Nashville-based indie-folk band The Lone Bellow announced their sixth studio album this morning, What a Time to Be Alive, with a new video for the single “You Were Leaving.” The trio of Zach Williams, Brian Elmquist and Kanene Pipkin will head out on tour after the album hits on February 13.
Elmquist headed up the production of the new album, which started smoothly. “We wanted to shake things up and try a new approach this time around,” he said. “People just sat at whatever instrument they were feeling, and then we’d jam until we had a song. It felt like we were teenagers again playing in a garage, which is a magical thing for a band that’s 15 years into their career.”
But after working on the album in Henderson, Kent., and Muscle Shoals, Ala., the band had to start again from scratch when their van was stolen along with instruments, gear and a hard drive containing the recordings. With help from their fans, they were able to head back into the studio and get the songs finished.
Watch the new single for “You Were Leaving” below.
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And watch one of The Lone Bellow’s many Paste sessions here:
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You can catch them on tour this weekend and again in February:
11/21 – Atlanta, GA @ Terminal West
11/22 – Nashville, TN @ Ryman Auditorium
02/17 – Pittsburgh, PA @ Thunderbird Cafe & Music Hall
02/18 – Kent, OH @ The Kent Stage
02/19 – Kalamazoo, MI @ Bell’s Eccentric Cafe
02/20 – Chicago, IL @ Thalia Hall
02/21 – Indianapolis, IN @ HI-FI
02/22 – Cincinnati, OH @ Ballroom at the Taft Theatre
02/25 – Louisville, KY @ The Kentucky Center for the Performing Arts
02/26 – Knoxville, TN @ Bijou Theatre
02/27 – St. Louis, MO @ Delmar Hall
02/28 – Bloomington, IL @ Castle Theatre
03/01 – Iowa City, IA @ Englert Civic Theatre
03/04 – Appleton, WI @ Poplar Hall
03/05 – Madison, WI @ Majestic Theatre
