Breakfield To Release Self-Titled Album In June
Breakfield is releasing their self-titled album on June 12 via Rounder Records.
The band shared a track from the new project,”Straight for Heartbreak,” today (May 8). Co-written with Katie Pruitt and album producer The 400 Unit’s Sadler Vaden (who also features on electric guitar), the tune is a heartbreak-heavy song lamenting the aftermath of a breakup.
“We wrote ‘Straight for Heartbreak’ alongside our producer Sadler and our friend and labelmate Katie Pruitt,” says vocalist and banjo player Barton Davies. “I remember Katie said something like ‘if you think about it, we’re all heading straight for heartbreak eventually.’ We crafted our version of a country heartbreak song around that line. It’s funny though – the title suggests that it’s gonna be incredibly sad, but it’s the rowdiest song on the record. You can literally hear us hooting and hollering while we were laying it down. I guess we figure, if we’re all heading straight for heartbreak, we might as well enjoy it on the way there.”
Featuring lyrics about the complexities of relationships, the new album follows their 2023 LP Dusk, and features four previously-released singles, “Darker Out Tonight,” “Canyon Walls,” “Ever-Loving Mind” and “Pull Some Strings.” The album harnesses the spirited vitality and joyful abandon of the band’s earliest days 15 years ago as Boy Named Banjo.
Breakfield is currently on tour in support of the new album, with upcoming performances in Atlanta, New York City, Washington, D.C. and more.
Breakfield Track List:
1. “Canyon Walls”
2. “Angel 41”
3. “Ever-Loving Mind”
4. “Rivers Run”
5. “Let a Good Thing Die”
6. “Travel On”
7. “Straight for Heartbreak”
8. “Darker Out Tonight”
9. “Live By Me”
10. “Pull Some Strings”
11. “Who Am I”
