Ingrid Andress returns with a new single, “Now I Know.” Andress co-wrote the song alongside longtime collaborators Derrick Southerland and Sam Ellis, with Andress also working with Ellis as co-producers of the track.

A press release shares that “Now I Know” chronicles the journey from naive love to profound self-discovery: “We all start our life journey not knowing much of anything. As we grow, we learn most of what we know from our parents, grandparents, teachers, and peers, and we make decisions based on their loving, but limited, amount of knowledge. Some of us stay in the safety of things and places that are familiar to us for the rest of our lives, and that is perfectly fine. Then there are those who challenge the familiar, and find it to be more painful than they could have ever imagined. We tend to glamorize what ‘growing’ and ‘self discovery’ look like without acknowledging the pain it also takes to break out of the cocoon that kept you safe. The beauty of knowing you made it through those ugly, difficult times is what makes all the heartbreak worth it. You learn to trust and believe in yourself again and that is something only you can know after seeing it through to the other side.”

Andress also shared: “I wrote ‘Now I Know’ to encourage myself and others to face and let go of the things that no longer serve us because we are capable of having the happiness we’ve imagined for ourselves.”

Andress is also gearing up to release her third studio album, the follow-up to her acclaimed sophomore album, Good Person and debut LP, Lady Like, both co-produced and co-written by Andress.

Stream “Now I Know” – HERE.

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