Alana Springsteen Steps Into Her Most Vulnerable Era with “Note to Self”
Alana Springsteen is beginning a new chapter, and this time, she is not holding anything back.
With the release of “note to self,” out now via Santa Anna Nashville, the 25 year old artist-songwriter turns inward, confronting the pain of her early years while carving a path toward healing. Accompanied by an official music video filmed in her hometown of Pungo, Virginia, the track signals a deeper, more emotionally revealing phase in Springsteen’s artistry.
Written by Springsteen alongside Trannie Anderson and Mark Trussell, “note to self” is one of her first new songs since the release of her acclaimed debut album, TWENTY SOMETHING. That three-part project captured the emotional whirlwind of early adulthood and earned praise from NPR Music and American Songwriter, positioning Springsteen as one of country music’s most compelling new voices. With “note to self,” she moves beyond reflection and into reckoning.
“The day I wrote ‘note to self,’ I had just come home from a really intense therapy session,” Springsteen shared. “Maybe what I really needed was to give myself permission to fall apart.”
Produced by Trussell and Springsteen, the song unfolds through moody guitar tones and restrained yet powerful beats. Lyrically, she addresses her younger self with tenderness and unfiltered truth, acknowledging the emotional weight she carried growing up in a household filled with tension. The chorus becomes an anthem of self protection and reclamation, as she offers reassurance to the girl who once felt alone. By the bridge, the song crescendos into catharsis before settling into quiet confidence, a reflection of someone beginning to believe in her own strength.
The official video deepens that narrative. Co-directed by Jonah George and Springsteen and edited by Matt Zervos, the visual revisits the landscapes that shaped her, from the beaches of Pungo to home movie footage of her childhood. Clips of a young Springsteen strumming her guitar and reciting psalms are woven alongside present day scenes, creating a poignant dialogue between past and present.
Since the 2023 release of TWENTY SOMETHING, Springsteen has steadily built momentum. The album included the GOLD certified “goodbye looks good on you” featuring Mitchell Tenpenny and led to her first U.S. headline tour, including a sold out show at Nashville’s Exit In. She has since released Live from the Ryman and Live from NPR’s Tiny Desk, scored her first No. 1 hit with the Tiësto collaboration “Hot Honey,” made her Stagecoach debut in 2025, and toured arenas nationwide alongside Keith Urban.
Praised by GRAMMY.com for speaking to an entire generation and named one of Nashville’s most buzzworthy emerging artists by E! News, Springsteen has surpassed 400 million streams worldwide. Yet with “note to self,” the measure of success feels less about numbers and more about honesty.
In stepping back into the places that raised her and the memories that shaped her, Alana Springsteen is not just revisiting her story. She is rewriting it, on her own terms.
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