Carly Pearce says ‘Honest Woman’ revenge songs came after ‘dating clowns’

NEW YORK – Carly Pearce has an announcement about her fifth studio album, "Honest Woman" (out now): None of the songs on the LP are about her current boyfriend, entrepreneur Jordan Karcher.

"There's dog-hating songs on the album," Pearce, 36, tells USA TODAY. "I kill two people on the album. There's cheating. All of the songs were written when I was still dating clowns."

So what is on the Grammy winner's LP? "You Don't Like My Dog" is about how a guy not liking your pet is a red flag. "WWJD" is a play on "What Would Jesus Do" but substitute Jesus for Jack Daniels (Pearce was born in Kentucky). That track and "Daisy" are (fictional) revenge songs. And there are a few more songs about the aforementioned "clowns," including "Same Circus."

But for all of the talk about ex-partners, sensationalized or otherwise, Pearce says the album's first song and "north star" is "Dream Come True." A 12-hour period in which she won a Country Music Television Award and then the following morning failed to receive an Academy of Country Music Award nomination spurred the track.

Pearce recalls that the rollercoaster of feeling "wonderful" and then "not enough" ultimately "defined…

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