• Source: Renewal (Billy Strings album)

Renewal is the fifth studio album by American bluegrass musician Billy Strings, following Home. Released on September 24, 2021, the album peaked at number one on the Billboard Bluegrass Albums chart, making Renewal the second consecutive studio album by Billy Strings to do so.
The song "Red Daisy", one of the tracks on the album, was performed on Jimmy Kimmel Live! on 25 October 2021.




Overview and meaning


The last track on the album, "Leaders", tackles the subject of human rights. Other tracks on the album, such as "In the Morning Light" and "Love and Regret", focus on the subject of love and relationships.
The lengthiest track on the album, "Hide and Seek", features a chorus with the last text messages one of Billy Strings’ friends sent to him before committing suicide.




Reception


Matt Ruppert of No Depression stated "Though the musicality is the most automatically familiar part of Renewal, the songs themselves, built around Strings’ yearning vocals, stand up to and even match the exploratory music."
It was nominated for the Grammy Award for Best Bluegrass Album.




Track listing






Personnel


The Band
Billy Strings – guitar, vocals, mandolin, piano, synth, guitjo (guitar banjo), bass drum, bells, chimes
Billy Failing – banjo, vocals, piano
Jarrod Walker – mandolin, vocals, guitar
Royal Masat – bass, vocals
Additional musicians
John Mailander – violin
Spencer Cullum Jr. – pedal steel
Grant Milliken – synth
Jonathan Wilson – celesta, percussion, harpsichord, group vocals
Ally Dale, Nate Flores, Steve York, Bill Orner – group vocals
Technical
Jonathan Wilson – producer
Gary Paczosa – engineer (Sound Emporium), mixing
Skyler Chuckry – assistant engineer (Sound Emporium)
Grant Milliken – engineer (FiveStarStudios)
Paul Blakemore – mastering
Tyler Franz – cover photo
Bill Orner – design concept and layout
Jesse Faatz – photography




References

Kata Kunci Pencarian:

• Renewal (Billy Strings album)
• Billy Strings
• Home (Billy Strings album)
• Renewal
• Jonathan Wilson (musician)
• In the Morning Light
• Full Moon (Brandy album)
• Grammy Award for Best Bluegrass Album
• 64th Annual Grammy Awards
• List of tribute albums