Brandi Carlile Announces Returning To Myself (Sad Gay Version), Unveils “Human (Sad Gay Version)”: Stream

Brandi Carlile has announced an expanded edition of her 2025 album Returning To Myself near its one-year anniversary with a sad or happy twist. As a preview of the new edition, Carlile put out “Human (Sad Gay Version).” Returning To Myself (Sad Gay Version) is scheduled for digital release September 25 through Interscope Records and Lost Highway Records. The new edition will feature all songs from the first pressing plus “sad gay” versions that are “intimate reimagined versions” of every track, a press release said. Carlile returned to Long Pond Studio to co-produce four tracks with Aaron Dessner. The digital edition exclusively will feature a new cover of Billy Joel’s “And So It Goes.” An autographed rainbow-colored vinyl edition is also being put out with the “sad gay” versions of the song. To get this vinyl edition fans have to pre-order by October 1st. Fans can pre-order the vinyl and pre-save the digital edition here. Get Brandi Carlile Tickets Here “When I was a teenager, I loved to toy with my own emotions by actively seeking out songs in a genre that very few are willing to call by its rightful name. The ‘Sad Gay’ genre,” Carlile said in the press release. “You don’t have t...