources
- https://www.universalmusic.ca/?p=124436
- https://www.hotpress.com/music/miranda-lambert-announces-new-album-crisco-23147470
- https://www.ctvnews.ca/entertainment/article/miranda-lambert-returns-with-country-disco-album-crisco-a-set-of-songs-that-have-a-lot-of-joy/
- https://holler.country/news/general/i-just-feel-like-its-alright-to-have-a-good-time-miranda-lambert-on-her-new-crisco-album/
- https://savingcountrymusic.com/miranda-lambert-enters-new-disco-era-with-crisco-a-review/
- https://www.newsweek.com/entertainment/music/miranda-lambert-says-she-followed-her-instincts-on-new-album-crisco-12121493
- https://breakingandentering.net/2026/09/04/miranda-lambert-crisco-album-october-2/
- https://www.lakesmedianetwork.com/country/miranda-lamberts-crisco-has-the-loretta-lynn-seal-of-approval/