Lafayette, Louisiana-based, but Bergen, Norway-born-and-raised Irena Eide is also known as Rainy Eyes. She has announced her second studio album, Lonesome Highway, to be released July 12, 2024. The collection was produced by Roots musician and Producer Dirk Powell and features contributions by Sam Grisman, Ric Robertson, Chris Stafford and Eric Adcock among others.

The 11 songs on Lonesome Highway reflect on Rainy’s circumstances as she wrote the record, while ultimately resulting in “perseverance and perspective.” Some of her experiences reflected on the album include a troubled family life, leaving home at 17, moving to San Francisco and eloping at a young age, having a child, and finding herself in a toxic relationship.