Tenille Townes will release her debut album, The Lemonade Stand, on June 26. The 26-year-old co-wrote all 12 songs on the record, which was a very important part of the process for her. “To me, songwriting is the way I process how I feel,” she explained to HollywoodLife EXCLUSIVELY. “It’s the way that I sort of understand the world. Writing from a third party, observer perspective is often my favorite.”
With the songs that Tenille has released so far — including her first two singles, “Somebody’s Daughter” and “Jersey On The Wall (I’m Just Asking)” — it’s already clear that storytelling is a key component of her music. She confirmed that this is something that we’ll see with the entire record, as well. “I love the element of being a storyteller,” Tenille admitted. “Stories are a big part of the reason I fell in love with music, and with the country music family, as well. I really do love to be a witness and just kind of process how I feel about things from that place.”
Even the album’s title, The Lemonade Stand, has a deeper meaning. The phrase is a lyric from Tenille’s breakout single, “Somebody’s Daughter,” but it’s also a metaphor for a “gathering place,” the singer explained. “It’s a place that I hope people can come to be filled up,” she said. “It represents this innocence and wonder of being reminded of dreams that we have when we’re a little kid. To me, this record is the dream that I had.”