World Famous Pets Release Self-Titled Album

Edie Brickell and Matt Chamberlain have formed a new project called World Famous Pets. The group members are based between Los Angeles and the Montauk/Connecticut area. The name comes from the phrase world famous pets on a sea-monkey box.

The project began while Brickell and Chamberlain were working together on Paul Simon's A Quiet Celebration Tour 2025. World Famous Pets is described as a completely new and independent project rather than a continuation of New Bohemians. The quartet prepared most of the material for its first album in six days.

The self-titled debut album, World Famous Pets, was released on September 25. Its opening track, Hadna Been for You, combines free jazz with cabaret and beatnik styles, while Bleeding in the Dark follows as a blues track. Connected was inspired by Brickell focusing on a fly on a windowsill and humanizing it.

The artwork for the album cover was created by Kaveh Rastegar.