NASHVILLE (CelebrityAccess) – Grammy-nominated Americana powerhouse Hayes Carll and Gold-selling rock group The Band of Heathens have reunited for a self-titled album. Branded as Hayes & The Heathens, the eponymous debut shall be obtainable on October 4.
“Our collaboration was so pure and simple,” says The Band of Heathens’ Ed Jurdi. “We’ve been nice compadres for such a very long time, and it was simply the appropriate time for this undertaking to return to life. I feel you’ll be able to actually hear all of that within the music. That is actually that uncommon alliance the place 1+1 = 3.”
Hayes & The Heathens launched “Any Different Manner,” the second single from the album. “‘Any Different Manner’ is one man’s laissez-faire philosophy set to some country-funk goodness,” Carll says.
The band recorded Hayes & The Heathens in two periods this previous spring at The Ending Faculty in Austin, TX. Carll and Heathens Jurdi and Gordy Quist wrote seven of the eight songs on the album. Hayes penned their first joint effort, “No person Dies From Weed,” with Driver Williams. Along with the brand new authentic songs, the boys put their distinctive spin on The Proclaimers’ 1988 hit “I’m Gonna Be (500 Miles)” for the self-titled album.
“Leaning into one another’s strengths, we discovered some sonic territory new to all of us, one thing between country-funk and good-time boogie,” says Quist. “The deciding issue for all of our inventive selections on the document got here all the way down to the straightforward query of what sounds extra enjoyable.”
The October 4 album launch date is important. Hayes & The Heathens will launch their inaugural music competition, Everyone’s Anyone Fest, in Luckenbach, Texas, the next day. The musicians hatched the idea for Hayes & The Heathens after they performed collectively in Luckenbach in October of 2023. The group will embark on their tour of western states in September earlier than shifting to Texas in October. The artists will reconvene in December for a run of particular vacation reveals.
Hayes & The Heathens Vinyl Monitor Itemizing:
SIDE A
1. No person Dies From Weed
2. Any Different Manner
3. See How They Run
4. Nothin To Do With Your Love
SIDE B
1. Water From A Holy Grail
2. Adeline
3. I’m Gonna Be
4. You Can’t Keep Right here
2024 Hayes & The Heathens Tour Dates:
9/14 – Denver, CO
9/15 – Salt Lake Metropolis, UT
9/16 – Boise, ID
9/17 – Seattle, WA
9/19 – Portland, OR
9/20 – Sacramento, CA
9/21 – Novato, CA
9/22 – Menlo Park, CA
9/24 – Paso Robles, CA
9/25 – Hermosa Seaside, CA
9/26 – Solana Seaside, CA
10/5 – Luckenbach, TX
10/12 – Fort Value, TX
11/17 – Houston, TX
*extra December dates to be introduced quickly