The Band of Heathens announce ‘Country Sides’, their landmark new album arriving February 20th. Self-produced with longtime collaborator Jim Vollentine, the record delivers a free wheeling, greasy guitar filled collection of roots rock packed with barroom piano rockers and soulful swaggering anthems. Long hailed as one of the most fiercely independent bands in rock and roll, the group has built a career outside the traditional music industry and achieved platinum level success doing so. The band’s recording of “Hurricane” has been certified platinum, adding to their impressive tally of over one billion streams and nine acclaimed studio albums, all without a label dictating their path.
Founded 20 years ago by Ed Jurdi and Gordy Quist, their enduring creative partnership evokes the timeless chemistry of Jagger and Richards or Garcia and Weir, built on grit, trust and an unbreakable musical bond. The band releases the album’s first single “High On Our Own Supply”, a laid back roots rock meditation driven by warm guitars, soulful vocals and the belief that you can build the world you want to live in. Tracked in just over a week at the band’s studio, The Finishing School, songs like the swampy “Take The Cake”, the deeply contemplative “Pleasing People”, free wheeling “She’s The Night” and anthemic “Lead Don’t Follow” stand among their best yet. The album celebrates self reliance and life on the margins, underscoring the idea that what’s crafted with care at the edges often outshines what’s mass produced at the center.
“We’re grateful to be 20 years into this and to have a fan base that has hopped on the creative journey with us wherever we have decided to turn,” Quist says. “We’re in a really great space creatively after all these years,” Jurdi adds. “The songs reflect both our inner world and the stories living between the lines of our lives.” From late night jams at Austin’s legendary Momo’s to the stages of The Grand Ole Opry, CBS, Austin City Limits, Bonnaroo, Montreux Jazz Festival, Lollapalooza and Red Rocks, their live résumé is as impressive as it is expansive. The Band of Heathens will mark the milestone with Texas homecoming shows this November in San Antonio, Houston, Dallas and Austin, closing with a hometown performance at ACL Live at The Moody Theater on November 29th.
The Band of Heathens 2026 Country Side Tour Dates:
Mar 12 – El Dorado, AR
Mar 13 – Jackson, MS
Mar 14 – Huntingdon, TN
Mar 15 – Indianapolis, IN
Mar 17 – Madison, WI
Mar 18 – Chicago, IL
Mar 19 – Minneapolis, MN
Mar 20 – Ottawa, KS
Mar 21 – Tulsa, OK
Apr 10 – Atlanta, GA
Apr 11 – Walhalla, SC
Apr 12 – Charleston, WV
Apr 14 – Asheville, NC
Apr 15 – Raleigh, NC
Apr 16 – Charlotte, NC
Apr 17 – Isle of Palms, SC
Apr 18 – Pelham, TN
Apr 19 – Waverly, AL
Apr 22 – New Orleans, LA
Apr 23 – Baton Rouge, LA
Apr 24 – Houston, TX
Apr 25 – Plano, TX