Aussie country star Kasey Chambers has released a brand new single and video, featuring ex-husband and collaborator, Shane Nicholson.
On Friday, the ARIA Hall of Fame artist dropped “The Divorce Song”, taken from her 2024-released 13th studio album, Backbone, which debuted at No. 1 on the ARIA Australian Albums and Country Albums chart and No. 3 on the ARIA Albums chart.
Chambers’ track with Nicholson comes after the massive success of their 2008-released collab record, Rattlin’ Bones, which charted at No. 1 on the ARIA Country Albums chart following its release.
“Writing ‘The Divorce Song’ with my ex-husband Shane Nicholson and then recording it together as a duet is one of my favourite musical moments of my career and even more, one of my proudest family moments,” Chambers said.
“Honestly… when our marriage ended I never thought Shane and I would ever write another song together again but I guess if you work hard enough on making a divorce really work, then anything can happen.”
Nicholson added: “For a long while, writing and recording together again wasn’t looking likely for Kasey and I, and ‘The Divorce Song’ seems like the perfect way to revisit what we always did best together.
“Only an hour to put down on paper, but in reality it took us 10 years to write this song. Because it’s a song that couldn’t be written until it was fully lived. And I’m proud of that, and us.”
Check out the video below.
The release comes as Chambers gears up for the 30-date Backbone album tour starting next week in Tamworth. Tickets are on sale now.
In December last year, Chambers featured in Rolling Stone’s inaugural Musicians on Musicians series with Thelma Plum. Check it out here.
Kacey Chambers’ “The Divorce Song” is out now.
