Alanis Morissette releases her eighth studio album today, four years after her last full length release ‘Flavours of Entanglement’.

The album’s lyrics cover diverse themes - from love and motherhood to women’s rights, addiction, celebrity and religious and political divisions - all set against a backdrop of bright bold melodies and lush sonic textures.

Alanis said, “'This record, as always, is a snapshot of what I currently obsess about, care about, and what strikes me at 4 in the morning in my most introspective moments. It is my emotional, psychological, social and philosophical commentary through song.”

The first single from the album ‘Guardian’, also released today, is about her relationship with herself as well as with her son. “It’s about the care I have to offer myself in a way I never have in the past in order to sustain wifehood and motherhood,” she says.

Watch the video for ‘Guardian’ below.