Lera Lynn

About

Lera Lynn (born 1984, Houston, Texas) is an American singer-songwriter and multi-instrumentalist based in Nashville, whose sound moves between Americana, folk noir, indie rock and art pop. She gained wide recognition through her music and on-screen role in HBO's True Detective (season 2, 2015), where she collaborated with producer T Bone Burnett and songwriter Rosanne Cash. Across nine studio albums released on her own label, Ruby Range Records, she has built a devoted cult following on both sides of the Atlantic.

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9

Studio albums released

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2025-09
Lera Lynn launched her European tour in support of Comic Book Cowboy, with dates in Norway, Sweden, Denmark, Germany, the Netherlands and the UK.
2025-09-19
Her ninth studio album Comic Book Cowboy was released on September 19, 2025 via her own label Ruby Range Records.
2025-08
Atwood Magazine published an in-depth interview with Lynn ahead of the Comic Book Cowboy release, in which she spoke candidly about the financial pressures of being an independent artist in the post-pandemic music industry.
2025-04
Comic Book Cowboy was officially announced in April 2025, along with the European tour dates; the Groningen show sold out.
2025-09-19
Comic Book Cowboy received a review in Mojo magazine, scoring 60 on Album of the Year's critic aggregator.