Acclaimed Oscar and Grammy-winning musician Ryan Bingham will release They Call Us The Lucky Ones, his highly anticipated new album with The Texas Gentlemen, May 15 via The Bingham Recording Co./Thirty Tigers (pre-order/pre-save HERE). Ahead of the release, his new song, “Ballad of The Texas Gentlemen,” is out today. Listen/share HERE.
In celebration of the new music, Bingham and The Texas Gentlemen will embark on their extensive “Still Gettin’ Away With It Tour” this spring, including a newly confirmed stop at Cincinnati’s Taft Theatre on May 26.
Of the track, Bingham shares, “After years of being out on my own and playing shows on and off with The Texas Gentlemen, I realized somewhere along the way I was part of a band again without really planning it. ‘Ballad of The Texas Gentlemen’ really came out of that moment - just being back out on the road with people you trust and remembering why you fell in love with playing music in the first place.”
His first full-length project in over seven years, They Call Us The Lucky Ones further cements Bingham as one of the most authentic and compelling voices in American music. Across the album’s 10 tracks, including previous releases “The Lucky Ones” and “Americana,” Bingham reflects on the highs and lows of an artist’s life on the road and his newfound sense of joy and hope, all framed by the unique genre-defying sound he and The Texas Gentlemen create together.
“This album was probably the most fun I’ve had making a record,” Bingham reflects. “I’ve always loved records that feel loose and live and gritty with a bit of soul, where the imperfections from the moment are left in. Working with musicians as talented as The Texas Gentlemen really let us lean into that in a way I hadn’t experienced before. There was an unspoken understanding between us about what each song needed, so we tracked most of it live with minimal overdubs, just playing and letting the feel lead. It finally felt like I was capturing these songs the way I always heard them in my head. We can’t wait to get out on the road and share them with fans.”
They Call Us The Lucky Ones will be released on vinyl in multiple exclusive retail variants, including Classic Black, Indie Retail exclusive “Electric Smoke,” Barnes & Noble exclusive “Blue Sky,” Amazon exclusive “Vintage Bone” and the webstore-exclusive limited edition “Roadside Rust.” The album will also be available on CD and a nostalgia-inspired cassette, with all formats available for pre-order HERE.
Bingham is a Grammy, Oscar, Golden Globe, and Critics’ Choice Award-winning singer-songwriter and actor whose raw, world-weary voice and evocative storytelling have made him one of the most distinctive artists of his generation. From his early years as a drifter and bull rider to penning “The Weary Kind” for the film Crazy Heart, Bingham has built a career defined by authenticity and artistic independence. His music—spanning folk, blues, country, and rock—reflects a life fully lived, blending grit, vulnerability, and resilience in equal measure.
Across six studio albums, two live records, and his 2023 self-produced EP Watch Out For The Wolf, Bingham has remained committed to unfiltered, genre-defying storytelling, most recently captured in his live album Live at Red Rocks. In addition to his acclaimed music career, he starred as fan-favorite “Walker” on Paramount’s record-breaking series Yellowstone. Beyond the stage and screen, Bingham has launched his own record label, founded the Fort Worth-based festival and rodeo, The Great Western, and introduced Bingham Spirits, beginning with Bingham’s Bourbon in 2024.
