Pistol Annies Release Three New Songs In Preview Of New Album, 'Interstate Gospel'

Last night in Nashville's CMA Theater, Miranda Lambert described Pistol Annies ' work dynamic as a rolling slumber party. But — to turn a phrase that is, as Lambert herself might say, corny as hell — these women are wide awake. The show was part of Lambert's Artist-in-Residence turn at the Country Music Hall of Fame, and her sharing it with longtime friends and collaborators Angaleena Presley and Ashley Monroe demonstrated the country superstar's dedication to her musical — and sisterly — community. The Pistol Annies formed partly because Lambert and Monroe both admired Presley's songwriting, and that spirit of mutual delight permeated the performance. The three new songs offered during the show – a foretaste of the Annies' third album, Interstate Gospel, due out November 2 — showed exactly what this combination of talents provides that country needs desperately: great jokes, clearheaded insight, and honesty about women's experiences in an often tough world. The Interstate Gospel