Carly Simon announces first album in nearly two decades: Listen to new song 'Howl' now

12 June 2026, 12:56

Carly Simon returns with a single ahead of an album of newly written songs.

Carly Simon has announced her first album of newly written material in nearly two decades.

Comes in Waves is released on August 14, and follows 2009's acoustic reworkings project Never Been Gone and 2008's This Kind of Love.

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It is preceded by a new single 'Howl', which is available to stream now.

"'Howl' lives in that space between betrayal and forgiveness, where anger has to be voiced before it can be released," Carly said.

"It's about letting the frustration out, so it doesn't sit and simmer. The song begins in anger, but it moves toward forgiveness and speaks to any situation where trust has been broken."

Carly Simon - Howl [Official Lyric Video]

The album was written and recorded at Carly's own studio in Martha's Vineyard and features her children Ben and Sally Taylor. Sally also produced the artwork for the album.

The full tracklisting of Come in Waves is as follows:

1. Howl
2. Maybe I Never Loved You
3. Peaches
4. Love Has No Ending
5. Mother of Pearl
6. Slowly
7. Four in the Morning
8. The More I Look for You
9. Love the Way I Do
10. The Father Daughter Dance
11. Share the End
12. Do It Anyway