The band has dished out a double dose of new songs, previewing the record with the "Make It Out Alive" and "Tell Me How You Really Feel" singles.

Barnett, who writes rock songs as well as anyone from her generation, has a similar unassuming quality, evidenced by her new album, Tell Me How You Really Feel.

Courtney Barnett’s second album is smaller, more introverted than her debut. It’s tentative but with a purpose, songs about what it means to not have—or need—the right words for everything.

We recently put out a call asking listeners to share their thoughts about the songs on Courtney Barnett 's latest album, Tell Me How You Really Feel, and other tracks from her rich lyrical catalog ...

“Your vulnerability is stronger than it seems,” Courtney Barnett quietly declares a few minutes into her second album, Tell Me How You Really Feel. She would know: After struggling with writer ...

Courtney Barnett discusses her upcoming album, 'Tell Me How You Really Feel,' and how she's attempted to make sense of hopelessness.

Courtney Barnett reflects on "Tell Me How You Really Feel," her much-anticipated followup to "Sometimes I Sit and Think, and Sometimes I Just Sit." ...

But Tell Me How You Really Feel shows Barnett is not simply a re-run of US alternative rock from 30 years ago (when she was born).

While Barnett's rage on Tell Me How You Really Feel seems to be borne of exhaustion, her kindness is borne of effort — a commitment to compassion despite weariness.