"'Casualty' tells the story of loving someone who kept their emotions locked away— living by the expression 'be a man, don’t cry' until everything they buried came out in ways that left scars on us both. What started as something magical slowly unraveled into silence, tension, and hurt."

Coinciding with the announcement of Soul Asylum's worldwide tour is the release of "What Will Become of Me," one of the most anticipated recordings in the band's history. First performed live in 1995, the song earned a devoted following despite never being officially released. More than three decades later, fans can finally hear it fully realized on MPLS Unplugged, set for release August 28, 2026.

There's always something really fun and cheeky about leaning into the lesbian-ness of it all. In the past, like when we did "Hanky Panky" on the One Woman Army EP, I have changed or not changed pronouns to align with my sexuality--I'm very, very gay--and Zach Ross, Kirk Pasich and I had a thought pretty early on to tackle some canon lesbian ballads with this upcoming album we had decided to call Woman Love. 

Gerry Beckley has always written songs that live somewhere between light and shadow. On his forthcoming solo album Merciful, arriving August 28, the America co-founder leans fully into that balance — reflective, melodic songs that look back on a lifetime of music while still searching for what comes next.

Celebrated singer-songwriter Cory Branan has spent the better part of two decades carving out a career that refuses easy categorization. Blending punk grit, Southern storytelling, folk intimacy and heartland rock into something unmistakably his own, the Memphis native now returns with You’ll Live, his seventh studio album and second release for Blue Élan Records, arriving August 21.

Today, Nashville-based outlaw country siren India Ramey releases her new album Villain Era via Copaco Records/Blue Élan Records, a bold and cathartic statement of autonomy, identity, and hard-won self-possession.