Valentine is the ninth studio album by the American singer-songwriter Courtney Marie Andrews. It was released on January 16, 2026, via Loose Future Records. Co-produced with Jerry Bernhardt and recorded largely to tape, the album embraces full in-studio performances.
Music videos were directed for songs "Cons and Clowns", "Keeper", "Little Picture Of A Butterfly" and "Everyone Wants To Feel Like You Do".
Critical reception
Valentine was met with generally favorable reviews from music critics. At Metacritic, which assigns a normalized rating out of 100 to reviews from mainstream publications, the album received an average score of 80, based on eight reviews. The aggregator AnyDecentMusic? has the critical consensus of the album at a 7.2 out of 10, also based on 8 reviews.
Track listing
Personnel Credits adapted from the album's liner notes. Courtney Marie Andrews – lead vocals, production (all tracks); Mellotron (tracks 1, 2), piano (1, 4, 8), background vocals (2–10), six-string acoustic guitar (2, 4, 8–10), high-strung acoustic guitar (2, 8), flute (3, 5); twelve-string acoustic guitar, tambourine (3); Roland RS-09, flutter piano (5); Wurlitzer (6, 7, 10), prepared piano (6), lead electric guitar (7), Yamaha CS-50 (8), drone electric guitar (10) Jerry Bernhardt – production, bass, additional engineering (all tracks); high-strung acoustic guitar (1, 3); drone piano, glockenspiel (1); background vocals (2–7, 9, 10), twelve-string acoustic guitar (2, 3, 5, 6, 8–10), Mellotron (2, 3, 5, 6, 9), Juno-60 (2, 3, 6, 8), Bass VI (2, 3), six-string guitar (2), piano (3, 5, 8–10), high-strung acoustic guitar (3, 7), Farfisa (3); landscape guitar, prepared piano (4); Solina (5, 6, 9), fuzz bass (5); slide guitar, Rhythm King, snare (6); drone guitar (7, 10), tremolo guitar (7), fuzz guitar (10) Michael Harris – recording (all tracks), MPC programming (2) Travis Pavur – assistant engineering Sam Griffin Owens – mixing Josh Bonati – mastering Chris Bear – drums (1–5, 7–10), percussion (1, 2, 4, 5, 7–10), congas (1), water bottle (8) Wyndham Garnett – album photos Caio Wheelhouse – album design
Charts + Chart performance for Valentine Chart (2026) Peakposition Swedish Physical Albums (Sverigetopplistan) 14 UK Albums Sales (OCC) 17
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