![]() Beginning with the title track - a country rock travelogue that, ironically, now ends Powell’s live sets - Mac and his band are equally comfortable crafting singalongs (“Whoo!” featuring Craig Morgan), gentle ballads (“Red on a Rose”) and hand clappin’, toe tappin’ country pop (“Going to California,” “Mississippi”). There’s certainly a welcome looseness and down - home charm to Back Again. “It’s not like other records I’ve worked on where it was more like building a house and stacking things on top of each other.” “We want to keep the energy of our live show,” he says. Recorded in Atlanta, Powell and his bandmates purposely kept a raw edge to the record. I always wanted that - to be a solo artist but be in a band. “I always think of Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers or Springsteen and the E Street Band. To that end, he formed Mac Powell and the Family Reunion after Third Day’s final shows in 2018, utilizing musical “brothers” who had been recording and playing live with Mac in support of his other solo projects (including eventual Back Again producer/ musical director Jason Hoard). “My favorite artists were always solo artists with great bands,” says Powell. That’s what was stirring my mind and my spirit.” I always liked artists like Creedence Clearwater Revival, James Taylor, The Eagles, or even the Stones who weren’t country per se, but who sometimes leaned more towards that sound. “Like most people, I grew up listening to my Mom and Dad’s record collection,” says Powell. “There was singer - songwriter stuff, some country and southern rock. But don’t consider Mac Powell and the Family Reunion a clean break from Powell’s musical past - it’s merely a continuation of a creative journey the singer started a few years back on his own. You could even say the seeds for his new solo endeavor were planted in the singer’s early childhood. Each night on tour, we’re going to be sharing stories of faith and playing the hits you know and love in an intimate setting like they were written in.It’s also an apt description for the group’s new album Back Again. “For a long time, I’ve thought there should be a tour that focused specifically on the songs in their raw form. “I have always loved songs and the process of writing them,” Mac Powell shares about the inspiration behind this tour. Designed like a Nashville songwriter’s round, this intimate concert experience will bring you closer to the music and allow you to see the heart behind the songs you love. This is Powell’s first CCM solo headlining tour since his time as the frontman of the four-time GRAMMY Award-winning band Third Day. Concert-goers can expect a night of songs filled with faith and the stories behind their creation. The Awakening Foundation announces the “Mac Powell & Friends” tourkicking off October 25th with tickets going on sale this Friday, August 19th at Noon ET ( click here). ![]()
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