What A Time To Be Alive
The Lone Bellow
Audio CD (Marts 15, 2026)
Original Release Date: 2026
Number of Discs: 1
Label: Burly Bellow Music (IMPORT)
Genre : Country
ONE BELLOW / WHAT A TIME TO BE ALIVE - With their upcoming sixth studio album, "What A Time To Be Alive", The Lone Bellow embarks on a bold new chapter while honoring the deep bonds that have defined their journey. Written collaboratively for the first time with their full touring band-founding members Zach Williams, Brian Elmquist, and Kanene Pipkin joined by drummer Julian Dorio and multi-instrumentalist Tyler Geertsma-the album channels the raw, ecstatic energy of the band's live show into a dynamic collection of songs that pulse with warmth, honesty, and human connection. Recorded live in Muscle Shoals, AL, after a writing retreat in a converted Kentucky firehouse, the album is both a celebration and a reckoning: of friendship, loss, love, and resilience. From the gritty, Stones-tinged opener "After The Rain" to the soul-stirring closer "What A Time To Be Alive," the record captures the joy and vulnerability that have long defined The Lone Bellow's sound-lush harmonies, heartfelt lyrics, and genre-blurring arrangements steeped in folk, rock, and gospel. The album's creation was marked by setbacks, including the theft of early recordings, but the outpouring of support from their fanbase reaffirmed what the band has always known: their music is a shared experience. That spirit echoes throughout the album, whether in anthems like "Common Folk" and "I'm Here For You," or in intimate reflections like "You Were Leaving" and "Night Goes Black." Since their acclaimed 2013 debut, The Lone Bellow has appeared on The Tonight Show, Austin City Limits, and The Late Show, topped Americana charts, and headlined storied venues from Carnegie Hall to the Ryman Auditorium. But with their next album, they reaffirm their commitment not just to making music, but to building community-on stage, in song, and around the table.
01. After the Rain
02. I Did It for Love
03. You Were Leaving
04. Common Folk
05. No Getting Over You
06. Say
07. Staring at the Sun
08. Night Goes Black
09. Honeysuckle
10. Islands in the Stream
11. I'm Here for You
12. What a Time to Be Alive
