“Ace” is the third studio album by American musician Madison Cunningham. It was released on October 10th, 2025, through Verve Forecast Records. The album was produced by Cunningham alongside Robbie Lackritz. “My Full Name” was released as the album’s lead single on August 15th, 2025, followed by “Wake” (featuring Robin Pecknold of Fleet Foxes) . A pivotal and personal record that spans 14 tracks and is out on Verve Forecast. Depending on the game, an Ace can be the highest or lowest card, zero or infinity. A breakup feels similar—one path crumbles, while all others remain infinitely possible. How do you write about heartbreak when you’re going through it?
An official album “bio” for “Ace” states that the majority of the songs on the album were written in August 2024 following a period of writer’s block, and deal with themes of heartbreak, betrayal, and falling in and out of love. Additionally, Cunningham described the album as “the first record that’s ever felt like mine from start to finish. It was as light to make as its subject matter was heavy.” Cunningham performed much of the new material live throughout early 2025, before the album had been announced.
Alongside the album announcement, Madison swaps her trusty guitar for lush piano on the first single, “My Full Name,” a vulnerable introduction that is both a love letter and a goodbye. Cunningham sings, “Love’s a kind of sorrow worth saving,” as she processes heartbreak and explores new beginnings.
Cunningham wrote “Wake” while in Nashville during a blizzard in January; the song stemmed from experimentation with a new alternate tuning on guitar. The final recording is a duet with Robin Pecknold of Fleet Foxes and also features prominent upright bass played by Daniel Rhine. Cunningham described the track as a “song about reflection, about looking in the rearview mirror and seeing someone wasn’t right for you all along.
Upon release, “Ace” received positive reviews from critics.
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