Zach Bryan releases new album The Great American Bar Scene, featuring Bruce Springsteen and John Mayer

US country music heavyweight Zach Bryan has today released a new album featuring Bruce Springsteen and John Mayer.

The Great American Bar Scene features 19 tracks in total, comprising 18 songs and one poem. In addition to previously released singles ‘Pink Skies’ and ‘Purple Gas’, the record also features collaborations with Springsteen, Mayer and John Mooreland. A double LP version will be released on 11th October and is available to pre-order here.

Earlier this year, Bruce Springsteen performed with Bryan on stage at Brooklyn’s Barclays Center where they debuted ‘Sandpaper’ live before a

Leading up to the album’s release, Bryan sent the songs on tour to nearly two dozen bars across the United States and Canada to preview tracks from The Great American Bar Scene in advance of the release.

 

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“My intent with all this is to give everyone an early glimpse of this album, but more importantly, this is in the spirit of bringing people together for a memorable moment,” Bryan wrote in an Instagram post. “I have chosen 23 bars across the country that embody the spirit of American culture. These bars will play select cuts from The Great American Bar Scene starting June 24th. As much as I’d kill to play all these timeless bars, it won’t be possible. I will be visiting a few off the list to have a drink with y’all. The Great American Bar Scene will be released on July 4th. With love from the road, ZB.”

In another Instagram post, the singer described the long road to the making of The Great American Bar Scene, saying: “The making of this album tested me and everyone close to me. It drove me to my ends and my beginnings.”

 

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In his post, Bryan recounted the countless memories while on his worldwide tour, from seeing “the lights of Paris after saying I would for ten years” to being “locked in a pub until 7 am in Ireland.”

During his lauded international stint, The Burn, Burn Burn Tour, last year, Bryan performed a rousing Dublin set at The Helix on the DCU main campus.

Listen to The Great American Bar Scene below.