Former lead singer of The Gossip, WOWlebrity, and my fellow Arkansan Beth Ditto will be releasing her debut solo album – Fake Sugar – later this year. She just released the brilliant first song from Fake Sugar, “Fire.”

She premiered the song on BBC Radio 1 during an interview earlier today with Mistajam. She’s also said that the Fake Sugar has taken two years to record and she recorded 65 to 80 songs in total. Beth described the album as “my Southern record but not necessarily a country record.” Sounds awesome!