The updated project features collaborations with Kaitlin Butts & Paul Cauthen
Midland has released the deluxe version of their critically acclaimed new album Barely Blue, adding duets with Kaitlin Butts and Paul Cauthen to the previously released songs “Vegas” and “Lone Star State of Mind.” Over the weekend, the band headlined Red Rocks Amphitheatre as part of The Get Lucky Tour, which continues through the end of the year.
Last month, the neo-traditional country trio made their first national television performance in support of Barely Blue with “Lone Star State of Mind” on Jimmy Kimmel Live! The band kicked off album release week with a career-spanning profile in Esquire, followed by a performance at the Grand Ole Opry where they celebrated the RIAA five-time platinum certification of their hit “Drinkin’ Problem.”
The eight-song collection finds lead singer/guitarist Mark Wystrach, bassist/vocalist Cameron 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.