Zac Brown Band Readies New Album, 'Welcome Home' Due In May

The Zac Brown Band have recently announced the release of their fifth studio album (twelfth overall), Welcome Home to be released May 12th, 2017. The album will be the group's followup to their 2015 album, Jekyll + Hyde. 

Not too much is known about the project thus far other than the lead single being "My Old Man" (impacting immediately at radio, as well as being available to hear this Friday). In addition, the project is also the band's promise to return to their older sound after their experimental trip with Jekyll + Hyde. If you go on the group's official Twitter account, you can hear a sample of what is presumably either their new single or a cut from the new project.

Talking About: The Infamous Stringdusters' 'Laws Of Gravity'

Who? - The Infamous Stringdusters, based in Charlottesville, Virginia. The band is comprised of Chris Pandolfi (Banjo), Andy Hall (Dobro), Andy Falco (Guitar), Jeremy Garrett (Fiddle), and Travis Book (Double Bass).

Album Release Date/Producer? - January 13th, 2017 / Billy Hume along with the band themselves

Genre? - Contemporary Bluegrass, Country, Folk

Opinion On The Act's Discography Overall? - After sampling their earlier albums prior to listening this along with fully listening to their last release, 2016's Ladies and Gentlemen, I wish I had found them sooner. They are a great band, and I like their sound a lot. If there are Country acts out there who are truly “evolving” the genre with their work, The Infamous Stringdusters are doing the exact same thing for Bluegrass. As such, this was probably my most anticipated album of 2017 at the time that I wrote this.


Where Might Other People Know This Act From? - Their last album, 2016's Ladies and Gentlemen featured a ton of artists such as Lee Ann Womack, Mary Chapin Carpenter, Aoife O' Donovan, Sarah Jarosz, and many more, so if you were fans of any of those artists you might have checked them out before. Otherwise, they've been at it for almost a decade now so anyone who is a fan of Bluegrass most likely has heard of them.

The Dawn Of A New Era

Hello everyone and welcome to the launch of a brand new music blog. My name is Ian Little, and what I plan to do with Talking About Music is precisely that, talk about music. My main love is Country music, so expect a lot of that to be discussed. In addition, I also am a fan of Americana, Bluegrass, Rock, and some other genres as well, so those will most likely creep in at times.

First things first though, this isn't a "review" blog. I'm really not cut out to be a "critic", so if I do ever discuss a song or an album, I'll just be talking about it, giving some short thoughts and being completely honest about what I do and don't like. I'm not a professional when it comes to music and I won't pretend to be.

In addition to this, I also want to be a source for news coverage that's occurring in the country music industry. Whether it be the announcement of a new album release, big event, or something else, I want to cover it. I may not be the first to cover it, but hey, I'll try.

With that in mind, I hope that you and I find something of value with this thing in the coming months. Thanks for reading!

- Ian Little