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NEW ALBUM RENEWAL OUT SEPTEMBER 24

EXTENSIVE HEADLINE TOUR UNDERWAY

TORONTO, ON – September 1, 2021 – Grammy Award-winning singer, songwriter, performer and musician, Billy Strings, debuts his new song, In The Morning Light, today. Watch/share the official music video, created by Running Bear Films, here.

In The Morning Light is the second song unveiled from Strings’ highly anticipated new album, Renewal, which will be released September 24^th via Rounder Records (pre-order here). Produced by Jonathan Wilson (Conor Oberst, Roger Waters, Father John Misty) and recorded at Nashville’s Sound Emporium Studios, Renewal solidifies Strings’ position as a singular artist—one who honors the history of the music that inspires him, while continually pushing it forward. With the record’s sixteen tracks, Strings shares a more personal and honest perspective through his songwriting, while incorporating his wide range of influences with elements of bluegrass, classic rock, metal, psychedelic music and more.

Ahead of the release, Strings recently unveiled new album track, Fire Line, to widespread acclaim. Of the song, Rolling Stone praises, “In addition to some dazzling picking from Strings and his bandmates, there’s a heaviness to the chord progressions and lyrics that speaks to his love of metal,” while American Songwriter declares, “a barn-burner of a tune,” and Jambands hails, “he’s truly firing on all cylinders.”

Reflecting on the record, Strings shares, “I listen to this album now and it’s emotional. I could sit there and tweak it forever, but there’s a point where it’s like building a house of cards. Yeah, I could add an extra tower on top, but it might collapse. I’ve always doubted myself, and I still do, but this album makes me think, ‘Hey, you’re doing all right, kid. You just need to keep going.’” 

In addition to Strings (vocals, guitar, mandolin, piano, synth, guitjo) and Wilson (celesta, percussion, harpsicord), the record features Strings’ band—Billy Failing (banjo, piano, background vocals), Royal Masat (bass, background vocals) and Jarrod Walker (mandolin, guitar, background vocals)—as well as special guest musicians Spencer Cullum (pedal steel), John Mailander (violin) and Grant Millikem (synth).

Known for his electric live performances, Strings will make his debut on PBS’ Austin City Limits as part of the legendary program’s forthcoming 47^th season and will continue his extensive headline tour through the end of this year. Upcoming stops include Las Vegas’ Event Lawn at Virgin Hotels Las Vegas (two nights), Spokane’s Spokane Pavilion at Riverfront, Seattle’s King County’s Marymoor Park, Minneapolis’ The Palace Theatre (two nights), Philadelphia’s The Fillmore (two nights), Detroit’s The Fillmore (two nights) and Atlanta’s The Eastern (four nights), as well as two special album release shows at Buena Vista, CO’s The Meadows on September 24^th and 25^th. See below for the complete itinerary. Full ticket details can be found at www.billystrings.com/tour.

Renewal adds to an already triumphant career for Strings, who won Best Bluegrass Album at the 63^rd GRAMMY Awards for his 2019 record, Home. Released to overwhelming acclaim, The Associated Press praised the album, asserting, “it is his creative musical storytelling, paired with solid vocals on Home that should seal the deal, pleasing fans of the genre and creating some new ones…the perfect blend of pure talent and pluck,” while The Wall Street Journal proclaimed, “Billy Strings has clearly emerged as a premier guitar flatpicker of this era” and Rolling Stone declared, “one of string music’s most dynamic young stars.” Strings and the record also topped Billboard’s 2020 year-end chart in both Bluegrass categories: Top Bluegrass Artists and Top Bluegrass Albums.

Michigan-born and now Nashville-based, Strings is known as one of music’s most compelling artists. Since his 2017 debut, he has been awarded Breakthrough Artist of the Pandemic at the 2021 Pollstar Awards, is nominated for Artist of the Year at the 2021 Americana Music Association Honors & Awards, won Guitar Player of the Year and New Artist of the Year at the 2019 International Bluegrass Music Awards and has performed on Jimmy Kimmel Live! and PBS’ Bluegrass Underground. A respected figure across all genres, Strings has also recently collaborated with a wide variety of artists including Bill Kreutzmann, Luke Combs, Del McCoury, Fences, RMR and many more.  

UPCOMING TOUR DATES:
September 3 & 4—Las Vegas, NV—Event Lawn at Virgin Hotels Las Vegas
September 8—Los Angeles, CA—The Belasco (SOLD OUT)
September 9 & 10—Oakland, CA—Fox Theater
September 11 & 12—Stateline, NV—Montbleu Resort & Casino (SOLD OUT)
September 16—Spokane, WA—Spokane Pavilion at Riverfront
September 17—Portland, OR—McMenamins Edgefield
Amphitheater (SOLD OUT)
September 18—Seattle, WA—King County’s Marymoor Park
September 19—Missoula, MT—KettleHouse Amphitheater (SOLD OUT)
September 22—Salt Lake City, UT—Red Butte Garden Amphitheatre (SOLD OUT)
September 24 & 25—Buena Vista, CO—The Meadows (SOLD OUT)
September 28—Wichita, KS—Wave
September 29—Oklahoma City, OK—The Jones Assembly (SOLD
OUT)
October 1—Memphis, TN—Mempho Music Fest
October 2—Bentonville, AR—Freshgrass Festival
October 14-17—Denver, CO—Mission Ballroom (SOLD OUT)
October 29-31—Asheville, NC—ExploreAsheville.com Arena
(SOLD OUT)
November 3—Milwaukee, WI—The Riverside Theater (SOLD OUT)
November 4 & 5—Minneapolis, MN—The Palace Theatre (SOLD OUT)
November 6—Chicago, IL—Byline Bank Aragon Ballroom (SOLD OUT)
November 10 & 11—Philadelphia, PA—The Fillmore
November 12—Richmond, VA—Virginia Credit Union Live (SOLD OUT)
November 13—Washington, DC—The Anthem (SOLD OUT)
November 15 & 16—Portland, ME—State Theatre (Nov 15 SOLD OUT)
November 17—Boston, MA—Boch Center Wang Theatre
November 19—Wilkes-Barre, PA—Mohegan Sun Arena
November 20 & 21—Detroit, MI—The Fillmore (Nov 20 SOLD OUT)
November 30 & December 1—New Orleans, LA—The Civic Theater (SOLD OUT)
December 2—Houston, TX—White Oak Music Hall (SOLD OUT)
December 3—Austin, TX—ACL Live at The Moody Theater (SOLD OUT)
December 4—Dallas, TX—The Factory in Deep Ellum
December 9-12—Atlanta, GA—The Eastern (Dec 10/11 SOLD OUT)

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