Jason Eady Releasing Extended Version of “I Travel On” Album
In 2018, Jason Eady’s latest album I Travel On ended up at or near the top of the heap for many when it came to their favorite albums, and it was nominated for Saving Country Music’s 2018 Album of the Year. If the 11 songs of the original record left you craving more, you’re in luck. Jason Eady is planning on releasing an extended version of the album on June 28th.
“When we were in the studio recording the “I Travel On” album we had such a good time that we recorded an extra 5 songs (3 covers, an unreleased original, and an electric version of “That’s Alright”) and played some of the outros for minutes after what you hear on the released version of the album,” Eady explains. “We will be releasing the Deluxe Edition of ‘I Travel On’ that includes everything we did in the studio including the new songs and extended versions.”
Released originally on August 10th, 2018, I Travel On took a different approach compared to Jason Eady’s previous records. Instead of recording with session musicians, Eady went into the the studio with his road band, and brought in well-respected bluegrass players Rob Ickes and Trey Hensley to add some extra gas to the sessions. Songs were recorded in a single take, which resulted in the lively recordings that helped make I Travel On so infectious. Eady’s wife Courtney Patton also appears on the record.
Jason Eady also took a different approach to writing the record, composing most the material in a single month. As Saving Country Music said in its original review, “It’s a Jason Eady album with some badass instrumentation to go along with his established and beloved sound, with incredible music runs embellishing the songs, and adding new textures to Eady’s storytelling experience. Still even with a fuel-injected bluegrass kick behind great songs, the music of Jason Eady will never be for everyone. It’s too damn good for the masses.”
Along with the extra and extended tracks, Jason Eady will also be pressing a limited edition amount of 200 double LP versions of the re-release that are now available for pre-order.
April 23, 2019 @ 8:52 am
I missed out on getting this on vinyl the first time, so I was stoked see this article.
Then I went to pre-order and saw that it was $50 plus shipping. Oof. I know pressing small runs isn’t cheap, but I’m going to have to think long and hard before dropping that kind of dough.
April 23, 2019 @ 9:30 pm
Paying any amount for digitally recorded, digitally mixed, digitally mastered music shit onto a piece of vinyl is insane to me… If you didn’t put in the real hard work to make a RECORD, you shouldn’t be charging as if you did…
April 24, 2019 @ 7:29 am
I actually did pick this up. I am well versed in the arguments for/against digital recordings on vinyl. With that said, I like to physically own an album, plus I like the collectability of vinyl.
I like supporting these smaller artists, too.
The music is what’s important, either way. However you want to get it!
April 25, 2019 @ 1:51 pm
This is hilarious gatekeeping.
April 23, 2019 @ 12:28 pm
Do we know what the covers are?
April 23, 2019 @ 1:03 pm
“It’s too damn good for the masses“ That’s about as good of quote as you can get Trig. In a perfect country music world Jason would be selling out arenas. I’m sure the 5 extra songs will be relaxed on iTunes (I don’t see him producing a deluxe CD).
April 23, 2019 @ 7:47 pm
Great news! Glad to support Jason and pick this up. Looking forward to the additional music.
April 23, 2019 @ 7:51 pm
I’m gonna see this dude open for Flatland Cavalry in August. I’ll have to check this out.
April 24, 2019 @ 6:01 am
Shoot, yeah. Was just going to play some Eddie Rabbitt, but this prompted me to fire up I Travel On instead. Five more tracks will be welcome.
April 24, 2019 @ 6:16 am
New Jason Eady music is always good news!! The guy is the real deal, the quintessence of texas country sogwriting and a super nice person.
April 24, 2019 @ 11:08 am
Do you know if the extra songs are gonna be released digitally? Not a record guy.
April 24, 2019 @ 5:27 pm
Is there an anticipated release date for this? I would assume some time this summer, but I didn’t see anything regarding that in the article.
I love Jason Eady, but this last record was a bit of a step down. I know he intentionally wanted a more positive vibe to the last record, but the man is so damn great at writing sad country songs…it felt like it was missing that component.
April 24, 2019 @ 5:46 pm
June 28th.
April 25, 2019 @ 12:18 pm
Thanks for getting this album back on my radar after a few months of wearing out the vinyl previously. I’ll probably end up ordering this extended version too! Looking forward to hearing the new songs. Can’t wait for new Jack Ingram to drop tomorrow too.