[3] The first single, "Beyond the Veil", was released on March 24, peaking at number 22 on Billboard Dance and Electronic Digital Songs.

[10] On September 29, 2013, Stirling posted on her official website that after her 2012–13 worldwide tour she had returned to the United States to make her new studio album[11] and in December Stirling announced the upcoming 2014 tour where she "would play some new songs and will have a brand new show to share".

[12] Although the second studio album was announced in late 2013, it was not until March 2014 that Stirling started posting information on her new material.

On the same day Stirling started an account on PledgeMusic, an online Direct-to-Fan music platform, allowing anyone to pre-order the album alongside other exclusive items, such as behind-the-scenes videos, photos and pictures.

Stirling appeared on March 26, 2014, at the Berlin Apple Store for a 30-minute interview[17] and later performed "Crystallize" live.

[22] Three days later Stirling announced an event on April 29 to perform and sign Shatter Me CDs at Barnes & Noble, Los Angeles.

[23] In April, Stirling was interviewed by Rock Era Magazine in order to promote her new album.

[25] Almost a week later, on April 22, Lindsey performed her single "Beyond the Veil" live at the Universal Studios Hollywood.

[5] In April, Stirling was interviewed by Access Hollywood where she talked about fashion, her new album and fame.

[31] Lindsey revealed she would be accompanied by Jason Gaviati (Keyboards) and Drew Steen (percussion) who had been part of Stirling's first world Tour.

[33] On November 28, 2014, a special edition of the album was released by the name of Shatter Me: The Complete Experience, it included thirteen song, one of thema was an acoustic version of the title song, and a full-color 48-page magazine with exclusive interviews and photos, plus word magnets.

[34] After the release of the special edition album, Shatter Me returned to the Billboard 200 at number 175, with sales of 5,500 copies.

The cover of the album features Stirling as a ballerina inside the glass globe of a music box.

[1] In an interview with Rock Era Magazine, Stirling stated that she was excited to release the music video for "Shatter Me" because "it epitomizes this concept and shows how difficult it is to break out of old habits and have the courage to step out of our comfort zones into the light".

[36] According to an article on Blabbermouth.net the duet Lindsey Stirling and Lzzy Hale made for the title track of the second album was a complete change.

"[39] Allmusic gave Shatter Me three stars out of five where reviewer James Christopher Monger wrote that the album is "essentially a showcase for Stirling's instrumental prowess" and that Stirling "delivers the heat with all of the fire, fury, and mad, pixie-ish sweetness".