NEWS: Alison Krauss’s Latest Singles “Granite Mills” & “Looks Like The End of The Road”

Get It Played is honored to present the first two singles from Alison Krauss & Union Station, “Looks Like The End Of The Road” and the newly released “Granite Mills”, to bluegrass radio DJs.

These tracks serve as the first glimpses into “Arcadia“, the band’s first album in 14 years, set for release on March 28 via Down The Road Records.

Featuring ten songs that transcend time, “Arcadia” reveals both beautiful and tragic truths, reaffirming the group’s place as one of the most influential and celebrated acts of the past four decades.

Get It Played will be providing DJs with the full album this Friday.

Following the success of “Looks Like The End Of The Road”, praised for Alison Krauss’ “undiminished soprano” (Rolling Stone) and Jerry Douglas’ “soul-piercing steel guitar” (Billboard), “Granite Mills” is a traditional song that tells a dire and fatal tale. The track also serves as the debut vocal performance of new band member Russell Moore.

Alison Krauss’s “Arcadia” Singles

“Looks Like The End Of The Road”

“Granite Mills”

“Jerry, Ron, Barry and I all met when Dan Tyminski left the band, and Jerry asked me, ‘What do you think?’ I said, ‘Russell Moore,’ and they all said, ‘Absolutely!’ I couldn’t believe it when we went into the studio and his voice came through the speakers,” says Alison Krauss. “He just stands there and sings with his hands in his pockets, and he kills it. The first song he did was ‘Granite Mills’ and about 10 minutes in, Ron was covering his mouth because he started giggling. Russell came in and inspired us all.”

Best known as the frontman for the chart-topping group IIIrd Tyme Out, Russell Moore is the most awarded male vocalist in the history of the International Bluegrass Music Association.

His addition further enhances Alison Krauss & Union Station’s storied legacy, which includes 70+ collective GRAMMY Awards, tens of millions of albums sold and countless other accolades.

Even during their extended time apart, each member continued to build successful solo careers and collaborate with some of the world’s greatest artists—all while patiently collecting songs that would one day bring them back together.

Alongside “Granite Mills” and “Looks Like The End Of The Road”, a song written by Jeremy Lister and “heightened by the purity of Krauss’s voice” (The New York Times). “Arcadia” features compositions by modern songsmiths like Robert Lee Castleman, Viktor Krauss, Bob Lucas, JD McPherson, and Sarah Siskind.

Recorded in studios across Nashville, Arcadia follows the success of 2011’s Paper Airplane, which debuted at #1 on the Billboard Country, Bluegrass, and Folk Charts.

75-Date North American Tour Begins This Spring

Stops include Red Rocks Amphitheatre, LA’s Greek Theatre, NYC’s Beacon Theatre, and many more, with special guest Willie Watson joining on select dates.

See the full tour schedule & get tickets now

Pre-Order Arcadia Here

“For more than fifty years, these Rounders have introduced the Obscure, the Ancient, and the long almost gone. And now they continue to court and support the Next Wave reaching high into the New World of meld and mix.” — Robert Plant

Down The Road Records: The Next Chapter of The Rounders

Down The Road Records is the next chapter in the story of The Rounders. Three friends, music lovers, and cultural iconoclasts who launched the legendary Rounder Records from their Boston apartment in 1970.

Over the next 50 years, Ken Irwin, Marian Leighton Levy, and Bill Nowlin built a catalog of impossibly high quality—a feat made even more remarkable by its sheer breadth and eclecticism.

Their passion and commitment attracted established legends and supernaturally talented newcomers alike. Rounder became a home for artists mining the fertile histories of folk, bluegrass, rock ’n’ roll, country, blues, soul, and beyond. Creating music that stretched both backward and forward through time.

Now, The Rounders, who have welcomed long-time Rounder president John Virant, Jr into the fold, are forging a new path built on their old values. They’re bringing along artists they’ve known and loved for years while seeking out the next generation of musicians who will untangle music’s twisted roots in bold, new ways.

The road stretches on. Let’s take a listen to what’s next.