NEEDTOBREATHE RELEASES DAVE COBB-PRODUCED 10TH STUDIO ALBUM THE LONG SURRENDER
GRAMMY-nominated band NEEDTOBREATHE releases their tenth studio album, The Long Surrender via MCA.
Last summer, lead singer and lyricist Bear Rinehart began writing songs on his own as a means of catharsis and recalibration, soon unlocking an unprecedented level of self-aware candor in his lyrics. In a seismic leap forward for the multi-platinum-selling band—whose lineup also includes keyboardist Josh Lovelace, guitarist Tyler Burkum, and drummer Randall Harris—The Long Surrender makes for a revelatory new entry to NEEDTOBREATHE’s catalog: an album that’s both uncompromising and immensely life-affirming in its clear-eyed reflection on personal upheaval and hard-won redemption.
“In the beginning I didn’t even think I was writing for a record—I was just writing in a therapeutic way, trying to get my head around what I wanted my life to look like going forward,” Rinehart points out. “There’s always been a guardedness as far as how personal I get in the songs, or how overtly I express certain things, but this time I was writing everything down as I was going through it. It felt like the songs were coming from a different place, and where we ended up almost feels like a whole new band.”
Produced by nine-time GRAMMY-winner Dave Cobb (Chris Stapleton, Jason Isbell, Sturgill Simpson) and recorded at his Savannah studio over the course of two weeks, The Long Surrender arrives as NEEDTOBREATHE’s debut release for MCA and most transcendent work yet in a formidable run that’s included five #1 albums and a multitude of sold-out tours.
“There’ve been times when we’ve gotten in the way of capturing something raw and human on our records, but this album is very much the band’s instinct on tape,” Lovelace notes. With all but two of its tracks penned solely by Rinehart, the result is a body of work that fully echoes the pure force and urgency of his unbridled self-expression.
“Bear was writing so many songs that we couldn’t even keep up, and in a way it was like we were all bearing witness to the moment,” says Burkum. “We knew we had to be faithful to what was happening artistically and stay open to the process, without really knowing where that process might take us.”
The Long Surrender Track List
- The Long Surrender (William Rinehart)
- Say It Now (William Rinehart)
- Highlands (William Rinehart)
- Sing To Me Savannah (William Rinehart)
- Where You Call Home (William Rinehart)
- Strangeness Of It All (William Rinehart, John Luke Carter)
- Take Me Dancing (William Rinehart)
- The Door (William Rinehart)
- Growing Slow (William Rinehart)
- Momma Loves Me (feat. The Red Clay Strays) (William Rinehart)
- Take The Blame (William Rinehart)
- Spread The Ashes (William Rinehart)
All songs produced by Dave Cobb
NEEDTOBREATHE brought The Long Surrender to Nashville’s Grand Ole Opry, performing three songs from the album as well as fan favorite, “Washed By The Water.” Before the show, the band was surprised with a Pandora Billionaire plaque celebrating over one billion streams on the platform, presented by Pandora and MCA staff members.
NEEDTOBREATHE will bring The Long Surrender on tour this fall on late summer amphitheater run, The Long Surrender Tour with husband-and-wife indie-folk duo, Drew & Ellie Holcomb, supporting. Kicking off August 12 in Maryland Heights, MO, the 25-date, nationwide sprint rolls through bucket-list venues like Los Angeles’ Greek Theatre, Morrison, Colorado’s Red Rocks Amphitheatre, Franklin, Tennessee’s FirstBank Amphitheatre, and more, before concluding with a homecoming close out for the band at Greeneville, South Carolina’s Bon Secours Wellness Arena. Tickets are on sale now with more dates to be announced – find them HERE.
NEEDTOBREATHE’s The Long Surrender Tour Dates
8/12: Maryland Heights, MO –Saint Louis Music Park
8/14: Dillon, CO – Lake Dillon Amphitheatre
8/15: Sandy, UT – Sandy City Amphitheater
8/16: Sandy, UT – Sandy City Amphitheater
8/18: Los Angeles, CA – Greek Theatre
8/20: Bend, OR – Hayden Homes Amphitheater
8/21: Seattle, WA – Marymoor Amphitheater
8/22: Airway Heights, WA – Northern Quest Resort & Casino – BECU Live
8/23: Bonner, MT – KettleHouse Amphitheater
8/25: Moorhead, MN – Bluestem Amphitheater
8/27: Chicago, IL – The Salt Shed – The Shed
8/28: Cleveland, OH – Jacobs Pavilion at Nautica
8/29: Indianapolis, IN – Everwise Amphitheater
8/30: Rochester Hills, MI – Meadow Brook Amphitheatre
9/05: Charlotte, NC – Skyla Credit Union Amphitheatre
9/06: Charleston, SC – Firefly Distillery
9/09: Irving, TX – The Pavilion at Toyota Music Factory
9/10: Rogers, AR – Walmart Arkansas Music Pavilion
9/11: Brandon, MS – Brandon Amphitheater
9/12: Austin, TX – Moody Amphitheater
9/14: Morrison, CO – Red Rocks Amphitheatre
9/17: Franklin, TN – FirstBank Amphitheater
9/18: Birmingham, AL – Coca Cola Amphitheater
9/19: Alpharetta, GA – Ameris Bank Amphitheatre
9/20: Greenville, SC – Bon Secours Wellness Arena
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