The new Alison Krauss & Union Station album, Arcadia, was released Friday marks the band’s first studio effort in 14 years since their 2011 Grammy-winning album Paper Airplane.
This highly anticipated return reunites the legendary bluegrass and roots ensemble after a decade-long hiatus from touring and recording together, delivering a 10-track collection that blends their signature sound with fresh dynamics. Available via Down the Road Records—a label founded by Rounder Records veterans Ken Irwin, Marian Leighton Levy, Bill Nowlin, and John Virant—Arcadia is self-produced by the band and showcases their enduring influence in the genre.
The album features Alison Krauss on fiddle and lead vocals, joined by long-time members Jerry Douglas (dobro, lap steel, vocals), Ron Block (banjo, guitar, vocals), and Barry Bales (bass, vocals), alongside newcomer Russell Moore, a six-time International Bluegrass Music Association Male Vocalist of the Year from IIIrd Tyme Out, who steps in on guitar, mandolin, and co-lead vocals. Notably absent is Dan Tyminski, a fixture since 1992, who contributed to the songwriting but is focusing on his solo career. The addition of Moore, a traditional bluegrass stalwart, complements the band’s core lineup, which collectively boasts over 70 Grammy nominations.
Arcadia opens with its lead single, “Looks Like the End of the Road,” written by Jeremy Lister, which Krauss has described as the spark that ignited the album. She first heard it during the COVID pandemic and felt an immediate connection, saying, “It just felt so alive—and as always, I could hear the guys already playing it.”
Recorded across various Nashville studios, Arcadia arrives alongside a massive 75-date North American tour kicking off April 17 in Louisville, Kentucky, running through September
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