The Marfa Tapes

The Marfa Tapes is a collaborative studio album by American country artists Miranda Lambert, Jack Ingram and Jon Randall, released on May 7, 2021 through RCA Nashville.

Lambert hinted at an upcoming project with longtime friends and collaborators Randall and Ingram via her social media accounts on March 2, 2021, before announcing The Marfa Tapes in the following days.

However, the change was praised by critics, who applauded her for both taking the musical risk, as well as all three artists for the album's content, which was noted for its high quality songwriting, substance, and lack of filler.

[6] While she had previously commented on the special chemistry the trio had when writing together when receiving the award for 2018 Song of the Year for "Tin Man", it was not mentioned that they might ever record or release further music together.

Randall and Ingram stopped by to sing several songs with Lambert at her solo shows at Billy Bob's Texas, including "Tequila Does" and the newly released "Geraldene".

[15] Pitchfork commented, "Somewhere between a demo collection, a live album with no audience, and a lo-fi left turn, this music is a joy to hear, like a vacation on record",[16] and Variety questioned whether this might even be Lambert's best record so far, "And like her bigger, broader sounding albums, she gives as good as she gets, quietly, while sounding as grand as if she had a studio band's excess at work.