Lost Americana

Lost Americana
Studio album by
MGK
ReleasedAugust 8, 2025
Length45:19
Label
Producer
MGK chronology
Genre: Sadboy
(2024) 		Lost Americana
(2025)
Alternative cover
Singles from Lost Americana
  1. "Cliché"
    Released: May 23, 2025
  2. "Vampire Diaries"
    Released: July 11, 2025
  3. "Miss Sunshine"
    Released: July 25, 2025
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Pitchfork5.6/10[1]
Rolling Stone[2]
Slant Magazine[3]

Lost Americana is the seventh studio album by American musician, singer, and songwriter MGK. It was released on August 8, 2025, through EST 19XX and Interscope Records, as the follow-up to his previous album, Mainstream Sellout (2022),[4] and is his first project not to feature any guest appearances. The album was preceded by three singles: "Cliché", "Vampire Diaries", and "Miss Sunshine".

Background and release

The album's official trailer, released shortly after, was narrated by Bob Dylan—a surprising collaboration that generated widespread media attention due to Dylan's elusive public persona.[5][6] The narration comes soon after revealing he was a fan of MGK's music.[7] While speculation initially surrounded whether the voice was authentic or AI-generated, multiple sources confirmed Dylan's genuine involvement, noting his social media promotion of the trailer.[8] The album was recorded with long-time collaborators Nick Long, Stephen Basil and Brandon Allen.[9]

The album's lead single, "Cliché", was released on May 23, 2025.[10][11] The album's second single, "Vampire Diaries", was released on July 11, 2025, accompanied by a music video filmed at the American Museum of Natural History in New York City.[12][13] The third single, "Miss Sunshine", was released on July 25, 2025, accompanied by a music video.[14]

Track listing

Lost Americana track listing
No.TitleWriter(s)Producer(s)Length
1."Outlaw Overture"Colson Baker
  • SlimXX
  • BazeXX
  • Nick Long
  • No Love for the Middle Child
5:02
2."Cliché"
  • Baker
  • Andrew Migliore
  • Emma Rosen
  • BazeXX
  • Long
  • MGK
  • No Love for the Middle Child
  • SlimXX
2:56
3."Don't Wait Run Fast"
  • Baker
  • Long
  • Rosen
  • BazeXX
  • Long
  • No Love for the Middle Child
  • SlimXX
3:12
4."Goddamn"
  • Baker
  • Long
  • SlimXX
  • BazeXX
  • Long
  • MGK
  • No Love for the Middle Child
3:07
5."Vampire Diaries"Baker
2:35
6."Miss Sunshine"
  • Baker
  • Rosen
  • BazeXX
  • Long
  • No Love for the Middle Child
  • SlimXX
3:23
7."Sweet Coraline"Baker
  • Barker
  • BazeXX
  • Long
  • No Love for the Middle Child
  • SlimXX
2:41
8."Indigo"
  • Baker
  • Phem
  • BazeXX
  • Long
  • No Love for the Middle Child
  • SlimXX
3:11
9."Starman"
  • BazeXX
  • Long
  • MGK
  • No Love for the Middle Child
  • SlimXX
3:37
10."Tell Me What's Up"Baker
  • SlimXX
  • BazeXX
  • No Love for the Middle Child
3:52
11."Can't Stay Here"
  • Long
  • Rosen
  • Baker
  • BazeXX
  • Long
  • MGK
  • No Love for the Middle Child
  • SlimXX
3:27
12."Treading Water"
  • BazeXX
  • Long
  • No Love for the Middle Child
  • SlimXX
3:42
13."Orpheus"
  • BazeXX
  • Long
  • No Love for the Middle Child
  • SlimXX
4:34
Total length:45:19

Notes

  • All track titles are stylized in lowercase.
  • "Can't Stay Here", "Tell Me What's Up" and "Don't Wait Run Fast" are stylized with no apostrophes
  • "Don't Wait Run Fast" is listed as "Run Rebel Run" on CD and vinyl copies of the album.
  • "Starman" contains an interpolation of "Semi-Charmed Life", written by Stephan Jenkins.[15]
  • "Miss Sunshine" features an alternate second verse on CD and vinyl copies of the album.

Personnel

Credits adapted from Apple Music[16] and Tidal.[17][18][19]

Musicians

  • Colson "MGK" Baker – vocals (all), guitar (2, 7, 10, 11, 13)
  • Stephen "BazeXX" Basil – bass (all), Hammond organ (6)
  • Nick Long – guitar (1, 3, 4, 5, 7-13), background vocals (1, 4, 5, 8-10)
  • Andrew "No Love for the Middle Child" Migliore – background vocals (3, 7), synthesizer (7), acoustic guitar (11), cello (13)
  • Emma Rosen – background vocals (2, 6, 11)
  • Sterling Mitchell Laws – drums (2, 3, 4, 6-8, 9, 10)
  • Brandon "SlimXX" Allen – synthesizer (4, 7)
  • Travis Barker – drums (1, 5, 7, 11)
  • Rook Capelletty – drums (3, 6, 12)
  • Derek “Mod Sun” Smith – acoustic guitar (11), additional vocals (12)
  • Jon Batiste – piano (13)

Technical

Charts

Chart performance for Lost Americana
Chart (2025) Peak
position
Australian Albums (ARIA)[20] 3
Austrian Albums (Ö3 Austria)[21] 3
Belgian Albums (Ultratop Flanders)[22] 4
Belgian Albums (Ultratop Wallonia)[23] 55
Canadian Albums (Billboard)[24] 9
Dutch Albums (Album Top 100)[25] 7
French Albums (SNEP)[26] 61
French Rock & Metal Albums (SNEP)[27] 4
German Albums (Offizielle Top 100)[28] 2
Irish Albums (OCC)[29] 30
Italian Albums (FIMI)[30] 26
Japanese Digital Albums (Oricon)[31] 36
Japanese Download Albums (Billboard)[32] 30
New Zealand Albums (RMNZ)[33] 8
Polish Albums (ZPAV)[34] 42
Portuguese Albums (AFP)[35] 104
Scottish Albums (OCC)[36] 3
Swiss Albums (Schweizer Hitparade)[37] 6
UK Albums (OCC)[38] 2
US Billboard 200[39] 4
US Top Rock & Alternative Albums (Billboard)[40] 1

References

  1. ^ Millard, Drew (August 14, 2025). "mgk: lost americana Album Review". Pitchfork. Retrieved August 15, 2025.
  2. ^ Johnston, Maura (August 11, 2025). "MGK Is a Tabloid Heartland Rocker on Lost Americana". Rolling Stone. Retrieved August 11, 2025.
  3. ^ Attard, Paul (August 13, 2025). "MGK Lost Americana Review: A Semi-Charmed Life". Slant Magazine. Retrieved August 15, 2025.
  4. ^ Strauss, Matthew (June 10, 2025). "Bob Dylan Narrates Trailer for MGK's New Album: Watch". Pitchfork. Retrieved June 10, 2025.
  5. ^ Dailey, Hannah (June 10, 2025). "MGK Searches for the 'American Dream' in New Album Trailer Seemingly Narrated by Bob Dylan". Billboard. Retrieved June 10, 2025.
  6. ^ LaPierre, Megan (June 10, 2025). "Did Bob Dylan Actually Narrate MGK's Album Trailer?". Exclaim!. Retrieved June 10, 2025.
  7. ^ Irvin, Jack (February 27, 2025). "Bob Dylan Randomly Posts 2016 Machine Gun Kelly Performance Video on Instagram — Leaving Rapper in Shock: 'What the F—?'". People. Retrieved June 10, 2025.
  8. ^ Kaufman, Spencer (June 10, 2025). "Bob Dylan Appears to Narrate Trailer for New Machine Gun Kelly Album: Watch". Consequence. Retrieved June 10, 2025.
  9. ^ Murray, Robin (June 11, 2025). "mgk Announces New Album lost americana". Clash. Retrieved June 13, 2025.
  10. ^ Kurp, Josh (May 23, 2025). "MGK Is Like A Rolling Stone In The Heavily Choreographed 'Cliché' Video". Uproxx. Retrieved June 4, 2025.
  11. ^ Murray, Madison (May 23, 2025). "mgk (multi-genre king) Gives Us The Bop Of The Summer With 'cliché'". The Honey Pop. Retrieved June 4, 2025.
  12. ^ "Machine Gun Kelly drops 'Vampire Diaries' music video teaser: Watch". International: The News. July 11, 2025. Retrieved July 11, 2025.
  13. ^ Treza Albuquerque, Jenel (July 10, 2025). "From Justin Bieber's Swag to Blackpink's 'Jump': List of celebrities releasing new music on July 11". Soap Central. Retrieved July 11, 2025.
  14. ^ Denning, Reagan (July 25, 2025). "mgk's "miss sunshine" is the road trip anthem we've been waiting for". Melodic Mag. Retrieved July 25, 2025.
  15. ^ Jones, Abby (August 7, 2025). "Machine Gun Kelly Samples Third Eye Blind, Says His Haters Are 'Conformists,' Eats Only A 'Couple Times A Week'". Stereogum. Retrieved August 8, 2025.
  16. ^ lost americana by mgk on Apple Music, August 8, 2025, retrieved July 14, 2025
  17. ^ mgk - cliché, May 23, 2025, retrieved July 14, 2025
  18. ^ mgk - vampire diaries, July 11, 2025, retrieved July 14, 2025
  19. ^ mgk - miss sunshine, July 25, 2025, retrieved July 29, 2025
  20. ^ "ARIA Top 50 Albums Chart". Australian Recording Industry Association. August 18, 2025. Retrieved August 15, 2025.
  21. ^ "Ö3 Austria Top40: Longplay-Charts". Ö3 Austria Top 40. Retrieved August 19, 2025.
  22. ^ "Ultratop.be – MGK – Lost Americana" (in Dutch). Hung Medien. Retrieved August 17, 2025.
  23. ^ "Ultratop.be – MGK – Lost Americana" (in French). Hung Medien. Retrieved August 17, 2025.
  24. ^ "Billboard Canadian Albums: Week of August 23, 2025". Billboard. Retrieved August 19, 2025.
  25. ^ "Dutchcharts.nl – MGK – Lost Americana" (in Dutch). Hung Medien. Retrieved August 15, 2025.
  26. ^ "Top 200 Albums de la semaine 33, 2025" (in French). Syndicat National de l'Edition Phonographique. Retrieved August 18, 2025.
  27. ^ "Top 100 Rock & Metal Albums de la semaine 33, 2025" [Top 100 Rock & Metal Albums of Week 33, 2025] (in French). Syndicat National de l'Edition Phonographique. Retrieved August 18, 2025.
  28. ^ "Offiziellecharts.de – MGK – Lost Americana" (in German). GfK Entertainment Charts. Retrieved August 15, 2025.
  29. ^ "Official Irish Albums Chart Top 50". Official Charts Company. Retrieved August 16, 2025.
  30. ^ "Album – Classifica settimanale WK 33 (dal 08.08.2025 al 14.08.2025)" (in Italian). Federazione Industria Musicale Italiana. Retrieved August 20, 2025.
  31. ^ "Oricon Top 50 Digital Albums: August 18, 2025" (in Japanese). Oricon. Retrieved August 13, 2025.
  32. ^ "Billboard Japan Download Albums – August 13, 2025". Billboard Japan (in Japanese). Retrieved August 16, 2025.
  33. ^ "NZ Top 40 Albums Chart". Recorded Music NZ. August 15, 2025. Retrieved August 15, 2025.
  34. ^ "OLiS - oficjalna lista sprzedaży - albumy" (in Polish). OLiS. Polish Society of the Phonographic Industry. Note: Change the date to 08.08.2025–14.08.2025 under "zmień zakres od–do:". Retrieved August 21, 2025.
  35. ^ "Top 200 Álbuns Semana 33 de 2025" (PDF) (in European Portuguese). Associação Fonográfica Portuguesa. p. 2. Retrieved August 20, 2025.
  36. ^ "Official Scottish Albums Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved August 16, 2025.
  37. ^ "Swisscharts.com – MGK – Lost Americana". Hung Medien. Retrieved August 18, 2025.
  38. ^ "Official Albums Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved August 15, 2025.
  39. ^ "Machine Gun Kelly Chart History (Billboard 200)". Billboard. Retrieved August 18, 2025.
  40. ^ "Top Rock & Alternative Albums: Week of August 23, 2025". Billboard. Retrieved August 20, 2025.
This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is available under Creative Commons Attribution-Share Alike 4.0 unless otherwise noted. Additional terms may apply for the media files.