Sera Cahoone - I’ve Missed You All These Years Sera Cahoone

The eight years that shaped I’ve Missed You All These Years were marked by profound change: Sera Cahoone lost her best friend, her father and her dog all within a short period of time. But this record is emphatically not about the darkness; it’s about what happens after the storm clears, the moment when you begin to come back into your body after a dark winter.

That sense of renewal is woven throughout the album, from the piano and electric guitar that rev to life on “Say Something” to the intricate storytelling of “Hits Right.”

I’ve Missed You All These Years captures the sound of ecstatic collaboration between exceptionally talented friends. You can hear it in the barroom swing of “Pulling Up Roots,” the sigh of pedal steel on “Not How I Had Hoped,” and the breezy falsetto that drifts through “Say Something.” It’s a record about finding comfort in community and rediscovering yourself through the people you love.

On her sixth album, Cahoone is in full command of her powers. Holding loss and connection in the same hand, I’ve Missed You All These Years is ultimately triumphant — a celebration of life rooted in the knowledge of its fleeting nature.

Drawing on blues, folk, pop and country influences, the album moves effortlessly between styles, evoking Loretta Lynn in one moment and Lucinda Williams in the next. The result is a testament to the strength that creativity and community can bring, and a portrait of an artist who knows herself completely.