Lainey Wilson's career felt like a 'Whirlwind.' On her new album, she makes sense of life and love

It's late July. Lainey Wilson is somewhere in Iowa, holding a real road dog — her French bulldog named Hippie — close to her chest. She's on her tour bus, zipping across the Midwest, just another day in her jet set lifestyle. Next month, she'll release her fifth studio album, the aptly named “Whirlwind," a full decade after her debut record. Today, like every day, she's just trying to enjoy the ride.

Lainey Wilson's career felt like a 'Whirlwind.' On her new album, she makes sense of life and love
It's late July. Lainey Wilson is somewhere in Iowa, holding a real road dog — her French bulldog named Hippie — close to her chest. She's on her tour bus, zipping across the Midwest, just another day in her jet set lifestyle. Next month, she'll release her fifth studio album, the aptly named “Whirlwind," a full decade after her debut record. Today, like every day, she's just trying to enjoy the ride.