Sounds | Charley Crockett - Crucified Son (live)

De man die alle (album release) conventies aan zijn cowboy boots lapt, brengt vijf maand na Lonesome Drifter het tweede luik van de Sagebrush Trilogy uit. De kans is dus reëel dat hij dit jaar niet twee maar drie full albums op ons afvuurt. In een tijd waar bijna elke muzikant zich focust op singles, doet Charley Crockett er eigenwijs een vette schep bovenop. Met ook Shooter Jennings achter de knoppen moeten we ons aan geen vernieuwing verwachten, getuige de eerste nieuwe single Crucified Son. Crockett blijft de tradities van het genre eren, blijft ongeforceerd weg van al te commerciële paden en onderscheid zich door authenticiteit én, jawel, die kenmerkende stem. Het blijft sterk, al is het verrassende/verfrissende ondertussen ver te zoeken.

Dollar A Day verschijnt op 8 augustus 2025 via Lonestar Rider / Island Records

Luister ook naar: Easy Money (live)

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A truly singular artist who refracts various strains of American music through his incomparable prism, Dollar A Day may very well be the apex of his signature “Gulf & Western” sound to date. Like its predecessor Lonesome Drifter, Dollar A Day was recorded at the fabled Sunset Sound Studio 3 in Hollywood, CA, with Crockett and Jennings once again helming the proceedings.“With Shooter, I’ve never felt more like myself in the studio,” explains Crockett. “I don’t feel judged. At all. It’s truly a partnership. Hell, I’d say he’s my best friend, and you can’t aspire to greatness without that kind of trust. With Lonesome Drifter, it felt like we opened the portal. With Dollar A Day, we stepped through and came out the other side.”

The Sagebrush Trilogy began back in March with Lonesome Drifter, and the initial salvo was met with a wide range of critical praise - Pitchfork says “Crockett seems both talent-wise and generationally well-placed to build a bridge between genres through the sheer force of his writing” while NPR Music says Crockett has “really effortlessly carved out his own space” - and saw Crockett notch his biggest debut on the Billboard 200 yet.

Lonesome Drifter was also the #1 album sold at indie record stores across the U.S. in its first-week. In March, Crockett joined The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon for a stunning performance of Lonesome Drifter standout “Easy Money.” He also stepped out in front of the iconic Austin skyline background at ACL Live at the Moody Theatre to tape his return to Austin City Limits TV for the show's upcoming 51st season in addition to appearances on CBS Mornings, The Daily Show, Jimmy Kimmel Live, NPR Music’s “Tiny Desk,” and most recently The Joe Rogan Experience where Charley first announced Dollar A Day.

Crockett has also been nominated for the 2025 Americana Honors & Awards for Artist Of The Year and Album Of The Year for Lonesome Drifter.Crockett is currently in the middle of a stretch of headline dates that saw him return to Red Rocks last week, and in August, he will head out with longtime friend Leon Bridges on “The Crooner & The Cowboy Tour.” The tour begins August 26th in Milwaukee, WI.

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