Released May 22, the warmhearted, folk-leaning sophomore single reveals a softer side of Naomi Jane’s artistic vision while deepening the album’s emotional arc. Co-written by Naomi Jane, Joey Hyde, and Adam Zelkind, “Clementines” celebrates the quiet power of everyday love, centering on small, unspoken acts of care — coffee poured into a favorite mug, a neatly made bed, a kiss on the cheek — and the kind of devotion that asks for nothing in return.
Sonically, the track trades sharp edges for warmth, pairing understated production with Naomi’s expressive vocal performance. Elevated by Greg Leisz’s pedal steel, “Clementines” radiates a timeless Americana glow while remaining fresh and repeat-worthy, further showcasing Naomi Jane’s gift for balancing humor, heartbreak, and tenderness within a fully realized sonic world.
Kinda Sorta Country marks a defining creative statement for Naomi, embracing the album as a coming-of-age journey that explores the full scope of her influences while remaining rooted in the cinematic alt-pop foundation that first introduced her to listeners. Blending country storytelling traditions with indie vulnerability, theatrical flair, and hook-driven pop production, the record captures Naomi at the crossroads of grit and glitter, heartbreak and humor, self-reflection and self-possession. From summer-ready euphoric anthems to stripped-back acoustic ballads, the album showcases the widest emotional and sonic range of her career to date.
Across its nine tracks, collaborators bridge legacy and modernity, including pedal steel legend Greg Leisz, multi-platinum Nashville songwriter Joey Hyde, Glen Phillips of Toad the Wet Sprocket, Greg Holden, and Jimmy Mattingly of Garth Brooks’ touring band, alongside production from Adam Zelkind. Together, they help shape a cohesive sonic world rooted in storytelling, organic instrumentation, and emotional precision.
KINDA SORTA COUNTRY TRACK LISTING:
“Passenger Princess”
“Neapolitan”
“Clementines”
“Rotten to the Core”
“Car Exhaust”
“Narcissus”
“Pumpkin Eater”
“Farren Rd.”
“Measure Forever”
The project arrives as the culmination of a relentless creative run that has seen Naomi release new music roughly every six weeks since 2023, each accompanied by self-directed fully realized visuals and interconnected storytelling. Along the way, she has earned more than 825 playlist placements, reaching over 24 million Spotify listeners. What began with emotionally charged releases like “IDWK” — a pivotal single that signaled the start of a new creative chapter — fully comes into focus on Kinda Sorta Country, where country instrumentation and Americana textures seamlessly intertwine with the cinematic songwriting that has become her signature.
“‘Kinda Sorta Country’ does not reinvent me. It clarifies me, louder, sharper, and fully in command of my own story,” Naomi shares.
NAOMI JANE
ANNOUNCES FOLK-LEANING TENDER NEW SINGLE
“CLEMENTINES”
DUE OUT MAY 22
NASHVILLE, TN (May 8, 2026) — Today, Naomi Jane announces her new single “Clementines,” arriving May 22. To mark the announcement, she will be exclusively pre-releasing and teasing the track today to her TikTok fans. A tender, folk-leaning track, the song captures the quiet beauty of everyday love and offers a softer preview of her forthcoming debut LP (details TBA). With over 15 million streams, 18 million video views, more than 170,000 monthly listeners, and back-to-back honors from the International Songwriting Competition — along with praise from LA Weekly, SPIN, and Billboard Argentina — she’s quickly establishing herself as a rising voice to watch.
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Following the satirical, country-pop bite of “Pumpkin Eater,” “Clementines” reveals a more intimate side of Naomi’s evolving sound. Co-written by Naomi Jane, Joey Hyde, and Adam Zelkind, the track centers on small, unspoken acts of care, from coffee poured into your favorite mug to the bed already made and a kiss on the cheek, capturing a kind of love that asks for nothing in return. Built around the lyric — “You’ll always pick the fruit right off the vine, so I’ll peel your clementines” — the song frames love as instinctive and reciprocal, something steady, deeply felt, and woven into daily life.
“Clementines is about the kind of love that doesn’t need to announce itself,” Naomi shares. “It’s the coffee poured, the bed made, the little things someone does without waiting for thanks. Someone peeling a clementine for me was one of the sweetest things anyone’s done for me because it was so simple and thoughtful. Now I do it for others, and the smell that stays on my hands reminds me how much love can live in the smallest gesture.”
Produced and mixed by Adam Zelkind, the track trades sharp edges for warmth, pairing understated production with Naomi’s expressive vocal. Pedal steel from Greg Leisz adds a timeless Americana glow, grounding the song in organic texture while keeping it modern and repeat-ready.
Sonically, “Clementines” leans into restraint and emotional clarity. Where previous releases reveled in punch and satire, this track lingers in softness — allowing Naomi’s three-octave mezzo-soprano to carry the weight of the story with nuance and intimacy. As the next release from her forthcoming LP, “Clementines” expands Naomi Jane’s emotional range, highlighting her ability to balance humor, heartbreak, and tenderness within a fully realized sonic world.
