SINGER-SONGWRITER ELLIE HOLCOMB ANNOUNCES NEW STUDIO ALBUM,
FAR COUNTRY, RELEASING SEPTEMBER 12TH
HOLCOMB DEBUTS BRAND NEW SINGLE & TITLE TRACK "FAR COUNTRY" ALONG WITH OFFICIAL MUSIC VIDEO
2025/05/02.EllieHolcombAnnouncesNewStudioAlbumFarCountryforSept12th.asp NEWS SOURCE: Merge PR May 2, 2025
NASHVILLE, TENN. (MAY 02, 2025) Acclaimed singer/songwriter and award-winning author Ellie Holcomb is entering a new album season as she announces the release of her fourth studio album, Far Country, on September 12th. In celebration of this announcement, Holcomb releases the title track and its official music video today. Listen to "Far Country" now and watch the music video below.
Holcomb’s Far Country is a collection of songs born from grief, longing, and the steadfast love of God. Exploring the tension between beauty and brokenness, these melodies remind us that love always calls us home, even in the far country. The album’s title track reflects on the theme of wandering and being found. With expansive landscapes, poetic lyrics, and a heart that beats with both ache and hope, Far Country is an album for anyone who has ever felt lost. These songs remind us that we never walk alone and that love remains even in our darkest moments.
"May these melodies remind you of the spacious love of God," shares Ellie Holcomb. "I pray that these songs will carry beauty and light to every corner of your story, and that they'll whisper, like an old friend would, that you are dearly loved and you'll never walk alone. We're all just kids making our way back home, and I'm honored to sing alongside you on the journey."
Far Country is produced and engineered by Cason Cooley and executive produced by her dad, Brown Bannister, and Samantha Steele. Songwriters on the album include a powerhouse list, including Holcomb, Jason Ingram ("Far Country"), Hank Bentley, Thad Cockrell, Jessie Early, Jon Guerra, Natalie Hemby, Kirby Kapel, Taylor Leonhardt, Latifa Morton, KS Rhodes, and Bear Rinehart.
This announcement follows an incredible year of music, touring, and writing for Holcomb. Earlier this year, she released her newest children's book, Spring Sings, and accompanying album, Sing:Spring Songs. Shealso released her first-ever full project with her husband, Drew Holcomb, Memory Bank. The title track charted in the Top 5 of Americana Radio. This was followed by a coast-to-coast tour that concludes with this week's two-night stint at the mother church, The Ryman.
About Ellie Holcomb: For eight years, Ellie recorded and toured full-time with her husband’s band, Drew Holcomb & The Neighbors, before stepping off the road when her first child was born. Her solo debut, As Sure As The Sun (2014), landed her a Top 10 hit and a GMA Dove Award for “New Artist of the Year.” Her critically acclaimed sophomore LP, Red Sea Road, followed in 2017. In 2021, she released her third full-length solo project, Canyon, to much acclaim, earning her a second Top 10 radio single with the song, "I Will Carry You."
Holcomb has also released four children’s books, each with a companion EP of original music written specifically for kids. Her debut book, Who Sang The First Song? (B&H Publishers, 2018), has achieved the Evangelical Christian Publishers Association (ECPA) Bronze Award for selling more than 100,000 copies. The book hit the ECPA juvenile bestseller list and was a finalist for the 2019 Christian Book Award in the children's category. She has also authored two additional children's books: Don't Forget to Remember, her Christmas book, and Sounding Joy, which landed at No. 4 on ECPA's Christian Juvenile Bestsellers list for Christmas 2022, and this year's Spring Sings. She won the GMA Dove Award for "Children's Album of the Year" in 2020 for her Sing: RememberingSongs album, in 2022 for "Recorded Music Packaging" for her album Canyon as well as in 2023 for "Children's Recorded Song of the Year" for her Christmas song "Sounding Joy." Her first adult book and devotional, Fighting Words: 100 Days of Speaking Truth into the Darkness (2021), has spent many months on the ECPA Bestseller list.
Ellie resides in her hometown of Nashville, TN, with her husband, Drew Holcomb, and their three children. For more information, visit: ellieholcomb.com
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