Eric Church Announces New Album 'Evangeline Vs. The Machine' With Lead Single Hands Of Time
Thursday, 20 March 2025
Written by Jon Stickler
Photo: Robby Klein
Eric Church has announced a new album.
The country superstar will release 'Evangeline vs. The Machine' through EMI Records Nashville on May 2, following up his 2021 'Heart & Soul' project. Commenting on his approach to the new record, he said:
"An album is a snapshot in time that lasts for all time. I believe in that time-tested tradition of making records that live and breathe as one piece of art – I think it’s important.
"I’ve always let creativity be the muse. It’s been a compass for me. The people that I look up to in my career and the kind of musicians I gravitate to never did what I thought they were going to do next – and I love them for it. I never want our fans to get an album and go, ‘Oh, that’s like Chief or that’s like this.’ Painstakingly, I lose sleep at night to try to make sure that whatever we do creatively, they go, ‘Wow, that's not what I thought.’ I think that's my job as an artist."
It'll include last year's single, Darkest Hour, which saw all publishing royalties supporting North Carolina's Hurricane Helene relief effort, and the newly shared lead single, Hands Of Time, a driving, guitar-led offering. Introducing the latter, he explained:
"As I get older, I’m looking for things that make me feel not as old. I can honestly say that when I hear music or see something from my past, I feel like I did then; I relate to what it was then. I really believe that a good way to handle that is with music."
Eric Church will headline both nights of Highways festival at London's Royal Albert Hall in May. Tickets are on sale now.
'Evangeline vs. The Machine' tracklist:
1. Hands Of Time
2. Bleed On Paper
3. Johnny
4. Storm In Their Blood
5. Darkest Hour
6. Evangeline
7. Rocket's White Lincoln
8. Clap Hands
Eric Church Upcoming Tour Dates are as follows
Fri May 16 2025 - LONDON Royal Albert Hall
Sat May 17 2025 - LONDON Royal Albert Hall
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