Finally… new Ryan Bingham is on the way. This morning, he announced his new album They Call Us The Lucky Ones, will be out on May 15th. Of course, Bingham has been a staple in the Texas music world for years, and more recently, he played Walker on the hit series Yellowstone. He put out his most recent album, Watch Out for the Wolf in 2023, which was a 7-song creative departure from his usual sound. Not a concept record per se, but the album was an unplanned project that was birthed out of a mushroom trip in a cabin in the Montana wilderness, and then written and recorded right there. All that being said, They Call Us The Lucky Ones will be his first full-length, studio record in seven years. Bingham married his Yellowstone co-star Hassie Harrison in October of 2023, and he explained that this was “the most fun” he’s ever had making an album, and I have to imagine that has an awful lot to do with how happy he is in his personal life: “This album was probably the most fun I’ve had making a record. 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. Working with musicians as talented as The Texas Gentlemen really let us lean into that in a way I hadn’t experienced before. 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. It finally felt like I was capturing these songs the way I always heard them in my head. We can’t wait to get out on the road and share them with fans.” Of course, he was joined by his band The Texas Gentlemen on each of the tracklist’s ten songs, and the second song from the album (he released “The Lucky Ones” in 2025), “Ballad of The Texas Gentlemen,” is out today. It finds him embracing life on the road and enjoying being a touring musician, which he says was born out of his love for being with his band and “remembering why you fell in love with playing music”: “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. ‘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.” In addition to Bingham and The Texas Gentlemen, Ryan Ake (guitars), Daniel Creamer (piano, organ), Paul Grass (drums, percussion) and Scott Lee (bass), the record also features Richard Bowden (fiddle, mandolin) and Cody Huggins (electric guitar, acoustic guitar, pedal steel). I love the upbeat, fun production on “Ballad of The Texas Gentlemen,” which in some ways feels like a bit of a departure for him but feels fresh and exciting, and makes me very intrigued to hear what he has on the rest of the album. Clearly, he’s at a much different place in his life now, and I think the music will reflect that and we’re certainly in for another great project from the Texas troubadour. “Ballad of The Texas Gentlemen” “The Lucky Ones” They Call Us The Lucky Ones Tracklist: 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 Bingham and The Texas Gentlemen will will also hit the road on their Still Gettin’ Away With It Tour this spring, and tickets for the new dates will go on-sale to the general public this Friday, February 20th. Still Gettin’ Away With It Tour dates: May 22—Pittsburgh, PA—Stage AE May 23—Columbus, OH—KEMBA Live! May 24—Cleveland, OH—The Agora May 26—Cincinnati, OH—Taft Theatre May 27—Royal Oak, MI—Royal Oak Music Theatre May 29—Buffalo, NY—Artpark Mainstage Theater May 30—Kingston, NY—Ulster Performing Arts Center June 1—South Deerfield, MA—Summer Stage at Tree House Brewing Company June 2—Portland, ME—State Theatre June 3—Boston, MA—Roadrunner June 5—Port Chester, NY—The Capitol Theatre June 6—New Haven, CT—Toad’s Place June 7—Montclair, NJ—The Wellmont Theater June 9—New York, NY—Irving Plaza June 10—Philadelphia, PA—The Fillmore June 12—Richmond, VA—The National June 13—Washington, D.C.—Lincoln Theatre June 14—Norfolk, VA—The Norva July 11—Alta, WY—Grand Targhee Resort July 18—Whitefish, MT—Under the Big Sky FestivalThe post Ryan Bingham Announces First Full-Length Album In 7 Years, ‘They Call Us The Lucky Ones’ first appeared on Whiskey Riff.