Mandy Moore is set to unveil her new album In Real Life next month on May 13th via Verve Forecast and today she has blessed us with the project’s second single. The buoyant, strings-laden “Little Dreams” follows last month’s release of the lead single and title track “In Real Life.”

“Instead of getting lost in ruminating on the bigger picture, I wanted to write a song about how a life is comprised of these seemingly mundane moments that ultimately all piece together to form something greater,” Moore explains in an official statement. “It’s about the little things we look back on with such nostalgia when we’re reflecting on a particular point in time: the walk you took with someone right after it had rained, or the drive when someone introduced you to a record that wound up becoming one of your favorites. It doesn’t always have to be about the flashy things that scream out to us—it’s all those quieter, simpler moments that are worth recognizing and celebrating too.”

One month after the album’s release, Moore will embark upon a North American summer tour that commences in Atlanta on June 10th and concludes July 24th at the famed Newport Folk Festival.

“So much of this record came from future-tripping on the next chapter of my life and what it might look like: what parenthood would feel like, how it would change everything, and all the excitement and trepidation that comes with that,” Moore confides. “At the same time it was about celebrating and acknowledging where we were at the moment and really trying to be completely present in the everyday—which is maybe the hardest part of the human condition.”

Listen to “Little Dreams” and enjoy the official album trailer below.

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