Southall Says Welcome To The Family With Latest LP ‘Kinfolk’ Due In May
Country-rockers Southall are set to release their brand-new album Kinfolk on May 1.
Southall recorded Kinfolk with producer Wes Sharon, and founder, singer, guitarist and band namesake Read Southall shaped the album to be rooted in old school country and revved up with plenty of rock energy. Playing out like the perfect soundtrack to a cross-country road trip, it explores relatable topics like family, legacy, loss and love, all under an Oklahoma sun. They previewed the new project and paved the way for Kinfolk with the buzzing “Freight Train” and the incendiary and infectious “Burning Bridges.”
“When people are ‘kin’ to you, they’re ‘kin’ for life. It’s an ‘all for one and one for all’ mentality,” says Read. “We’re in this together with anybody who listens to us or comes to a show. When we play live, I often say, ‘Don’t take yourself too seriously, and we won’t either.’ We’re Kinfolk after all.”
The band is heading into spring and summer with a busy tour schedule. They first join co-headliners ZZ Top and Dwight Yoakam for a run of dates this spring, before stepping onto even bigger stages this summer on the “Southern Hospitality Tour” alongside The Black Crowes and Whiskey Myers, the most expansive tour of their career which includes a stop at Bridgestone Arena in Nashville on May 21.
Kinfolk Track List:
1. “Burning Bridges” (Reid Barber)
2. “Southwestern Son” (Read Southall)
3. “House Money” (John Tyler Perry)
4. “Worse Things” (Reid Barber)
5. “Freight Train” (Braxton Curliss, Ryan Wellman)
6. “Kinfolk” (John Tyler Perry)
7. “Second Hand” (Reid Barber)
8. “Pocketknife And Pliers” (Read Southall)
9. “Okie Pokin’ Out” (Reid Barber, Jeremee Knipp, John Tyler Perry)
All songs produced by Wes Sharon
