Liz Cooper – Sorry (That I Love You)
Liz Cooper has shared “Sorry (That I Love You),” the third preview off her forthcoming album New Day, due out February 20th, 2026. The bittersweet song conjures the extremes of a troubled relationship over warm, vintage-toned guitar and bass.
The track “started as a genuine apology for falling in love with someone who didn’t want me but who wouldn’t let me go. The song took three painful and confusing years to be fully realized and was set in stone with a different meaning the day we started our last session, the same day the Altadena fires began in east LA,” shares Cooper. “As the flames raged on and the music was put on pause, I finally hit my breaking point and re-wrote Sorry (That I Love You) as an apology to myself.”
The Vermont-based singer/songwriter made her third album during a period of intense self-discovery and reinvention. She moved to New York for the first time, weathered a pandemic, came out to herself after falling in love with a friend, and experienced her first queer relationship and breakup, all in the course of a few years. New Day marks both a personal and a musical revolution for Cooper – a plunge into psychedelic pop depths and a fullhearted reflection of a whirlwind chapter in her life. These songs scintillate with the kind of self-confidence that only beams through after you’ve aimed a sharp gaze inward and realized that whatever you see will always keep darting ahead of you.
In October, Cooper shared her first single of 2025, the bold and hypnotic title track “New Day.” Over angular guitars and a crisp backbeat, Cooper sings about what it feels like to wake up and hope for a better day, regardless of what happened yesterday.
“I struggled so much while writing this record,” Cooper says. “I felt like I wasn’t allowed to come out – I was dealing with a lot of internalized homophobia. Celebrating my queerness and understanding who I am has been a long process. Every day is a new day of coming out to myself and to everyone around me. I’m very proud to be making music that feels honest to me and my experience.”
Alongside the new single, Cooper has announced an extensive run of headline dates set for Spring 2026.
Tour Dates
March 18th – Phoenix, AZ @ Valley Bar
March 19th – San Diego, CA @ Casbah
March 20th – Los Angeles, CA @ Moroccan Lounge
March 21st – Felton, CA @ Felton Music Hall
March 22nd – Berkeley, CA @ Cornerstone
March 23rd – Healdsburg, CA @ Little Saint
March 25th – Seattle, WA @ Sunset Tavern
March 26th – Portland, OR @ MS Studios
March 27th – Boise, ID @ Treefort Fest
March 28th – Boise, ID @ Treefort Fest
March 30th – Denver, CO @ Globe Hall
March 31st – Fort Collins, CO @ Armory
April 3rd – Austin, TX @ Antone’s
April 4th – Dallas, TX @ Ferris Wheelers
April 5th – San Antonio, TX @ Paper Tiger
April 22nd – Burlington, VT @ Higher Ground
April 23rd – Somerville, MA @ Rockwell
April 24th – Beacon, NY @ The Yard
April 25th – New York, NY @ Public Records
April 26th – Philadelphia, PA @ MilkBoy
April 27th – Washington, DC @ DC9
April 29th – Durham, NC @ Pinhook
April 30th – Atlanta, GA @ The Earl
May 1st – Nashville, TN @ Third Man
May 2nd – Louisville, KY @ Whirling Tiger
May 3rd – Newport, KY @ Southgate House
May 5th – Columbus, OH @ Ace of Cups
May 6th – Indianapolis, IN @ Hi-Fi
May 7th – Chicago, IL @ Empty Bottle
May 8th – Milwaukee, WI @ Cactus Club
May 9th – Detroit, MI @ Lager House
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