Seven years is a long time to wait, and Ryan Bingham has made every one of them count. The Grammy and Oscar-winning singer-songwriter has announced ‘They Call Us The Lucky Ones,’ his seventh studio album recorded with The Texas Gentlemen, out May 15 via The Bingham Recording Co./Thirty Tigers, and the lead single “Ballad of The Texas Gentlemen” is out now.
Bingham explains the heart of the record: “After years of being out on my own and playing shows on and off with The Texas Gentlemen, I realized 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.”
The album was tracked largely live with minimal overdubs, built around feel and spontaneity rather than polish and precision. Bingham describes it as the most fun he’s had making a record: “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. It finally felt like I was capturing these songs the way I always heard them in my head.”
Across 10 tracks, including previous releases “The Lucky Ones” and “Americana,” the album reflects on the highs and lows of life on the road and a renewed sense of joy in the craft. The genre-defying sound Bingham and The Texas Gentlemen build together, spanning folk, blues, country, and rock, gives the record a scope that few artists working today can match.
‘They Call Us The Lucky Ones’ arrives in multiple vinyl variants including indie retail exclusive electric smoke, Barnes & Noble exclusive blue sky, Amazon exclusive vintage bone, and a limited edition roadside rust available through Bingham’s webstore. A CD and cassette round out the physical offerings.
To celebrate the release, Bingham and The Texas Gentlemen launch the Still Gettin’ Away With It Tour this spring, with stops at Irving Plaza in New York, Roadrunner in Boston, The Fillmore in Philadelphia, Lincoln Theatre in Washington D.C., and many more. Tickets are on sale now.
‘They Call Us The Lucky Ones’ Track Listing:
- The Lucky Ones
- Let The Big Dog Eat
- I Got A Feelin’
- Twist The Knife
- Americana
- Cocaine Charlie
- Blue Skies
- Relevance
- Ballad of The Texas Gentlemen
- I’m A Goin’ Nowhere
2026 Still Gettin’ Away With It Tour Dates:
May 22 – Pittsburgh, PA @ Stage AE
May 23 – Columbus, OH @ KEMBA Live!
May 24 – Cleveland, OH @ The Agora
May 26 – Cincinnati, OH @ Taft Theatre
May 27 – Royal Oak, MI @ Royal Oak Music Theatre
May 29 – Buffalo, NY @ Artpark Mainstage Theater
May 30 – Kingston, NY @ Ulster Performing Arts Center
June 1 – South Deerfield, MA @ Summer Stage at Tree House Brewing Company
June 2 – Portland, ME @ State Theatre
June 3 – Boston, MA @ Roadrunner
June 5 – Port Chester, NY @ The Capitol Theatre
June 6 – New Haven, CT @ Toad’s Place
June 7 – Montclair, NJ @ The Wellmont Theater
June 9 – New York, NY @ Irving Plaza
June 10 – Philadelphia, PA @ The Fillmore
June 12 – Richmond, VA @ The National
June 13 – Washington, D.C. @ Lincoln Theatre
June 14 – Norfolk, VA @ The Norva
July 11 – Alta, WY @ Grand Targhee Resort
July 18 – Whitefish, MT @ Under the Big Sky Festival