The song appears on the band’s forthcoming LP, Barely Blue
Midland stopped by Jimmy Kimmel Live to perform their new song “Lone Star State of Mind.” The Texas group showcased the pensive country anthem for the excited late-night crowd, offering a preview of their forthcoming LP, Barely Blue, out Sept. 20.
Barely Blue, the band’s fourth album, was recorded with Dave Cobb at Georgia Mae Studios in Savannah, Georgia. The group announced the album earlier this summer with single “Lucky Sometimes,” which saw them teaming up with Chris Stapleton and Brandi Carlile.
“Dave Cobb had been a producer we wanted to work with since we first heard Sturgill Simpson’s Metamodern Sounds in Country Music,” lead singer and guitarist Mark Wystrach said in a statement around the announcement. “Dave’s eclectic musical background and the way he approaches recording as an experience and not a task made him the perfect match for us. On Barely Blue, we feel like Dave helped us find the sound we’ve been searching for, for a long time.”
Bassist-vocalist Cameron Duddy added: “When we were writing these songs, it was a trip into all the things in country music we love. You don’t hear much of this kind of unfiltered, hard stuff that comes with the great guitar sounds, the deep harmonies and shuffles you can tuck into. But that’s the essence of what Midland is — and Dave Cobb brought a new altitude to our sound.”
Midland has been on tour this summer leading up to the release of Barely Blue. They’re set to perform at the Grand Ole Opry in Nashville on Sept. 17 and will continue touring through September, October, November, and December around North America. In April, Midland took fans on a country music-themed cruise, Midland’s the Last Resort Cruise, alongside Orville Peck, Flatland Cavalry, Hayes Carll, and more.
