What comes after weathering a season of darkness? A new light cuts through the shadows – and with it, an appreciation for the journey that led there.

The Red Clay Strays don’t just write songs for finding the strength to stand up after life scrapes you across the proverbial floor. On the band’s new album Grateful, they turn survival into jubilation – a celebration of faith, a soundtrack to gratitude and a clear-eyed reflection of the road traveled along the way.

A collection of 11 rollicking, soul-searching songs that can spill out of dance halls on Saturday night and fill church steeples on Sunday morning in equal measure, Grateful chronicles the latest chapter in the Strays’ story from a little-known band to packing arenas with audiences ready to partake in an old-school roots-rock revival. The group set out with something to prove on crowdfunded debut LP Moment of Truth and carved a path through hardship on 2024 follow-up Made By These Moments. Now, on Grateful – the band’s second studio release under RCA Records – the Strays pay tribute to the faith they held in each up-and-down moment.

Released 6/5/26 through RCA, Grateful is available to order here as a cream color vinyl pressing, exclusively available at independent record stores, and on CD.

Event preorders for store pickup will be held for three months after the event date. Please pick up your Grateful preorder no later than September 5th.