Grammy-nominated country music group Midland recently released a deluxe version of their critically acclaimed new album Barely Blue.
The deluxe edition adds duet versions of previously released tracks “Vegas” and “Lone Star State of Mind,” featuring breakout artists Kaitlin Butts and Paul Cauthen, respectively.
Over the weekend, the band headlined the famed Red Rocks Amphitheatre as part of The Get Lucky Tour, which continues through the end of the year.
“‘Vegas’ is a homage to the wildest town in the world and the intense connections and losses that tend to happen in Sin City along the way. Sung as a duet with the incredible Kaitlin Butts, it feels sonically like a tip of the cowboy hat to early George Strait classics penned by the legendary Dean Dillon,” Mark Wystrach said about the new duet version of the track.
Cameron Duddy adds, “Paul Cauthen is a sonic desperado with a swagger as pronounced as his Texas drawl. Rolled off the assembly line with a soul full of horsepower and no safety gear, he’s someone we’ve admired for some time now. It’s only right that we put out a song together that exists thematically and literally.”
Last month, Midland performed “Lone Star State of Mind” on “Jimmy Kimmel Live!” before kicking off album release week with a career-spanning profile in Esquire and a performance at the Grand Ole Opry where they celebrated the RIAA 5X PLATINUM certification of their hit “Drinkin’ Problem.”
Produced by 9X Grammy Award winner Dave Cobb, the eight-song collection finds lead singer/guitarist Wystrach, bassist/vocalist Duddy and guitarist/vocalist Jess Carson leaning into the trio’s signature celestial harmonies and exploring the tides of loneliness and the stoicism of holding one’s own while imbuing an unparalleled sense of vulnerability that breaks down the facade of masculinity and honors the spirit of loving, losing and moving on.
Barely Blue Deluxe tracklist:
1. “Lucky Sometimes” – Jess Carson, Cameron Duddy, Mark Wystrach, Matt Dragstrem, Josh Osborne
2. “Barely Blue” – Jess Carson, Cameron Duddy, Mark Wystrach, Matt Dragstrem, Josh Osborne
3. “Better Than A Memory” – Jess Carson, Cameron Duddy, Pete Good, Josh Osborne
4. “Old Fashioned Feeling” – Jess Carson, Cameron Duddy, Mark Wystrach, Matt Dragstrem, Josh Osborne
5. “Vegas” – Ryan Beaver, Jeff Hyde, Jeremy Spillman, Ryan Tyndell
6. “Baby It’s You” – Jess Carson, Cameron Duddy, Mark Wystrach, Rian Ball, Marv Green
7. “Halfway To Heaven” – Jess Carson
8. “Lone Star State Of Mind” – Jess Carson, Sean Douglas, Zach Skelton
9. “Vegas (featuring Kaitlin Butts)”- Ryan Beaver, Jeff Hyde, Jeremy Spillman, Ryan Tyndell
10. “Lonestar State of Mind (featuring Paul Cauthen)”- Jess Carson, Sean Douglas, Zach Skelton
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