Thirty Tigers has released ‘The King Is Back’, the only posthumous album from late singer-songwriter Luke Bell, gathering all of the unreleased recordings he left behind. Tracked between 2013 and 2016, the collection captures Bell at his creative peak, telling vivid stories of blue-collar lives, restless wanderers, heartbreak, and the personal battles that connect us all. The album was assembled with care by Bell’s mother Carol Bell and his manager Brian Buchanan, alongside Jane Bell and Tiffany Buchanan, and produced by Andrija Tokic, Stephen Daly, Justin Frances, and Bell himself, who wrote all 28 songs.
Available digitally, on CD, and as a deluxe double LP pressed on cloud-colored vinyl, ‘The King Is Back’ also includes a 24-page lyric booklet featuring photos and liner notes written by Carol Bell. Beyond preserving Luke Bell’s voice and vision, the release carries forward his legacy in a tangible way, with proceeds benefiting the The Luke Bell Memorial Affordable Counseling Program, founded to support access to mental health care in the Big Horn Basin. It stands as both a powerful artistic statement and a deeply human tribute to a songwriter whose work continues to resonate.