August Ponthier is stepping into a new era of life and of music. On Friday, the singer-songwriter announced their debut album Everywhere Isn’t Texas with Rolling Stone , describing it as “a coming-of-age album for late bloomers who grew up in a place that didn’t always love them back.”

The record follows their recent coming out as non-binary and years of unapologetically embracing their queer identity. The record is out Feb. 13.

“It’s a collection of songs that tackle topics like gender envy, reconnecting with childhood, escapism, generational trauma, and queer joy, all while processing a complicated relationship with your hometown,” Ponthier tells Rolling Stone . “When I would sit down to write songs, those are the experiences that I wanted to draw from. It’s simple. It’s a recor

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