Today, GRAMMY-nominated Australian singer-songwriter Courtney Barnett announces her highly-anticipated fourth studio album, Creature of Habit, out March 27 on Fiction Records. The record features 10 tracks, including the brand new single and music video “Site Unseen” which features Waxahatchee.
Creature of Habit marks a decisive new chapter in Courtney Barnett’s musical evolution. It’s a bold, emotionally resonant record that explores the central question: how to get out of your own way so you can truly feel your life. Written in the wake of a relocation from Australia to Los Angeles and the closure of her long-running label Milk! Records, Barnett was grappling with changes that put the future of both her life and career in question. Rather than internalizing those feelings, she decided to bring all this swirling confusion directly into the recording process.
The perceptive lyricism and delivery of “Site Unseen” evokes those emotions that have drawn Courtney Barnett’s listeners in since the very beginning. “Letting go of everything that might have been/ and if we like it here, we’ll stay another year,” she sings, “let’s figure out the rest another day.” These sentiments testify to the messages of openness and acceptance of change that are woven through Creature of Habit. The track also holds particular personal significance to Barnett, because it features harmonies from one of her favorite singers – Katie Crutchfield of Waxahatchee.
“I tried 3 separate times over 2 years to track this song, and each time it either wasn’t finished or didn’t sound right and each time we had to start again,” Barnett recalls. “I kept hearing this really high harmony in my head, so for the fourth and final version, I asked Katie if she’d be into singing it with me. I’m a big Waxahatchee fan. I really love Katie’s songwriting and her voice, so it was an honour to have her sing on Site Unseen.”
Creature of Habit Tracklist
Stay In Your Lane
Wonder
Site Unseen (featuring Waxahatchee)
Mostly Patient
One Thing At A Time
Mantis
Sugar Plum
Same
Great Advice
Another Beautiful Day
The announcement follows the release of the first single of this new era, the fiery and unapologetic “Stay In Your Lane.” Described as “a fierce reminder of why Barnett remains one of the most vital voices in modern guitar rock—restless, self-aware, and still finding new ways to hit the nerve,” by Paste, the song was accompanied by an at times squeamish music video, directed by filmmaker Alex Ross Perry (Pavements). Following its release in October, Barnett delivered an electric performance of the single on The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon, available to watch BELOW.
Courtney Barnett 2026 North American Tour
May 1 – Austin, TX – RADIO/EAST *
May 2 – Houston, TX – White Oak Music Hall *
May 3 – Dallas, TX – The Bomb Factory *
May 5 – Nashville, TN – Ryman Auditorium *
May 6 – Atlanta, GA – Tabernacle *
May 9 – Brooklyn, NY – Kings Theatre ^ *
May 10 – Washington, DC – The Anthem ^ *
May 12 – Philadelphia, PA – The Fillmore ^ *
May 13 – Boston, MA – Roadrunner *
May 15 – Madison, WI – The Sylvee *
May 16 – St. Paul, MN – Palace Theatre *
May 19 – St. Louis, MO – The Hawthorn *
May 20 – Columbus, OH – Newport Music Hall *
May 21 – Detroit, MI – Majestic Theatre *
May 22 – Toronto, ON – History *
August 11 – Cleveland, OH – Agora Theater +
August 12 – Pittsburgh, PA – Roxian Theatre +
August 14 – Cincinnati, OH – MegaCorp Pavilion +
August 15 – Kansas City, MO – The Truman +
August 18 – Seattle, WA – TBA
August 19 – Portland, OR – TBA
August 21 – Denver, CO – Mission Ballroom +
August 22 – Salt Lake City, UT – Rockwell at The Complex
August 24 – Sacramento, CA – Channel 24 +
August 26 – San Francisco, CA – The Fillmore +
August 29 – Los Angeles, CA – Hollywood Palladium “ +
^ with Momma | * with Truman Sinclair
“ with Built to Spill | + with Zoh Amba
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