Blondshell announces her second album, If You Asked For A Picture

The video for "T&A", which was directed by Hannah Bonand features three rescue dogs (Luna, Rooster, and Radar) matched with male counterparts. It’s a nuanced take on the “men are like dogs” adage and an exploration of the idea that the dogs with the loudest barks are the ones that are the most afraid, exposing a vulnerability deep within the surface of a tough exterior.

"There’s a Rolling Stones song on Tattoo You called “Little T&A” and at one point in the song, he says “tits and ass,” so I’m borrowing that," Blondshell explains. "I think in music, it’s easy to see things as either more sexualised or more romantic, and I wanted this to be both. I see it as a love story—maybe not the most fairy tale love story—but I wanted it to feel like a really narrative song, where one thing leads to another and then you end up somewhere you didn’t expect."

If You Asked For A Picture’s title borrows its title from a 1986 poem by the cherished American writer Mary Oliver, titled Dogfish. In it, Oliver grapples with the idea of telling one’s own story:how much to share, how much to keep for oneself—all questions Blondshell asked herself while writing the forthcoming LP.

"There’s a part of the poem that says: ‘I don’t need to tell you everything I’ve been through. It’s just another story of somebody trying to survive,’" she says. "Something I love about songs is that you’re showing a snapshot of a person or a relationship, and showing a glimpse into a story can be just as important as trying to capture the entire thing. Sometimes it’s even truer to the entire picture than if you tried to write everything down."

If You Asked For A Picture follows Blondshell's self-titled debut album, and recent singles "What's Fair", and her collaboration with Bully on "Docket".

Tracklist:

1. Thumbtack
2. T&A
3. Arms
4. What’s Fair
5. Two Times
6. Event Of A Fire
7. 23’s A Baby
8. Change
9. Toy
10. He Wants Me
11. Man
12. Model Rockets