Anna Shoemaker has announced her new album Back to Pennsylvania, will drop on October 16th, 2026 via +1 Records. The LP was written after moving back in with her parents in the suburbs of Philadelphia, the album is described as a candid portrait of returning home. As she sat at her hometown bar with her dad and his friends, walked the sidewalks of her childhood, spent time with her friends who seemingly had it all figured out, Anna reckoned with a new phase of life by returning to a previous one. From the fear of regression, to the self-discovery that reveals itself when life slows down, to the moments you can’t help but laugh at while navigating adulthood under your parents’ roof once again – Back to Pennsylvania looks at how an experience that feels like a step back initially can actually be a profound leap forward.

Ahead of the album’s arrival, the artist has shared the title track, Which began as a break-up song transformed into something completely different. “Back to Pennsylvania” is a snapshot of the moment Anna began to see a setback as something more promising; a chance to see her flowers truly grow again. “Back to Pennsylvania is a song about growing through pain,” says Anna. “It’s about returning to your roots and reconnecting with yourself when shit hits the fan.” The track is the follow up to previous singles “Girl Song” and “Counting”.

“Back to Pennsylvania feels a bit like the calm after a storm. It’s about reconnecting with yourself and getting back to your roots (in my case, going home to PA),” says Anna. “I didn’t plan on losing everything, you’re never planning for the ship to sink” is one of my favorite lines from the title track. The album is about what happens after the wreck— when you’re left gathering the pieces and trying to find your way back to yourself.”

Back to Pennsylvania will also be released on “coke bottle” colored vinyl with a limited number of signed copies available in the web store, as well as an exclusive Vertigo Vinyl limited edition purple with white and silver wisp splatter vinyl LP that features a special signed illustrated lithograph insert.

Anna Shoemaker
Back To Pennsylvania
Tracklisting

1. Counting
2. Back to Pennsylvania
3. Landmine
4. Already Low
5. Clover
6. Pissin’
7. Dying On Your Hill (ft. Deloyd Elze)
8. Girl Song
9. Dead Giveaway
10. Love Me Back

pre-order Back To Pennsylvania by Anna Shoemaker HERE<