Don’t you just get lucky sometimes? That’s what Midland ask in three-part harmony on their new song, “Lucky Sometimes,” which contrapuntally heralds the arrival of a new album, Barely Blue. The Texan trio teamed up with Chris Stapleton and Brandi Carlile producer Dave Cobb for the album, which arrives Sept. 20. The track follows the release of another LP single, “Old Fashioned Feeling.”
“Dave Cobb had been a producer we wanted to work with since we first heard Sturgill Simpson’s Metamodern Sounds in Country Music,” lead singer and guitarist Mark Wystrach said in a statement. “Dave’s eclectic musical background and the way he approaches recording as an experience and not a task made him the perfect match for us. On Barely Blue, we feel like Dave helped us find the sound we’ve been searching for, for a long time.”
“‘Lucky Sometimes’ is a get-up-and-go, hot-streak, feel-good anthem for when it feels like you just can’t lose,” Wystrach continued. “The arrangement is sparse with a high-and-lonesome groove that crests with soaring harmonies on the hook. It’s the first song on the album and an introduction to the new sonic landscape that Midland found with Dave Cobb at the helm.”
Bassist-vocalist Cameron Duddy added: “When we were writing these songs, it was a trip into all the things in country music we love. You don’t hear much of this kind of unfiltered, hard stuff that comes with the great guitar sounds, the deep harmonies and shuffles you can tuck into. But that’s the essence of what Midland is — and Dave Cobb brought a new altitude to our sound.”
A day before the record comes out, Midland will test their luck with the first date of a several monthslong Get Lucky Tour in Cincinnati. The band will also be on the road prior to the album’s release, with a string of dates through the summer, beginning at Old Saloon in Emigrant, Montana on June 27.
Barely Blue Track List
1. “Lucky Sometimes”
2. “Barely Blue”
3. “Better Than a Memory”
4. “Old Fashioned Feeling”
5. “Vegas”
6. “Baby It’s You”
7. “Halfway to Heaven”
8. “Lone Star State of Mind”
Midland Tour Dates
June 27 – Emigrant, MT @ Old Saloon
June 28 – Three Forks, MT @ Bridger Brewing
June 29 – Casper, WY @ Gaslight Social
July 4 – Sun Valley, ID @ Bluebird Music Festival
July 6 – Taos, NM @ Kit Carson Park
July 26 – Modesto, CA @ Midland Live in Modesto
July 27 – Wheatland, CA @ Hard Rock Live Sacramento
July 28 – Saratoga, CA @ The Mountain Winery
Aug. 8 – Oro-Medonte @ Boots and Hearts Music Festival
Aug. 9 – Verona, NY @ The Event Center at Turning Stone Resort Casino
Aug. 23 – Forest Grove, OR @ McMenamins Grand Lodge
Aug. 24 – Airway Heights, WA @ BECU Live Outdoor Venue
Sept. 06 – Fort Madison, IA @ Tri-State Rodeo
Sept. 13 – Pryor, OK @ Born & Raised
The Get Lucky Tour Dates
Sept. 19 – Cincinnati, OH @ The Andrew J Brady Music Center
Sept. 20 – Chicago, IL @ Riviera Theater
Sept. 21 – Council Bluffs, IA @ Harrah’s Stir Cove
Sept. 27 – Anderson, SC @ Wendell’s
Sept. 28 – St. Augustine, FL @ St. Augustine Amphitheatre
Oct. 3 – Birmingham, AL @ Avondale Brewing Company
Oct. 4 – Atlanta, GA @ Coca-Cola Roxy
Oct. 5 – Cherokee, NC @ Cherokee Tribal Fair
Oct. 9 – El Paso, TX @ Speaking Rock Entertainment Center
Oct. 11 – Grand Junction, CO @ Amphitheater Los Colonias Park
Oct. 12 – Morrison, CO @ Red Rocks Amphitheatre
Oct. 24 – Salt Lake City, UT @ The Union Event Center
Oct. 26 – Kennewick, WA @ Toyota Center
Nov. 2 – San Antonio, TX @ The Boeing Center
Nov. 29 – Houston, TX @ 713 Music Hall
Nov. 30 – Dallas, TX @ The Pavilion at Toyota Music Factory
Dec. 6 – Las Vegas, NV @ The Theater at Virgin Hotels
Dec. 7 – Albuquerque, NM @ Rio Rancho Events Center
Dec. 20 – Austin, TX @ ACL Live