Our first Artist Spotlight of 2026 was with Jenny on Holiday, the solo project of Let’s Eat Grandma’s Jenny Hollingworth, around the release of her debut album Quicksand Heart. Her bandmate Rosa Walton sings backup on several of its songs, and in the interview, Hollingworth suggested she’d also contributed to Walton’s upcoming project, whose details have now been revealed. Tell Me It’s a Dream will be released on June 5 via Transgressive Records, and its soaring first single, ‘Sorry Anyway’, is out today. Check it out below.
“The idea of doing a solo project was never about stepping away or doing something on my own for the sake of it”, Walton said in a press release. “It started as writing to process things and stay grounded, and it grew into something shaped by the people around me and the joy of making music together.”
About the new song, she added: “This song is about not letting anyone hold you back, whether in a relationship or in chasing your ambitions. It’s about doing your own thing, embracing who you are, and not caring about fitting into boxes, and also trying to inspire others to have this attitude. We had fun making it – it’s the flippant, messiness that makes the song, and it was also the beginning of a new vocal style for me. I’m owning all parts of myself.”
Walton co-produced Tell Me It’s a Dream with David Wrench, who worked on the last two Let’s Eat Grandma records. (Hollingworth, on the other hand, enlisted Steph Marziano to produce Quicksand Heart.) It features contributions from guitarist John Victor, bassist Kam Khan, and drummer Elena Costa, while Hollingworth sings on ‘Prettier Things’.
“Tell Me It’s A Dream is about being ambitious and seeing enhanced beauty in the world,” Walton concluded. “It’s about striving for ultimate freedom. A lot of the attitude in these songs is about following your dreams – and that’s exactly what I intend to do.”
Tell Me It’s a Dream Cover Artwork:
Tell Me It’s a Dream Tracklist:
1. Heart To Heartbreak
2. Sorry Anyway
3. Taking The Roof Down
4. Wave Machine
5. When Will It All Reveal
6. Halfway Round The World
7. Prettier Things
8. July
9. Romance Is Dead On
