Fans of Eric Church will have a chance to be among the first to experience his upcoming album ‘Evangeline vs. The Machine' at exclusive listening events taking place across more than 100 independent record stores nationwide from May 2 to May 4. As a celebration of the album’s release, the first attendees at each location will receive a limited-edition Eric Church poster, and all visitors can enter to win a grand prize giveaway. A full list of participating stores is available at recordstoreday.com.
Set for release on May 2, ‘Evangeline vs. The Machine' marks a new chapter in Church’s storied career, once again showcasing his reputation for pushing boundaries and crafting albums that defy expectations. The project is led by the single ‘Hands of Time,' which debuted as the most-added song at Country radio and earned Church a career-best first-week impact with 135 stations. Pre-order the album here.
Attendees of the listening events will hear the album in its entirety, something Church holds in high regard as an artist who embraces the album format. “An album is a snapshot in time that lasts for all time,” he says. “I believe in that time-tested tradition of making records that live and breathe as one piece of art – I think it’s important.”
Church says creativity remains his guiding light. “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.’ 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.”
Following the album release, Church will bring the songs to life with a series of live performances, beginning with two To Beat The Devil residency shows at London’s Royal Albert Hall on May 16 and 17. He will then take over Nashville’s The Pinnacle on May 23 and 24 for Evangeline vs. The Machine Live. In July, Church will return to Red Rocks Amphitheatre in Colorado for three sold-out nights, each with a different show concept: Eric Church vs. The Machine, Eric Church vs. The ECB, and Eric Church vs. The Guitar.
For tickets, updates, and more information, visit ericchurch.com.
Evangeline vs. The Machine Track List
- Hands Of Time (Eric Church, Scooter Carusoe)
- Bleed On Paper (Tucker Beathard, Casey Beathard, Monty Criswell)
- Johnny (Eric Church, Luke Laird, Brett Warren)
- Storm In Their Blood (Eric Church)
- Darkest Hour (Eric Church)
- Evangeline (Eric Church, Luke Laird, Barry Dean)
- Rocket’s White Lincoln (Eric Church)
- Clap Hands (Tom Waits)
