“I grew up in the studio, watching my mom turn her life into songs,” wrote Kesha of her mother’s upcoming record. “I only became who I am because of the road she paved before me”
Pebe Sebert — mother of Kesha and a singer-songwriter who’s collaborated with Dolly Parton, Miley Cyrus, and more — has announced her self-titled debut album, scheduled to arrive Dec. 12.
The artist revealed the news Thursday on social media with the simple caption, “Pebe Sebert. My one and only album,” alongside a pre-save link to streaming services. Hours before the announcement, Sebert dropped “City’s Burning,” the third single from the upcoming project, following previously released tracks “Vampire” (2021) and “Hard Times Ahead” (2022).
The record is set to span 11 songs and showcases Sebert’s original recordings from the Eighties. Kesha will release her mother’s debut LP under her own eponymous label Kesha Records, which dropped the “Joyride” singer’s sixth album, (Period.), in July.
“I grew up in the studio, watching my mom turn her life into songs. These moments became stories. these stories are her life,” penned Kesha, who’s regularly worked with her mother throughout her career, on X. “She wrote an album before I was born. This was the only album she made as an independent artist before focusing her life on raising her children and writing songs for other people.”
Kesha continued, “I grew up watching this alchemy, and I only became who I am because of the road she paved before me. I’m so proud to finally release my mom’s debut album on KESHA RECORDS, and I’m so proud of her release today !”
During the release of “Vampire” in 2021, Sebert opened up about her struggles with substance abuse and how it affected her work. “I felt like this song had died along with my career as a recording artist when my life fell off the tracks due to drug and alcohol abuse in the middle of recording my debut album, I grieved the loss of my recording career and this music I was so proud of,” Sebert said in a statement at the time. “Last year I found these tapes in a dusty box in my basement and Guy [Roche] was nice enough to help me bring them back to life and it’s very fulfilling to finally release this.”
