Close to the top of 2024, legendary bluegrass collective Alison Krauss and Union Station introduced their reunification for the primary time in a decade, with some 75+ reveals to transpire over the approaching 12 months. Now we get affirmation of a brand new album on the way in which known as Arcadia. It will likely be launched on March twenty eighth by Down The Street Data owned partially by Ken Irwin, who Krauss signed with as a 14-year-old bluegrass prodigy.
Becoming a member of Krauss in Union Station shall be Jerry Douglas (Dobro, lap metal, vocals), Ron Block (banjo, guitar, vocals) and Barry Bales (bass, vocals), together with latest member Russell Moore from the bluegrass band IIIrd Tyme Out. Because the band’s frontman, Moore gained six IBMA Awards as Male Vocalist of the Yr. He helps substitute Dan Tyminski who is concentrated extra on his solo profession lately, however does seem within the songwriting credit for the brand new report.
Alison Krauss herself contributes the tune “Richmond on the James” to the brand new album, co written with G.T. Burgess. However largely she assembles songs written by others for the primary album with Union Station in 14 years. This contains masking JD McPherson’s “North Aspect Gal”—a tune maybe Krauss was uncovered to when McPherson was taking part in guitar behind Krauss and Robert Plant.
Alison Krauss says in regards to the songs on the brand new album,
“The tales of the previous are advised on this music. It’s that complete thought of ‘within the good outdated days when instances had been unhealthy.’ There’s a lot bravery and valor and loyalty and dreaming, of household and themes of human existence that had been advised in a sure means when our grandparents had been alive. Somebody requested me, ‘How do you sing these tragic tunes?’ I’ve to. It’s a calling. I really feel privileged to be a messenger of any person else’s story. And I need to hear what occurred.”
Forward of the brand new album, the opening monitor “Seems Like The Finish Of The Street” has been launched, with the distinct tones of the Jerry Douglas dobro complimenting the tune. “It simply felt so alive – and as all the time, I may hear the fellows already taking part in it,” Krauss says of the tune.
Collectively, the present members of Alison Krauss and Union Station have 70 Grammy nominations between them. Each their upcoming tour beginning in April, in addition to Arcadia shall be extremely anticipated within the Americana/bluegrass world and past.
Arcadia is now obtainable for pre-save/preorder.
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Monitor Listing:
1. Seems Like The Finish Of The Street (Jeremy Lister)
2. The Hangman (Viktor Krauss & Maurice Ogden)
3. The Fallacious Means (Robert Lee Castleman & Dan Tyminski)
4. Granite Mills (Timothy Eriksen)
5. One Ray Of Shine (Sarah Siskind & Viktor Krauss)
6. Richmond On The James (Alison Krauss & G.T. Burgess)
7. North Aspect Gal (Jonathan David McPherson)
8. Ceaselessly (Robert Lee Castleman)
9. Snow (Bob Lucas)
10. There’s A Mild Up Forward (Jeremy Lister)
