[Cover photo credit to Sara Miller]

Sadie Campbell has released “Getting Older,” the last single before the release of her debut album, Metamorphosis, out Oct. 25, 2024. A mother who just turned 40, “Getting Older” is a surprising declaration from Campbell about aging. It’s accompanied by a video.

She shares via The Bluegrass Situation:

In a sea of filters, fillers, and constant pressure to look young, ‘Getting Older’ is my reminder to embrace myself where I am, as I am, to be proud of every wrinkle on my face, that my body was well-earned through laughter and learning, and not everyone gets the privilege to grow older. This video is meant to symbolize the many different versions we can be throughout our lives — and that it’s really about perspective. The photo can be the same, but through a different lens, you see a different image. Just like how we see ourselves. If we can change the lens, and the way we perceive ourselves, the picture we see often changes, too.

“Getting Older” speaks to the “discrimination and judgment women face in the music business and everyday life” but Campbell hopes that lines like “So count the rings on the trees / And count the wrinkles on me / I’m so damn proud to be / Getting older” inspire people “to love themselves where they’re at.” 

Campbell’s first full-length album, Metamorphosis, consists of songs about “anxiety, loss and life’s questions” along with songs of “love and confidence.” 

The album describes her experience crossing through a dark spell she documented with producers Stuart Cameron and Peter Fusco on her 2021 EP The Darkroom. The record they made spans a variety of genres, including Rock, Soul, Country, Pop, and Alternative.