Ghost Hounds - Almost Home (2025)

On their fifth studio album, Almost Home, the band grapples with the multifaceted concept of "home"- what it means to build a life, find emotional grounding, and navigate the complex terrain of love and loss. The result is their most intimate and dynamic work yet, filled with both scorching rock anthems and tender, soul-searching ballads. Out today, "House A Home" is the newest single to be shared from the new album and follows the releases of "You'll Never Find Me,"–which has already reached the Top 20 at Country Radio CDX in only three weeks of release-and follows "She Runs Hot," "You'll Never Find Me (Strings Version)," and "Long Ride Home feat. Patty Griffin." The band has also been releasing stunning and cinematic music videos, which have earned wide praise and support from acclaimed outlets such as CMT.

Almost Home comes at a pivotal moment for the band, who, after years of hard-earned success and touring with rock legends like The Rolling Stones, ZZ Top, Garth Brooks, and Guns N' Roses, have welcomed new members and evolved their sound. The band's lineup includes vocalist SAVNT, guitarist Tyler Chiarelli (formerly of Florida Georgia Line), fiddler Kristin Weber (Lorde, Margo Price, Dolly Parton), guitarist and main lyricist Thomas Tull, bassist Bennett Miller, keyboardist Joe Munroe, and drummer Sydney Driver. Together, they have shaped Almost Home into a powerful reflection of both personal and collective growth.

On Almost Home, Ghost Hounds have once again pushed the boundaries of their unique country roots-rock sound while staying true to the core of what has always made them unique-passion, storytelling, and musicianship.

Almost Home delves into the emotional highs and lows of a blue-collar couple's journey, exploring how they fall in love, build a life together, and eventually grow apart-not due to some catastrophic event, but simply because of the passage of time and the drifting of hearts.

The album's first single, "You'll Never Find Me," is a blistering anthem about a man post-breakup, declaring that he is irreplaceable. The track's arena-ready energy serves as a precursor to the album's complex emotional landscape. "House a Home," another standout, reflects the central theme of the album-what transforms a house into a home.

A deeply emotional moment on Almost Home comes in the form of the Patty Griffin cover, "Long Ride Home." A meditation on grief, the song features Griffin herself on vocals alongside SAVNT, blending two distinct voices to convey the bittersweet reality of losing a loved one. It's a song that captures the messy and complicated emotions of real-life loss.

Another key track, "Before You Leave," features vocals from Lainey Wilson and marks the emotional culmination of the couple's relationship. It's about looking at the empty spaces on the walls where memories once hung and even though they both know it's the right decision to part ways, the love they shared still lingers in the home they made together.

The album was largely written by Tull before the band came together in the studio. Once together, the band collaborated to fully bring the tracks to life.

As the band moves forward, their journey is one of evolution-both as musicians and as people. Almost Home is a powerful testament to the complexity of relationships, the meaning of home, and the enduring spirit of rock & roll. It's a record that will resonate long after the final note fades.

Tracklist
1. She Runs Hot (3:07)
2. Past The Point Of Rescue (4:21)
3. Down In The Dark (3:38)
4. Long Way Around (3:50)
5. You'll Never Find Me (4:03)
6. Broken Roses (3:18)
7. Eugene's Trick Bag (feat. Kristin Weber) - Fiddle Version (1:26)
8. Before You Leave (feat. Lainey Wilson) (3:41)
9. House A Home (3:23)
10. Lonely Last Night (3:37)
11. Long Ride Home (4:07)