Oscar and Grammy-winning musician Ryan Bingham will release They Call Us The Lucky Ones, his new album with The Texas Gentlemen, on 15th May 2026 via The Bingham Recording Co./Thirty Tigers. It is his first full-length project in over seven years, They Call Us The Lucky Ones comprises 10 tracks, including previous releases The Lucky Ones and Americana. Bingham reflects on the highs and lows of an artist’s life on the road and his newfound sense of joy and hope, all framed by the sound he and The Texas Gentlemen create together.
“This album was probably the most fun I’ve had making a record,” Bingham reflects. “I’ve always loved records that feel loose and live and gritty with a bit of soul, where the imperfections from the moment are left in. Working with musicians as talented as The Texas Gentlemen really let us lean into that in a way I hadn’t experienced before. There was an unspoken understanding between us about what each song needed, so we tracked most of it live with minimal overdubs, just playing and letting the feel lead. It finally felt like I was capturing these songs the way I always heard them in my head. We can’t wait to get out on the road and share them with fans.”
In addition to Bingham and The Texas Gentlemen—Ryan Ake (guitars), Daniel Creamer (piano, organ), Paul Grass (drums, percussion) and Scott Lee (bass)—the record also features Richard Bowden (fiddle, mandolin) and Cody Huggins (electric guitar, acoustic guitar, pedal steel).
They Call Us The Lucky Ones will be released in a host of variants with pre-save and pre-order details here.
Ahead of the release, Bingham has released a new song, Ballad of The Texas Gentlemen. Of the track, Bingham shares, “After years of being out on my own and playing shows on and off with The Texas Gentlemen, I realised somewhere along the way I was part of a band again without really planning it. ‘Ballad of The Texas Gentlemen’ really came out of that moment – just being back out on the road with people you trust and remembering why you fell in love with playing music in the first place.”
