Greensky Bluegrass will release their new album, All For Money, on January 18 via their label, Big Blue Zoo Records, and today the band shared the title track of the effort, which was premiered over at Rolling Stone Country.

The new single begins with a couple minutes of standard Greensky bluegrass picking, then moves into some spacey, stretched-out territory for the middle section before returning to Earth for the finale.

“I thought on this concept for a long time. This paradox that exists in doing what you love or having your dreams come true,” says singer and mandolinist Paul Hoffman of the track. “We are so truly blessed. But also, what if the support and all the attention starts to feel like crowding and containment. I wanted to be careful about how to say this. It’s tricky. I’m not harboring any resent or regret. Far from it in fact. Pride and honor. But if we get tired or if we’re making decisions based on our needs to eat or the desires of others, well, that’s just not ‘doing what you love.’ The song and the album are so much about us. It’s about what we do and the love we receive in return.  So, ‘If you need a voice, I’m yours friend/ For something better in the end.'”

“Never has one of our ‘title tracks’ felt more like a true title track to me,” dobro player Anders Beck adds. “This song defines us, not just in Paul’s lyrics that speak of the roller coaster of emotions we go through as a band, but in the way in which we deliver the message. Playful, joyous, fearless, psychedelic, triumphant, weird, emotional … all of these words describe the way we play on this song. Each section feels like an opus. It comes in waves and requires your focus to make it through … if you do, the reward is strong. We’re asking the most we ever have of our listeners on this song. Believe us, the payoff is worth it.”

Listen to “All For Money” below via Rolling Stone, and see Greensky’s upcoming tour schedule.

 

 

All For Money Tracklist:

1. Do It Alone
2. Murder of Crows
3. What You Need
4. Ashes
5. Courage for the Road
6. Collateral Damage
7. Like Reflections
8. Cathedral Eyes
9. Wish I Didn’t Know
10. It’s Not Mine Anymore
11. Do Harm
12. All For Money

 

Greensky Bluegrass 2018 Tour Dates

November 16 – Austin, TX – Stubb’s BBQ *
November 17 – Dallas, TX – Granada Theater *
November 23 – Kalamazoo, MI – Kalamazoo State Theatre ^
November 24 – Kalamazoo, MI – Kalamazoo State Theatre ^
December 28 – Chicago, IL – The Riviera Theatre #
December 29 – Chicago, IL – The Riviera Theatre #
December 30 – Chicago, IL – The Riviera Theatre %
December 31 – Chicago, IL – The Riviera Theatre – “Three Sets of Greensky Bluegrass”

*w/ The Lil Smokies
^w/ Lindsay Lou
#w/ The Jeff Austin Band
% w/ Horseshoes & Hand Grenades

 

2019 Tour Dates

January 10 – Albany, NY – Palace Theatre *
January 11 – Philadelphia, PA – The Met Philadelphia *
January 12 – New York, NY – Beacon Theatre *
January 16 – Covington, KY – Madison Theater *
January 17 – Nashville, TN – Ryman Auditorium *
January 18 – St. Louis, MO – The Pageant *
January 19 – Atlanta, GA – Tabernacle *
January 22 – St. Petersburg, FL – Jannus Landing Terrace ^
January 23 – Charleston, SC – Charleston Music Hall ^
January 24 – Knoxville, TN – The Mill & Mine ^
January 25 – Raleigh, NC – The Ritz ^
January 26 – Charlotte, NC – The Fillmore Charlotte ^
January 27 – Charleston, WV – Mountain Stage
January 29 – Portland, ME – State Theatre #
January 30 – Boston, MA – House of Blues #
January 31 – Jim Thorpe, PA – Penn’s Peak
February 1 – Washington, DC – The Anthem #
February 2 – Washington DC – The Anthem #
February 5 – Cleveland, OH – House of Blues #
February 6 – Columbus, OH – Express Live! #
February 7 – Pittsburgh, PA – Stage AE #
February 8 – Detroit, MI – The Fillmore Detroit
February 9 – Detroit, MI – The Fillmore Detroit

*w/ Circles Around the Sun
#w/ Billy Strings
^Cris Jacobs Band