Southern rock has always been about horsepower, and the pedal is down in 2017 as the guys from A Thousand Horses get set to release their sophomore album, Bridges, on June 2. The new album comes almost two years to the date they dropped 2015âs Southernality, which featured the troupeâs breakout No. 1 hit, âSmoke.â
The bandâs four founding fathersâMichael Hobby (lead vocals), Bill Satcher (lead guitar), Zach Brown (guitar and vocals) and Graham DeLoach (bass and vocals)âare hoping that the new 13-song album showcases their evolution over the last two years.
âI feel like weâve grown a ton,â says frontman Michael Hobby, âI mean, weâve been a band a long time. Southernality came out a few years ago, and weâve been out on the road with these big heavy-hitters for the last two or three years, opening up for Jason Aldean or Thomas Rhett or Darius Rucker. So weâve learned a lot from those guys, you know, and learning to play [stadiums] that weâve never played . . . we did our first couple of stadium shows this past year. So you evolve as a musician and you evolve as a songwriter and a performer. We switched producers from Dave Cobb [Southernality] to Dan Huff, and itâs been absolutely incredible working with Dan, and we feel like weâre just kind of elevating our sound as a band to give the best product and the best show that we can out there on the road.â
Listen to A Thousand Horsesâ lead single, âPreachinâ to the Choir,â from their upcoming album, Bridges.
Bridges Track List & Songwriters
- âBlaze of Somethinââ | Michael Hobby, Bill Satcher, Aaron Eshuis, Ryan Hurd*
- âBurn Like Willieâ | Zach Brown, Graham DeLoach, Michael Hobby, Bill Satcher, Corey Crowder*
- âPreachinâ to the Choirâ | Heather Morgan, Morgan Wallen, Brad Warren, Brett Warren**
- âOne Man Armyâ | Michael Hobby, Ross Copperman, Josh Osborne**
- âBridgesâ | Zach Brown, Graham DeLoach, Michael Hobby, Bill Satcher, Corey Crowder*
- âWeekends In a Small Townâ | Michael Hobby, Jaren Johnston, Neil Mason*
- âTravelinâ Manâ (Live from Metropolis Studios, London) | Michael Hobby, Bill Satcher,
Jaren Johnston*** - âPreachinâ to the Choirâ (Live from Metropolis Studios, London) | Heather Morgan, Morgan Wallen,
Brad Warren, Brett Warren*** - âSunday Morningâ (Live from Metropolis Studios, London) | Zach Brown, Graham DeLoach,
Michael Hobby, Bill Satcher, Rich Robinson*** - âOne Man Armyâ (Live from Metropolis Studios, London) | Michael Hobby, Ross Copperman,
Josh Osborne*** - âBridgesâ (Live from Metropolis Studios, London) | Zach Brown, Graham DeLoach, Michael Hobby,
Bill Satcher, Corey Crowder*** - âFirst Timeâ (Live from Metropolis Studios, London) | Michael Hobby, Bill Satcher, Patrick Davis***
- âSmokeâ (Live from Printerâs Alley, Nashville) | Michael Hobby, Jon Nite, Ross Copperman***
*Produced by Corey Crowder
**Produced by Dann Huff
***Produced by A Thousand Horses