What happens when a New Jersey boy dares to fall for a Long Island girl? According to Brett Altman, that kind of story can only end in heartbreak—or a pop anthem. The New Jersey-based artist has dropped his cheeky, summer-ready single “Pretty Long Island Girls”, released on June 27, 2025, across all major platforms. This acts as the follow-up to his collaboration with illgorythmz on the 2024 single titled “All In”.
Set to kick off his forthcoming third studio album “This Is Me”, which is slated for release in spring 2026, “Pretty Long Island Girls” fuses Brett Altman’s playful side with his signature pop hooks. It’s the kind of meet-cute that feels doomed from the start: a Jersey guy and a Long Island girl crossing paths in the city, bound by instant chemistry and divided by geography and local ego.
Written by Brett Altman, Colin Rowe, and Matt Meiselman, with Colin Rowe acting as the producer, this awesome track is undeniably catchy, giving off a strong guitar pop rhythm with summer sun vibes throughout. The addictive energy is infectious, and Altman effortlessly conveys the lyrics of finding Long Island women attractive, to the extent that no other women in the world can compete. It’s wanting what you think you can’t have, reflecting on what he’s heard Long Island girls say, turning this into a cheeky, fun, summer-induced track that we simply can’t get enough of.
“Every Long Island girl says they never go to New Jersey,” Brett Altman explains, reflecting on the hilarious yet oddly real rivalry between the two regions. Despite the digs aimed at his home state, he admits there’s something undeniably magnetic about Long Island girls. “Forbidden love is kinda hot,” he quips—and it’s that playful, off-limits energy that pulses at the heart of the track.
The release marks the beginning of an ambitious new chapter for Altman, who plans to unveil a new single every six weeks for the next year. With “Pretty Long Island Girls” setting the tone, “This Is Me” promises to be a blend of sincerity and humour, offering listeners a more complete picture of who he is, not just as a musician, but as a person.
That personal storytelling is something Brett Altman has leaned into more and more over the years. From growing up in a household that lived and breathed American Idol, to being talked into entering Penn State Idol by his college roommates—only to win the competition and perform in front of 17,000 people—his path into music has always been unconventional. A stint in corporate America, a long-distance relationship, and a breakup led to the creation of his debut EP. A second breakup nearly ended his music career altogether, until a friend persuaded him to give songwriting another shot. A quick trip to Nashville turned into a full-length album, and his song “Abundance” quickly started to make waves.
Now fully committed to life as a full-time artist, Brett Altman is entering a new era of his music career, one where he’s not afraid to mix heart-on-sleeve vulnerability with tongue-in-cheek charm. And with “Pretty Long Island Girls” already turning heads, it seems like fans are more than ready to join him on this journey.
Whether you’re from Long Island, New Jersey, somewhere in between, or somewhere else entirely, there’s something irresistibly relatable in dreaming of love that feels just out of reach, and Brett Altman captures that perfectly with this breezy, flirty summer track.
“Pretty Long Island Girls”, by Brett Altman, is available to download and stream, right now, across all platforms. Look out for his next new single release, which should be out in less than six weeks, as he continuously drops a new track every six weeks, in the run-up to his new album, “This Is Me”.