New Track Offers a Dreamlike Glimpse Into the Upcoming Album County Line, Out This September

Kristina Train’s elegant ascent continues today with the release of “99 Floors,” the stunning new single from her forthcoming album County Line, due out September 19, 2025. Known for her soulful, genre-defying voice and a career that spans collaborations with icons like Herbie Hancock, Dr. Dre, and Bruce Springsteen, Train now turns inward, offering a cinematic meditation on emotional escape and self-preservation.

Co-written with acclaimed songwriter Ed Harcourt, “99 Floors” is a slow-burning, atmospheric track that explores dissociation, escapism, and the pull of an imagined world over a chaotic reality. “It’s about having to take a timeout, time away from things—maybe living more in the dream world than the reality world,” says Train. “I tend to have my head in the clouds, and sometimes the dream world can be a lot more forgiving.”

Click here to listen to "99 Floors".

With its ethereal production, gentle chord shifts, and Train’s signature raw-edge alto, “99 Floors” sets the tone for County Line—a stripped-down, emotionally resonant collection recorded live at Dave’s Room in Los Angeles. Produced by Colin Devlin and Kirk Pasich, the album features contributions from some of Americana’s finest session players as well as lush string arrangements by Golden Globe-nominated composer Brian Byrne, performed by the Oklahoma Film Orchestra.

County Line is Kristina Train’s fifth full-length release, following her critically acclaimed 2022 album Body Pressure and a globe-spanning career that began as the final artist signed to Blue Note Records by the legendary Arif Mardin. Her sound—rooted in Americana but equally fluent in jazz, country, soul, and pop—has earned her a devoted following and appearances on Later... with Jools Holland and BBC’s Abbey Road Sessions.

A dreamscape of longing and clarity, “99 Floors” is both a preview and a promise—a transcendent new chapter from one of Americana’s most captivating voices.