Suki Waterhouse finds a new version of herself on 'Loveland'
Suki Waterhouse has released Loveland, her third album, framing it as a personal revolution shaped by motherhood and new collaborators including Aaron Dessner — a producer closely tied to the Taylor Swift new album sound — plus Mick Fleetwood on drums. The July 10 project marks her major-label debut and her most ambitious tour yet.
Waterhouse started writing Loveland immediately after finishing her 2024 sophomore album, Memoir of A Sparklemuffin. In interviews with The Associated Press and Rolling Stone, she described the record as born in the space between who she was and who she is becoming — a shift deepened since welcoming her daughter with partner Robert Pattinson.
Key Takeaways
- Loveland is Waterhouse's third album and major-label debut, released July 10 on Island Records.
- Producer Aaron Dessner, known for work with Taylor Swift, helped shape the album at Long Pond Studio.
- Mick Fleetwood recorded drums on Morals after Waterhouse starred in Daisy Jones & the Six.
- Waterhouse calls motherhood a seismic change that runs through tracks like Weirdo and My Favorite Weirdo.
- She is planning her grandest tour yet, including a stop at Radio City Music Hall.
Why does Loveland matter for Suki Waterhouse's career?
Waterhouse told AP she was looking for a personal revolution while making the title track, the album's wistful penultimate song. It's always amazing to me how you kind of write the album and you become it, she said. You become somebody new from it.
Rolling Stone called Loveland her best work yet — a major-label debut full of hooks, organic production, and razor-sharp lyrics. Waterhouse admitted the creative process only gets harder: The more you know, the less you know. There's so much more expectation on yourself.
How does Taylor Swift connect to Loveland?
Dessner, a National member and frequent collaborator on Swift's recent albums, produced Loveland at his Long Pond Studio in upstate New York — the same space where Swift has recorded. For fans tracking the Taylor Swift new album pipeline, Waterhouse's choice signals a shared sonic world of intimate, organic pop.
Swift once called Waterhouse the wildest person I know who I would also trust to keep any secret. Waterhouse recalled reading that quote on tour: Like, how has this happened? In a Vulture Music History interview, she said watching Swift's Eras Tour taught her that stillness onstage can be powerful — a master class in commanding a stadium.
What shaped the sound and stories on Loveland?
Beyond Dessner, Waterhouse worked with hit songwriter Amy Allen and Semisonic's Dan Wilson. Mick Fleetwood contributed drum tracks to Morals from a studio in Hawaii after Waterhouse reached out, hoping he had seen Daisy Jones & the Six. She also recorded a song for Fleetwood's own upcoming project with Allen.
Waterhouse told AP that becoming a parent added friction between her artistic life and family life — insecurity about balancing both. She addresses that rawly on Weirdo. The closer My Favorite Weirdo, Pattinson's favorite track, reassures her during long stretches apart while he films movies.
Her nearly two-year-old daughter now recognizes what mommy does. When asked which job on a picture book page matched her, she pointed to the woman with the guitar, Waterhouse told AP. For more on how stars navigate career reinvention, see our Celebrity Breaking News coverage.
What's next after Loveland?
Waterhouse is supporting the album with her biggest tour to date, including Radio City Music Hall. Vulture noted she recorded a trove of experimental demos over the past decade that may never surface — a reminder that Loveland captures just one evolving version of an artist who has been shape-shifting since 2016.
Days before speaking with Vulture, she was preparing to attend Swift's wedding. Between Fleetwood drums, Dessner production, and a daughter who already knows the guitar is mom's job, Loveland reads less like a pivot and more like Waterhouse stepping fully into a new chapter.