It’s been since 2019’s American Love Song that we got a proper studio album from Ryan Bingham. The Americana musician, actor, and Texan has been staying busy otherwise, including regularly touring with The Texas Gentlemen. Now that partnership will be codified via the new album They Call Us The Lucky Ones set to be released on May 15th, distributed by Thirty Tigers.
“After years of being out on my own and playing shows on and off with The Texas Gentlemen, I realized somewhere along the way I was part of a band again without really planning it,” Bingham says, introducing both the album, and his latest single (listen below). “‘Ballad of The Texas Gentlemen’ really came out of that moment – just being back out on the road with people you trust and remembering why you fell in love with playing music in the first place.”
The Texas Gentlemen officially consists of Ryan Ake (guitars), Daniel Creamer (piano, organ), Paul Grass (drums, percussion) and Scott Lee (bass). The new album also features Richard Bowden (fiddle, mandolin) and Cody Huggins (electric guitar, acoustic guitar, pedal steel).
“Working with musicians as talented as The Texas Gentlemen really let us lean into [feeling] a way I hadn’t experienced before,” Bingham says. “There was an unspoken understanding between us about what each song needed, so we tracked most of it live with minimal overdubs, just playing and letting the feel lead.”
Self-produced and written by Bingham himself, the album looks to re-establish Bingham as one of the more gritty, Western-tinged songwriters in Americana after the somewhat experimental and solitary moments of 2023’s Watch Out For The Wolf.
“This album was probably the most fun I’ve had making a record,” Bingham reflects. “I’ve always loved records that feel loose and live and gritty with a bit of soul, where the imperfections from the moment are left in. It finally felt like I was capturing these songs the way I always heard them in my head.”
They Call Us The Lucky Ones is now available for pre-order/pre-save.
TRACK LIST:
1. The Lucky Ones
2. Let The Big Dog Eat
3. I Got A Feelin’
4. Twist The Knife
5. Americana
6. Cocaine Charlie
7. Blue Skies
8. Relevance
9. Ballad of The Texas Gentlemen
10. I’m A Goin’ Nowhere
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