New music from Wade Bowen coming in hot.
The Texas native has been working on his tenth studio album, Flyin, which Bowen announced this morning, is slated for a May 10th release. The 12-track record is the second fully self-produced project that Bowen has done, and the tracklist highlights the diversity he possesses in his songwriting and sound. From classic honky tonk twangers to a Texas love song to the state that raised him, there is a wide range sonically that this album will deliver.
Bowen really embraced his individuality on this project diving into his storytelling as he wrote the tracks for this album.
“More than ever, people need to hear songwriters talk about their lives. We don’t always have to search for monster hits. We can just write about our lives and maybe that might actually work. That’s what this record is a lot of. A lot of massive songs, but also a lot of me just writing authentically and honestly about my life.
I feel like I’m flying into this chapter where I’m the best version of myself that I’ve ever been. Y’all better catch up or you’re getting left behind. I’m on fire!”
Coinciding with the album announcement, Bowen also dropped the lead single “Rainin On Me.”
“From embracing complete sadness in the rain to drowning sorrows in a bar and contemplating while driving down Texas roads, I’m proud of this one and so excited that it’s now yours!”
“Rainin On Me” features the classic Texas twang that Bowen fans know and love him for, while the songwriting poses a new take on heartbreak. The narrator is going through a tough time, and while he recognizes that he is in the trenches with his feelings, he wonders if the woman he let go of has the same rain cloud over her head.
“Does the day feel dark as night, but that sky’s blue?
Is the whiskey and the tears comin’ down in sheets?
Did the flood gates open and let that heartbreak run through?
Is it rainin’ on you, like it’s rainin’ on me?
Yeah, like it’s rainin’ on me..”
Bowen picked a stellar single to lead off this album announcement because I have already played “Rainin’ On Me” numerous times and added it to playlists. I am very excited to see what else this next chapter of Bowen’s songwriting holds.
Flyin Tracklist:
Flyin
Mary Jane
Rainin On Me
Nothin But Texas
Two Hurts, One Stoned
Friday Night (Featuring Troy Aikman)
Someone Else’s Now
When I Wanna Be Wanted (Featuring Hillary Lindsey)
Love Does What It Wants To
The Request
The Hardest Part
Hidin Behind This Microphone
Tour Dates:
Saturday, March 23rd – Plano, TX – Texas Forever Fest
Friday, March 29th – Buda, TX – Mavericks Dance Hall
Saturday, March 30th – Crockett, TX – Crockett Civic Center
Friday, April 5th – Somerville, TX – Chilifest 2024
Saturday, April 6th – Fredericksburg, TX – Altstadt’s Heart of Texas Music Festival
Friday, April 12th – Bossier City, LA – The Stage at Silver Star
Saturday, April 13th – Houston, TX – Ziegenbock Festival
Friday, April 19th – Waxahachie, TX – The Texas Theater
Saturday, April 27th – Weatherford, OK – JC Cowboys
Friday, May 3rd – Saint Jo, TX – Red River Station BBQ
Saturday, May 4th – San Angelo, TX – Wells Fargo Pavilion
Wednesday, May 8th – San Diego, CA – Moonshine Beach
Thursday, May 9th – Morro Bay, CA – The Siren
Friday, May 10th – Bakersfield, CA – Buck Owens’ Crystal Palace
Saturday, May 11th – Roseville, CA – Goldfield Trading Post Roseville
Thursday, May 16th – South Salt Lake, UT – The Commonwealth Room
Friday, May 17th – Denver, CO – Grizzly Rose
Friday, May 24th – New Braunfels, TX – Whitewater Amphitheater
Saturday, May 25th – New Braunfels, TX – Whitewater Amphitheater
Sunday, May 26th – New Braunfels, TX – Whitewater Amphitheater
Thursday, June 6th – El Paso, TX – Lowbrow Palace
Friday, June 7th – Midland, TX – The Tailgate
Saturday, June 8th – Christoval, TX – Cooper’s Bar-B-Q
Sunday, June 9th – Thursday, June 13th – Cabo San Lucas, Mexico – Boots On The Beach 2024
Friday, June 14th – Broken Bow, OK – Hochatown Saloon
Friday, June 21st – Belton, TX – Schoepf’s BBQ
Saturday, June 22nd – Concan, TX – House Pasture Cattle Co
Friday, June 28th – Tulsa, OK – Cain’s Ballroom
Saturday, June 29th – Dallas, TX – Longhorn Ballroom
Friday, August 9th – Challis, ID – Braun Brothers Reunion 2024
Friday, August 16th – Los Ranchos De Albuquerque, NM – The Dirty Bourbon, Dance Hall & Saloon
Saturday, August 17th – Pampa, TX – Pampafest
Saturday, August 31st – Bolivar Peninsula, TX – Camp Margaritaville RV Resort Crystal Beach
