Ryan Bingham’s New Album Was Worth The Wait
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- Hollywood & Entertainment Ryan Bingham’s New Album Was Worth The Wait By Matthew Leimkuehler,
- Bingham returns Friday with They Call Us The Lucky Ones, a 10-song collection cut alongside trusted country-roots band the Texas Gentlemen.
- Bingham and the Gentle connected for a run of shows (including the singer’s 2024 Live at Red Rocks release) that eventually led to time in the studio.
Hollywood & Entertainment Ryan Bingham’s New Album Was Worth The Wait By Matthew Leimkuehler,
Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Matthew Leimkuehler is a music journalist from Nashville, Tennessee.Follow Author May 14, 2026, 07:30am EDTRyan Bingham performs onstage during a 52nd season taping of the long-running music series "Austin City Limits" at ACL Live at the Moody Theater on April 21, 2026 in Austin, Texas. (Photo by Rick Kern/Getty Images)Getty Images. This week, singer-songwriter Ryan Bingham releases his first studio full-length in seven years — and yes, it was worth the wait.
Bingham returns Friday with They Call Us The Lucky Ones, a 10-song collection cut alongside trusted country-roots band the Texas Gentlemen. On the album, listeners can expect a handful of must-hear stories sketched into Bingham’s growing songbook of cinematic tales. From vivid opening number “The Lucky Ones” through reflective closer “I’m A Goin’ Nowhere,” he collects stories for the restless, rowdy and romantic — each backed by riffs spun from the seasoned pickers of the Texas Gentlemen.