Sara Bareilles is coming back in a big way. The Grammy-winning singer-songwriter just announced Good Grief, her first studio album since 2019’s Amidst the Chaos, dropping August 28 on Epic Records.

The 14-track collection confronts loss head-on while threading hope through its darkest corners. “This whole collection of songs felt like transmissions rather than a deliberate attempt to make sense of the world,” Bareilles says. “My deepest hope is that Good Grief provides some kind of comfort or catharsis.”

First single “Home” arrives today, inspired by a conversation between Stephen Colbert and Anderson Cooper about grief. The album features collaborators like Brandi Carlile, Ingrid Michaelson, and the late poet Andrea Gibson, with production handled by Bareilles alongside Aaron Dessner at Long Pond Studios.

The rollout includes a Good Grief Tour kicking off September 9 in Boston, hitting Radio City Music Hall, Chicago Theatre, and the Dolby Theatre across 18 North American cities. Tickets go on sale June 10, with artist and presales starting June 8.

A documentary capturing the album’s creation premieres at Tribeca Festival on June 4, offering an intimate look at Bareilles returning to the studio after seven years. It’s a creative process laid bare, grief and all.

For an artist who’s conquered Broadway with Waitress and earned Emmy nods for Girls5eva, this marks a deeply personal homecoming to her roots.