The Red Betty to release "Bourbon Years & Holler Tears"

Published by New Jersey Stage
11/15/2026

Brazilian-born, New Jersey-based singer-songwriter Gabriela Glynn, who records as The Red Betty, will release Bourbon Years & Holler Tears, on November 20, 2026. Introduced by lead single "Drink You Gone," out now, the album blends vintage country, Americana, folk and blues in stories of heartbreak, resilience and the search for belonging.

Across the record, whiskey glasses, mountain roads, jukeboxes and the promise of home connect characters wrestling with familiar contradictions: knowing a relationship is over and still waiting for a return, seeking comfort in something destructive, or finding the courage to leave without knowing what comes next. Alcohol runs through these stories as a companion to celebration, loneliness and loss, revealing the complicated role it plays in everyday life.

“Alcohol is so deeply woven into our culture, from celebrations to heartbreak, comfort to destruction,” The Red Betty says. “Whether through our own experiences or those of people we love, we're all touched by it in some way.”

Rooted in vintage country and Americana, with Appalachian folk and blues influences, Bourbon Years & Holler Tears was developed through a collaborative production process connecting New Jersey with Norino in Croatia and Alfredo Reed in Argentina. The Red Betty wrote the songs and performs lead and backing vocals, sharing production credits with Norino and Reed. Mixing and mastering were handled by Norino and David Fraelic.

Lead single “Drink You Gone” introduces the album’s balance of emotional candor and wry self-awareness. Its narrator heads to the bar determined to erase a relationship one glass at a time, only to discover that neither the jukebox nor her heart will cooperate.

“‘Drink You Gone’ is a classic country heartbreak story with a little stubbornness and dark humor,” she explains. “I love that she's tough enough to laugh at her own misery, even when she's falling apart.”

Elsewhere, the title track uses the image of a bird that keeps flying away to explore the memories and affection that outlast broken promises. “Mama Nola” approaches addiction through both sides of a difficult conversation: the loved one pleading for someone to come home and the person struggling to make it through the night. “Water in Them Beans” gives a woman the last word after years of carrying someone else’s secrets, while “Juanita San Juan” follows a restless traveler whose search for love becomes a journey toward self-discovery.

“Back to Jersey” turns rejection into a stepping stone toward rediscovering oneself, whether it's a love that didn't work out, a dream that didn't unfold as planned, or simply learning that sometimes the road away from something is the very road that brings you back to who you are. On “Hills North of Sorrow,” shared heartbreak offers the possibility of community and a place where nobody has to pretend to be fine.

For the Brazilian-born artist, now based in the wooded hills of northern New Jersey, American roots music provides a language for experiences that cross borders. Drawing on influences including Patsy Cline, The Carter Family, John Prine, Emmylou Harris and Gillian Welch, she brings her own perspective to enduring themes of love, memory and redemption.

“For me, songwriting has always been about finding something universal in the deeply personal,” she says.

Bourbon Years & Holler Tears follows Icehouse, released through Spectra Music Group, which earned coverage from outlets including Nashville Music Guide and The Hollywood Digest. Reviewing Icehouse, Nashville Music Guide praised its “beautiful arrangement of songs” and “intricate string work.”

With her new album, The Red Betty continues to find meaning in imperfect people and unresolved endings, leaving room for tenderness, humor and the possibility of starting again.