OSTON Announces Debut Album 'Isn't It Sweet?' and Shares New Single

LA-based singer-songwriter OSTON has announced her debut album Isn't It Sweet?, due out September 25, 2026. Alongside the announcement she released a new single and video, "I think the drugs are working now," available to stream now.

In a statement about the track, OSTON said: "I think the drugs are working now is an unfiltered look at the long road to self-acceptance. It details the wreckage of my past relationships, how much mistreatment I'd normalized, and how deeply codependency had shaped my sense of self-worth. I sought out validation in every partner but myself. Even in my first true healthy relationship, the sadness didn't lift. Healing wasn't something a partner could hand me; it was something I had to build on my own, through the unglamorous, ongoing work of getting my mental health in check. Equal parts confessional and cathartic, this song is a reminder that real change starts from within."

OSTON grew up in Park City, Utah, taking classical voice lessons and writing songs from an early age. While in college she worked at a recording studio in Chicago and began co-writing for other artists, including UPSAHL (Arista Records) and Bülow (Republic Records). She has also written for K-pop acts including VIVIZ, NMIXX, ITZY, and JISOO, among others.

She moved to Los Angeles in 2019, and early self-released singles "Lie About You" and "Burton St." marked the beginning of her work as a solo artist. Isn't It Sweet? is a 13-track record written in large part after OSTON began addressing her mental health more directly. "I've always felt things very deeply that other people in my life seemed to be able to brush off and really struggled to understand why," she said.

For independent artists, OSTON's path is worth paying attention to: she built a real songwriting resume behind the scenes before stepping fully into her own project on her own terms.

This fall OSTON will open for Maddie Zahm on a run of dates across the western US:, Nov. 12 Meow Wolf Denver, Denver, CO, Nov. 14 Metro Music Hall, Salt Lake City, UT, Nov. 15 Knitting Factory Concert House, Boise, ID, Nov. 17 Neumos, Seattle, WA, Nov. 18 Hawthorne Theatre, Portland, OR, Nov. 20 The Chapel, San Francisco, CA, Nov. 21 Pacific Electric, Los Angeles, CA

Isn't It Sweet? is out September 25, 2026.