49 Winchester released their highly anticipated Leavin’ This Holler on Friday (2nd August) via New West Records. The 10-song set was produced by the band and Stewart Myers and features appearances by the Czech National Symphony Orchestra, singer-songwriter Maggie Antone, fiddler Philip Bowen, and guitarist Cole Chafin. Met with critical acclaim, No Depression said “Leavin’ This Holler is a vital release, especially today. When it feels like we’re all just searching for a little light in the dark, 49 Winchester illuminates something akin to home” while Glide Magazine said “Leavin’ This Holler shows they have no intention of slowing down.”
Leavin’ This Holler is the follow up to their New West debut Fortune Favors the Bold. Met with overwhelming critical acclaim, Rolling Stone called them “Country Music’s Buzziest of Buzz Bands,” and also named it one of the “25 Best Country and Americana Albums of 2022.” Bandcamp named Fortune Favors the Bold one of the “Best Country Records of 2022,” as did No Depression, Holler, PopMatters, Whiskey Riff, WMOT, and more. The album quickly generated over 150 million global streams and the band also received a nomination for “Best Duo or Group” at last year’s Americana Music Awards.
Listen to Leavin’ This Holler here.
On Friday, 49 Winchester released the video for “Leavin’ This Holler,” featuring Maggie Antone. Frontman Isaac Gibson said, “This video project was a lot of fun for us. The vibes we were able to conjure up really suit the song. ‘Leavin’ This Holler’ feels like a breakup song, but it’s about the act of letting go and how hard it can be to leave places and faces that you know and love to find something greater. It always felt like the emotional heart of the record, which is part of why it wound up being the title cut, and Maggie’s part in that is huge. Her harmonies are just what the song needed. She knocked it out of the park for the video shoot, and was great to work with as always.”
Leavin’ This Holler Track Listing:
1. Favor
2. Hillbilly Happy
3. Yearnin’ For You
4. Make It Count
5. Leavin’ This Holler
6. Fast Asleep
7. Tulsa
8. Rest of My Days
9. Traveling Band
10. Anchor
