Critically acclaimed songwriter and performer THAO will release her first album in six years, Show Me, on October 30, through Kill Rock Stars. A suite of primal, expansive, sexy and wrenchingly tender-hearted songs that act as portals into THAO’s kaleidoscopic inner life. The album was self-produced alongside Nate Brenner (also a co-writer) and Merrill Garbus of Tune-Yards and features special guests: Tune-Yards, The Linda Lindas and Neko Case.

Today, the artist has shared the new single,  “Nguyen Nguyen Lose Lose” featuring another musician she loves, Adrian Quesada (Black Pumas) on guitar. “Nguyen Nguyen Lose Lose” is a new sonic flavor never before heard from THAO, showcasing her own hip hop influenced beat making, captivating guitar chops and MC flow with a poignant and poetic final prognosis of her estrangement with her father. She says, “This one is another example of assessing what you leave and what you will take forward. I’m trying to get lighter, freer.”

As a multidisciplinary visionary, THAO graced the cover of New York Times’s T Magazine, guest-hosted the famed Song Exploder podcast, hosted the PBS show Southern Songs and performed on Fred Armisen’s Netflix special, Standup for Drummers. She is also politically engaged and continues her support for Working Families Power. the artist is also developing a musical and is working on her first book for renowned publisher Graywolf Press.  First and foremost, THAO is a stage commanding recording artist and she is thrilled to be connecting with fans directly again with live dates this fall and on an extensive 2027 North American tour