The Red Clay Strays are proud to unveil their eagerly anticipated new album, Grateful, arriving via HBYCO Records/RCA Records on Friday, June 5. Pre-orders/pre-saves are available now. Produced once again by 9x GRAMMY® Award-winner Dave Cobb (Chris Stapleton, Brandi Carlile, Jason Isbell and the 400 Unit), Grateful is heralded by today’s premiere of the album’s electrifying opening track, “Demons In Your Choir,” available everywhere now. A deeply personal spiritual rumination unlike anything in the Mobile, AL-based rock band’s previous body of work, the track swiftly builds from a few stirring notes on the organ into a foot-stomping singalong, complete with wall-shaking guitar riffs and a backing gospel choir led by 3x GRAMMY® Award-winning musician Shannon Sanders (Jonny Lang, India.Arie, Fisk Jubilee Singers). An official music video directed by Matthew Coleman and filmed in Mobile premieres today and is now streaming on YouTube.
“It’s a different sound,” says The Red Clay Stray lead singer and guitarist Brandon Coleman. “And this is a different-sounding album, genre-wise. It’s a good way to start it.”
A collection of 11 rollicking, soul-searching songs that can spill out of dance halls on Saturday night and fill church steeples on Sunday morning in equal measure, Grateful marks the latest chapter in The Red Clay Strays’ inspiring journey from their hometown of Mobile, AL, to packing arenas around the world with audiences ready to partake in an old-school roots-rock revival. The band first set out with something to prove on 2022’s RIAA Gold-certified crowdfunded debut LP, Moment of Truth, and then carved a path through hardship on 2024’s acclaimed Made By These Moments, earning them 3x RIAA Platinum certification for the #1 hit single, “Wondering Why,” worldwide critical applause, and a growing collection of accolades including the Americana Music Honors & Awards’ 2024 “Emerging Artist of the Year,” the Academy of Country Music (ACM) Awards’ 2025 “New Vocal Duo or Group of the Year,” and the Country Music Association (CMA) Awards’ 2025 “Vocal Group of the Year.”
Grateful now sees The Red Clay Strays paying tribute to the faith they held in each up-and-down moment. Working once again with producer Dave Cobb (with whom they previously collaborated on Made For These Moments) between his Savannah, GA home studio and the historic RCA Studio A in Nashville, the six-member band – Brandon Coleman (lead vocals, guitar), Drew Nix (guitar, vocals), Andrew Bishop (bass), Zach Rishel (guitar), John Hall (drums), and Sevans Henderson (keyboards) – reached a new level of comfort in the recording process, often workshopping ideas or collectively writing songs during sessions. The album showcases The Red Clay Strays’ gift for time-tested soul and sweat-drenched rock on such standout tracks as the churning hit single, “People Hatin’” and the tender “If I Didn’t Know You,” the latter joined by a heartwarmingly romantic official music video co-starring avowed fans, superstar comedian Matt Rife and fitness influencer Mariah Morse, now boasting over 4.1M views on YouTube. With Grateful, The Red Clay Strays turn survival into jubilation – a celebration of faith, a soundtrack to gratitude, and a clear-eyed reflection of the road traveled along the way.
“Moment of Truth was a big album about having faith in dark times, looking to a higher power,” says Coleman, “and Made By These Moments focused on realizing those dark times that you were having to have faith through, which made you who you are. You made it through when you didn’t think you would. And now we’re at a point where we’re grateful. Looking to God in whatever situation you’re in is a denominator in all of the albums.”
“The title of the album’s a literal meaning to us at this moment in our careers,” says bassist Andrew Bishop. “We’re grateful for how we came out of Made By These Moments and what we have now.”
The Red Clay Strays will celebrate Grateful with their biggest live schedule thus far, resuming tomorrow, April 24, with a top-billed appearance at Indio, CA’s Stagecoach. The band will hold a press conference on-site at the festival on April 24, which Amazon Music will broadcast exclusively. Fans can watch the press conference on April 24 at 8:50 pm Pacific Time on Prime Video, the Amazon Music channel on Twitch, and the Amazon Music app. The group’s full Stagecoach set will also stream to fans worldwide. Tune in to watch this and more here: https://music.amazon.com/live/events/L7XL3ZYRAO.
The band will then continue of the road for much of what looks to be a truly momentous year, highlighted by a very special headline performance for the upcoming Season 52 of PBS’ venerable Austin City Limits taping April 27 at Austin, TX’s ACL Live at the Moody Theater, as well as hugely anticipated headline shows at such iconic venues as Columbia, MD’s Merriweather Post Pavilion (July 30), Boston, MA’s TD Garden (August 1), New York City’s world famous Madison Square Garden (August 9), two nights at Nashville, TN’s Bridgestone Arena (October 22-23), and Atlanta, GA’s State Farm Arena (November 12). Special guests include The Revivalists (July 30-August 9), Haley Reinhart (July 30-August 1), Sierra Ferrell (October 22-23), Travis Tritt (November 12), and Brent Cobb (August 9, October 22-23, November 12). For complete details and ticket information, please visit www.redclaystrays.com/tour.
The upcoming live run further includes highly anticipated performances at such festivals as Nashville, TN’s annual CMA Fest presented by SoFi (June 5), Bloomington, IL’s Tailgates N’ Tallboys (June 21), St. Paul, MN’s Minnesota Country Club (July 11), Pryor, OK’s Born & Raised Music Festival (September 19), Louisville, KY’s Bourbon & Beyond (September 26). In addition, the Mobile, AL-based band recently announced “The Red Clay Strays Fan Fest 2026,” the first-ever RCS fan festival set to take place at Rexford, MT’s Abayance Bay Marina on June 24-28. The five-night event will feature a headline show from The Red Clay Strays, the very special “Strays with Stories – Intimate Performances and Stories with The Red Clay Strays,” headline shows by Lukas Nelson and St. Paul & the Broken Bones, and much more. Tickets for “The Red Clay Strays Fan Fest 2026” are extremely limited; complete details are available HERE and via The Red Clay Strays App.
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THE RED CLAY STRAYS – TOUR 2026
APRIL
24 – Indio, CA – Stagecoach †
MAY
24 – Norfolk, VA – Patriotic Festival
JUNE
5 – Nashville, TN – CMA Fest presented by SoFi †
13 – Columbus, OH – Buckeye Country Superfest †
18 – Hollywood, FL – Hard Rock Live
21 – Bloomington, IL – Tailgates N’ Tallboys †
24-28 – Rexford, MT – “The Red Clay Strays Fan Fest 2026” at Abayance Bay Marina
26 – Calgary, AB – Country Thunder Alberta †
JULY
11 – St. Paul, MN – Minnesota Country Club †
17 – Twin Lakes, WI – Country Thunder Wisconsin †
19 – Cheyenne, WY – Cheyenne Frontier Days
30 – Columbia, MD – Merriweather Post Pavilion *
AUGUST
1 – Boston, MA – TD Garden *
9 – New York, NY – Madison Square Garden **
15 – Des Moines, IA – Iowa State Fair
SEPTEMBER
6 – Aspen, CO – Jazz Aspen Snowmass Labor Day Experience †
19 – Pryor, OK – Born & Raised Music Festival †
26 – Louisville, KY – Bourbon & Beyond †
OCTOBER
22 – Nashville, TN – Bridgestone Arena ^
23 – Nashville, TN – Bridgestone Arena ^
NOVEMBER
12 – Atlanta, GA – State Farm Arena ^^
† Festival Appearance
* w/ Special Guests The Revivalists and Haley Reinhart
** w/ Special Guests The Revivalists and Brent Cobb
^ w/ Special Guests Sierra Ferrell and Brent Cobb
^^ w/ Special Guests Travis Tritt and Brent Cobb
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