The Red Clay Strays have unveiled their new album, Grateful, arriving via HBYCO Records/RCA Records on 5th June 2026. Produced once again by Dave Cobb (Chris Stapleton, Brandi Carlile, Jason Isbell and the 400 Unit), Grateful is a collection of 11 songs they say 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, 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 crowdfunded debut LP, Moment of Truth, and then carved a path through hardship on 2024’s acclaimed Made By These Moments.
It sees The Red Clay Strays paying tribute to the faith they held in each up-and-down moment of their career, working in Cobb’s 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), workshopped ideas or collectively wrote songs during sessions.
“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.” You can pre-save/ pre-order Grateful at this link.
Grateful is heralded by the release of the album’s opening track, Demons In Your Choir. A personal spiritual rumination unlike anything in the 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 Shannon Sanders. The official music video, directed by Matthew Coleman and filmed in Mobile, can be seen below.
“It’s a different sound,” says Coleman. “And this is a different-sounding album, genre-wise. It’s a good way to start it.”
