The \u201cHappiness Anytime\u201d title serves as both a mission statement and an invitation, according to an album description on his website.<\/a><\/p>\n \u201cIt\u2019s music you can put on no matter how you\u2019re feeling and be immediately transported somewhere coastal and warm,\u201d the description reads. \u201cIn crafting the album, Leon Bridges focused on feeling, storytelling, and his vocal performance.\u201d<\/p>\n Leon Bridges sets new album \u2018Happiness Anytime\u2019<\/p>\n In addition to Bridges, artists Lydia Kitto and J Lloyd produced the album.<\/p>\n Kitto brings a \u201cmelodic intuition and harmonic detail\u201d to the project, while Lloyd shapes the production and \u201csonic structure,\u201d according to an album description.<\/p>\n \u201cThe result is an album that feels unusually cohesive, like three musicians discovering a shared vision, drawing inspiration from Fela Kuti\u2019s Afrobeat, Brazilian music, soul, disco, and South American rhythms,\u201d the description reads.<\/p>\n \ud83c\udfac In case you missed it: <\/p>\n \u201cHappiness Anytime\u201d has 12 tracks:<\/p>\n \u201cLight the Way\u201d\u201cTears of Joy\u201d\u201cIllusion\u201d\u201cYour Love is Electric\u201d\u201cTalk It Over\u201d\u201cHappiness Anytime\u201d\u201cAll Day, All Night\u201d (featuring Kitto)\u201cFly Baby\u201d\u201cWatch You Dance\u201d\u201cThe Way It Goes\u201d\u201cTake My Hand\u201d\u201cPlease Don\u2019t Say Goodbye\u201d Bridges, 37, was born in Atlanta but raised in Fort Worth.<\/p>\n Between open mics, he washed dishes at Cowtown\u2019s Del Frisco\u2019s Grille until he skyrocketed to fame in 2015 after his debut album, \u201cComing Home.\u201d Next, he released \u201cGood Thing\u201d in 2018, followed by \u201cGold-Diggers Sound\u201d in 2021 and \u201cLeon\u201d in 2024.<\/p>\n At his \u201cLeon\u201d tour stop at Dickies Arena in November 2024, Fort Worth Mattie Parker presented Bridges<\/a> with a city proclamation stating Nov. 15 as \u201cLeon Bridges Day.\u201d Nearly a year later, the city unveiled a series of street sign toppers<\/a> on South Calhoun Street to honor Bridges.<\/p>\n Just a few months ago at a charity event in April<\/a>, Bridges teased that he was working on new music.<\/p>\n \u201cI\u2019m gearing up to drop a new album,\u201d Bridges said at the time. \u201cI don\u2019t know the release date yet, but I think it\u2019s my best work yet.\u201d<\/p>\n \u201cHappiness Anytime\u201d releases on Sept. 25.<\/p>\n Related Stories from Fort Worth Star-Telegram<\/p>\n Leon Bridges attends the ceremonial street naming in his honor on Tuesday, Oct. 7, 2025, at the corner of South Calhoun Street and East Daggett Avenue in Fort Worth. Bridges, a Grammy-winning artist and native of Fort Worth, recorded his debut album at Niles City Sound, located across the street from the sign topper. Amanda McCoy amccoy@star-telegram.com More on Bridges<\/p>\n
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