Her ninth solo studio album,, Postcards From Texas marks Miranda Lambert's first release as an artist signed to Republic Records in partnership with Big Loud. The project finds Lambert reconnecting with her Texas roots, blending tradition with her signature storytelling.

Commercial success

• Landed at No. 8 on the Billboard Top Country Albums

• Debuted at No. 7 on the Viyl Albums chart, the first of Lambert's career to reach the top 10.

Cultural impact

• Lambert recorded the album at Austin's Arlyn Studios, further rooting the project in Texas musical tradition.

• The album's release was accompanied by a series of tour dates, including a two-night kickoff in Houston, Texas.

• Postcards From Texas was featured as a lead discussion on NPR's "All Songs Considered" and praised as a love letter to her home state, highlighting its influence on contemporary country music discourse.

Critical response

• Rolling Stone described the album as "a straightforward, happily down-home country record, an album proudly in love with tradition, and every bit as fun and heartfelt as you’d expect from one of country’s freest spirits." Read full review

• NPR Music called Lambert "the most accomplished and consistently great artist in contemporary country music," noting that the album "proves that she’s a backbone of country; she can make these really beautiful, minimalist country songs that get to the heart of very clear, concise ideas about love and homeland." Read full review