New Singles by Stapleton allude to new album in 2017

Chris Stapleton is releasing new songs on Spotify in lieu of his 2017 tour and the release of his new album. This will be Stapleton’s second full length album, his first being Traveller, which won him best country album in 2016 and includes songs that he is widely known for: a current rendition of George Jones’ “Tennessee Whiskey,” “Parachute,” and “Nobody To Blame.”

Over the last week, Stapleton has released two new songs to Spotify, “Broken Halos” and “Last Thing I Needed, First Thing This Morning.” From the strum of the first chord and the raspy, soulful voice, “Broken Halos” is easily recognizable as a Stapleton song. “Last Thing I Needed, First Thing This Morning” has been released more recently, and again pays homage to Stapleton’s classic country voice. This song is a subtly slower than the first and has bluesy tones, harmonica sounds, and backup vocals from his wife, Morganne.

These two songs are released from his new album called From A Room: Volume 1, which will hit stores May 5, 2017. The title of his album alludes to the idea that there will be a volume 2 album released later on in the year.  The album cover is a drawn graphic of Stapleton’s iconic look: his long hair and untamed beard completed with his straw cowboy hat with feathers and turquoise stones.

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