Indie rock artist Blondshell is entering a new creative chapter with the announcement of her third album, “Violins,” due Sept. 25 via Partisan Records.

The Los Angeles-based musician, whose real name is Sabrina Teitelbaum, unveiled the album Friday alongside its title track, offering listeners an early look at a record that expands beyond the relationship-centered themes that defined much of her earlier work.

Across 11 songs, “Violins” examines healing, friendship, religion and the tension between violence and beauty, according to Teitelbaum. The album follows 2025’s “If You Asked for a Picture” and 2023’s self-titled debut, both of which helped establish Blondshell as a prominent voice in contemporary rock.

“I felt like I didn’t need to overexplain anything, like I can trust the people listening more,” Teitelbaum said. “It feels like every time I make a record, I get closer to making the thing that I really want to make.”

Produced by Yves Rothman, mixed by Beatriz Artola and mastered by Emily Lazar, the album reflects what Teitelbaum describes as a growing confidence in both her songwriting and studio process.

The title track, released Friday, serves as what Teitelbaum calls the album’s emotional center. Built around themes of patience and recovery, the song explores the slow nature of healing and the challenges of personal growth.

“This song sums up the album in a lot of ways,” she said. “When I was writing, I felt really drawn to images of patience and kindness – for example, putting your head on someone’s shoulder, alongside images of violence.”

She added: “I was also inspired by the idea of healing slowly and refusing to be rushed by any outside force. Things genuinely just take the time they take.”

Musically, “Violins” begins quietly before building into a guitar-driven chorus, blending melodic pop instincts with alternative rock energy. The song also features an unexpected record-scratch interruption that emphasizes a spoken line in the lyrics.

The track arrives with a music video directed by Sabra Binder. The dreamlike visual follows Teitelbaum as she attempts to preserve a melting fawn-shaped ice sculpture while confined to a room, drawing inspiration from surrealist theater and fashion imagery.

While previous Blondshell albums often used romantic relationships as a lens for discussing addiction, body image and power dynamics, Teitelbaum said “Violins” approaches those subjects from a different perspective.

“On ‘Violins,’ Teitelbaum explores these subjects without ‘the veil of bad romantic relationships,’” according to album materials.

The album also continues her exploration of the relationship between mind and body, incorporating imagery related to food, physical health and spirituality. Rather than focusing on organized religion, Teitelbaum examines personal ideas of faith and meaning through everyday experiences.

The release caps a busy period for the artist. Last month she shared the single “Heart Has To Work So Hard,” her first new music since “If You Asked for a Picture” and its companion project “Another Picture.”

Following the album’s release, Blondshell will embark on her largest headlining tour to date. The North American leg begins Oct. 14 in San Diego and includes performances at The Wiltern in Los Angeles, Terminal 5 in New York and House of Blues in Boston before continuing to Europe and the United Kingdom in December.

For Teitelbaum, “Violins” represents both an artistic and personal progression.

“This record’s heavy in a way,” she said. “It’s gotten a little bit less literal. There’s more imagery. But my main goal with this record was to have songs that hit hard. I wanted big lead lines.”