Comes in Waves is the 24th studio album by the American singer-songwriter Carly Simon, released on August 14, 2026. It marks her first full studio album of original content in 18 years, since 2008's This Kind of Love.
Promotion The album's lead single, "Howl", was released on June 11, 2026, simultaneously with the album's announcement. A lyric video coincided with the song's release.
Reception
On review aggregator Metacritic, Comes in Waves received a score of 74 out of 100 based on four reviews, indicating "generally favorable reviews".
The Daily Telegraph stated "The soft-rock sweetheart's voice is as ballsy as ever, sharing wisdom about moving on in her first album in 18 years... this isn't an album that will bring Simon any new fans. But those of us who’ve always loved the gawky stammerer with the overbite who grew into the hot rock chick are left with a feeling we've had another flip through the photo album and deepened reflections on the same moments."
Track listing
Notes indiciates an additional producer indicates an assistant producer
Personnel Credits are adapted from Tidal.
Carly Simon – lead vocals (all tracks), piano (tracks 3, 11, 12), acoustic guitar (4), guitar (5) Frank Filipetti – mixing (all tracks); claves (9) Brad Smalling – mastering Athena Wilkinson – engineering assistance Larry Ciancia – drums (1, 4, 6) Ben Taylor – guitar (1, 5), piano (3), lead vocals (4), strings (7), background vocals (9) David Spencer – background vocals (1, 6), acoustic guitar (1) Patrick Warren – strings (1); arrangement, piano (8) Chris Stills – background vocals (1) Warren Bernhardt – piano (2) Mike Mainieri – strings (2) Sophie Hiller – background vocals (4, 9) Peter Calo – mandolin (4), guitar (9) Peter Fish – harmonica (4) Teese Gohl – piano (5, 9), background vocals (6) John Forté – percussion (5, 9) Brad Tucker – bass guitar (5) David Saw – guitar (5) Jim Parr – background vocals (6) Andreas Vollenweider – harp (6) Judy Belushi – lead vocals (7) Rob Mathes – arrangement (8) Sally Taylor – background vocals (9) Rick Marotta – drums (9) Natasha Bedingfield – lead vocals (9) Randy Roos – acoustic guitar (10) Brendan Dowd – bass guitar (10) Joe Deleaut – piano (10) John Ryan – acoustic bass guitar (11) Del Newman – arrangement, drums (11) Peter-John Vettese – bass guitar (11) Andy Newmark – drums (11) Jim Ryan – guitar (11) Paul Glanz – piano (11) Jacob Brackman – background vocals (12) Mindy Jostyn – background vocals (12) Sid McGinnis – background vocals (12) Will Lee – background vocals (12)
Charts + Chart performance for Comes in Waves Chart (2026) Peakposition UK Albums Sales (Official Charts) 35
References
External links
Carly Simon's Official Website