This sampler includes four new versions of classic Jill Sobule songs in the new arrangements she made for the F*CK 7TH GRADE musical. Radio edits of "Underdog Victorious" and "A Good Life," plus "I Kissed a Girl," "Raleigh Blue Chopper," and "When My Ship Comes In."
Formats: Noncomm, AAA, Women, Folk
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Dan Navarro, Willie Aron, Cindylee Berryhill, Margaret Cho, Amy Englehart, Kay Hanley, Michelle Lewis, Lisa Loeb, Jesse Lynn Madera, Tom Morello, David Poe, Steve Postell
"Underdog Victorious" by Jill Sobule from F#CK 7TH GRADE (Pinko Records - June 6, 2025). Great for Noncomm, AAA, Women, Folk radio. Video Directed by: Tom Ropelewski Filmed by: Barry Braverman
“A witty satirist and die-hard Broncos & Nuggets fan I will surely miss laughing with her about sports and crying with her about politics and vice versa.” – Tom Morello
“She was so smart, so funny, so creative, and so talented. We toured together and had some of the funniest adventures… I’m gonna miss her, her work, her humor.” – Cyndi Lauper
“She was a shining light. Goodbye Jill.” – Adam McKay
“Let us listen to her music to honor the wonderful singer-songwriter she was.” – Tracy Chapman
“Rest in power my friend.” – Margaret Cho
“So smart and so capable. So kind. Never ever wavered in her convictions. Always cheerful and generous with her time and knowledge. If she didn’t know how to do something she’d figure it out. I feel lucky that she was in my life and heartbroken that she has left us far too soon.” – Jane Wiedlin, The Go-Go’s
“Jill was a bright light. A true warrior for injustice. Her gift was her ability to deliver cold truth in a warm way… Let her beacon shine on in us. Jill was a priceless nugget.” – Cy Curnin, The Fixx
“She was a true light and a true friend.” – Lizz Winstead
“Dear Jilly, Thanks for letting us open for you that time in Iowa and that other time in South Carolina and all the other times too and for letting us be a part of your Off Broadway hit show – that was a really fun stunt you pulled…We don’t like you…WE LOVE YOU.” – Antigone Rising
“Her powerful presence as a performer was a beautiful thing – utterly original, vulnerable and courageous. Jill’s wordplay and melodic sensibility was unparalleled…so much intelligence and also so much heart in her songs. No one looked like her, no one sounded like her.” – Rachael Sage
“Sobule offered some kind of vision for what a different future might be…every song on her 1995 self-titled album upended the pre-set systems for what mattered.” – VOGUE
“With a sharp wit and a playwright’s dramatic sense, Sobule wrote about characters squaring their internal lives with the way the world views them, and she had a flair for vividly drawn scenes in which people make discoveries about themselves.” – Los Angeles Times
“…a kind soul, passionate, wacky, witty, fiercely independent, and committed to music and the politics of social justice. She was loaded with talent.” – David Corn, Mother Jones
“Sobule’s ironic-yet-whimsical songs were perfect for the early 90’s.” – Vulture
“Touchstones hang around—manifestos live forever.” – Rolling Stone
“Sobule’s music pushed the boundaries of her time and she is considered by fans and professionals in the music industry as a trailblazer for queer artists.” – The Wrap
“… a diverse body of music that ranged from deeply intimate to socially conscious themes” – Reuters
“She never flinched from her commitment to writing songs that stuck to her values, creating music that was as socially conscious as it was scathingly funny.” – The A.V. Club
“She changed an important conversation and furthered an entire movement in her own way with her art.” – Forbes
“When we think of the great songwriters with a capital “S” that littered the landscape of American lyricists, Sobule should unquestionably be there among that pantheon of scribes.” – FLOOD Magazine
“…her rich catalog of witty, poignant and always right on target songs are a testament to her talent.” – Women of Americana
"Staring" is the first single at all DSPs on April 25, 2025, available for radio now.
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Preview and download the latest Amy Irving radio tracks from Always Will Be, released April 25, 2025 on Missing Piece Records.
Title track with Amy Helm and "I Wish I Didn't Love You" (feat. Steve Earle) are the first two album tracks released on all DSPs. More tracks will be available for radio soon.
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Academy Award-Nominated Actress Amy Irving Announces Sophomore Album Always Will Be Out April 25
10-song collection of songs from longtime friend Willie Nelson’s catalog. Bittersweet title track featuring Amy Helm, and “I Wish I Didn’t Love You” (feat. Steve Earle) out now. Other guests include Lizzie No, Chris Pierce, and Willie Nelson, himself. Album release shows announced at NYC’s City Winery & Woodstock’s Levon Helm Studios.
Award-nominated actress Amy Irving has announced her sophomore album Always Will Be, out April 25 via Queen Of The Castle Records/Missing Piece Records. Featuring 10 electrifying renditions from her longtime friend Willie Nelson’s iconic catalog, Always Will Be finds Irving marrying the worlds of music and theater to craft a deeply personal autobiography in song, reflecting on key moments from her widely acclaimed career.
In the spirit of true collaboration, the album also includes contributions from special guests Willie Nelson, Amy Helm, Louis Cato, Steve Earle, Chris Pierce and Lizzie No. Along with the announcement, Irving shares the title track “Always Will Be” (feat. Amy Helm), a bittersweet ode to her late best friend Judy Nelson, with guest vocals from Helm and a voicemail from Nelson himself. Irving has also announced album release shows at New York City’s City Winery on May 4 and Levon Helm Studios in Woodstock, NY on May 31.
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Variety published an interview with Irving where she discussed how she chose the songs on her forthcoming album, her longtime friendship with Willie Nelson, and her relationship with music and acting.
“Judy Nelson was a great love in my life,” says Irving while reflecting on the new song that’s dedicated to her late best friend. “A blessed friendship, I miss her every day. I sing this song for her, and I know she’s dancing. Amy Helm brought so much to the party! She has such a rich soulful voice – it’s like we added a whole choir!”
The origin story of Always Will Be begins with Irving and Nelson’s decades-long friendship, which spans back to when they first met on the set of the 1980 film Honeysuckle Rose. After dueting on a reimagining of his song “I’m Waiting Forever” for her 2023 debut Born In A Trunk, Nelson reached out to his longtime friend with a proposition: Why not record another album, one entirely of his own work?
“I knew she’d probably do a lot of my songs and I knew they’d be good. You know, I’m just an old hustler.” – Willie Nelson
Irving took him up on the offer, collaborating again with bandleader Goolis (Jules David Bartkowski) to pare down a list of 50 options from the songwriter’s oeuvre to these 10 genre-defying tracks. The end result is an incredibly heartfelt album, one that is ultimately rooted in love and friendship. “I’m a romantic person,” Irving says. “I’ve always been a romantic, and I thought the songs had a trajectory—of the first meeting to the end—through relationships. I just think the way people touch each other and connect, especially after we’ve gone through such a disconnect, touching each other’s hearts is very important.”
All corners of Irving’s life find themselves represented over the arc of Always Will Be: “My dog’s a part of it. My best friend, Judy, is a part of it. Willie, of course, is a part. My husband, of course, is part of it. That’s why I chose the songs that I did and why I did it.”
Over Irving’s prolific near-lifelong career, she has been heralded as a “revelation” by Time, while Variety dubbed her “a gifted stage actress of uncompromising integrity.” She first came to prominence with early screen roles in Brian DePalma’s Carrie and The Fury, and stage performances of Romeo and Juliet with the Los Angeles Free Shakespeare Society and Broadway’s Amadeus. Nominated for an Academy Award for her performance in Yentl, Irving has captivated audiences with beloved starring roles in films like Crossing Delancey, The Competition and Micki and Maude.
Now in this latest chapter, Irving has created an arresting body of work that couples her gift for dynamic storytelling with her talent for bringing unexpected and inspiring interpretations to the works of others with great nuance and depth. Shifting into music, the playground may look slightly different, but the creative impulse, and deep dedication to craft, remains. “I’m finding something new,” Irving says. “And, boy, there’s nothing that makes you feel more alive.”
Click for album track list and ISRC Codes
It’s a Dream Come True (feat. Lizzie No) QMFMF2433286
Yesterday’s Wine (feat. Goolis) QMFMF2433287
I Guess I’ve Come to Live Here In Your Eyes (feat. Chris Pierce) QMFMF2433288
I’d Have To Be Crazy QMFMF2433289
If You Want Me to Love You I Will QMFMF2433290
I Wish I Didn’t Love You So (feat. Steve Earle) QMFMF2433291
Getting Over You (feat. Goolis) QMFMF2433292
Everywhere I Go (feat. Louis Cato) QMFMF2433293
Always Will Be (feat. Amy Helm) QMFMF2433294
Angel Flying Too Close to the Ground (feat. Willie Nelson) QMFMF2433295
