Long Way From Home, produced by Grammy-winner Pete Anderson, out June 21st
“Ducas’ latest album Long Way From Home
is destined to become a future country classic” – Rolling Stone UK
Nashville, TN – Country music singer and songwriter George Ducas has had multiple Billboard chart hits of his own, including the breakout Top 10 “Lipstick Promises”, and has even written hit records for all-timers like George Jones, Garth Brooks, The Chicks, and Trisha Yearwood. He was even nominated for a Grammy Award, but he’s never made an album like his upcoming LP, Long Way From Home. With the rock-solid guts of Dust Bowl reveries, the jacked-up locomotion of the early Bakersfield country sound, and the more modern-minted energy of Los Angeles’ honky-tonk hijinks all rolled into one righteous attack, Long Way From Home carries a distinct feeling of a new history being born. Maybe that’s because Ducas can seamlessly connect all those elements with such a natural flair that it can be a bit overwhelming when the sound is flying at full tilt.
Long Way From Home was produced by multi-platinum, Grammy-winning producer Pete Anderson who locked in step with Ducas from the get-go. “Country music is one of those sounds that needs to hit the bullseye to matter. Anything short of that just flies by and doesn’t much matter,” says Anderson. “And that’s the thing about George Ducas’ songs when I first heard them: they nailed me to the wall. The man had such heart-tugging emotions in what he did that there was no way to ignore him. It’s like he reached right out and grabbed me and shook me around. I had to listen.”
Following the album’s lead single which was featured on SiriusXM’s Outlaw Country, “Cryin’ Time,” Ducas’ brand new uptempo dancehall single “Hello Fool” is out today. With a storyline that’s in complete contrast to the song’s upbeat melody, “Hello Fool” is filled with a tight rhythm section backing up sweet interjections from the piano, fiddle, and electric guitar, just as any good country song should be. “I realized a while back, somewhere between cutting my teeth on Willie Nelson’s ‘Bloody Mary Mornin’ and Buck Owens’ ‘Act Naturally,’ that I really hold to that song style as my center of gravity,” says Ducas, who somehow nailed the vibe of both on his newest single.
Fans can stream or purchase “Hello Fool” today at this link and pre-order Long Way From Home ahead of its June 21st release right here. Ducas takes the stage this weekend in San Antonio for the Fiesta Oyster Bake 2024, and a full list of tour dates can be found at georgeducas.com/tour.
Long Way From Home Tracklist:
Mr. Guitar Man
Cryin’ Time|
Nothin’ Left to Lose
Do What The Lonely Do
Hello Fool
Long Way From Home
Tears Falling Down
Drifter
These Empty Arms
Where Oh Where
Catch George Ducas on Tour:
April 19 – 20 – Fiesta Oyster Bake – San Antonio, TX
May 1 – Nashville @ The Nest – Chesapeake, VA
June 1 – Coyote Country Store – Gail, TX|
June 21 – Chief’s on Broadway – Nashville, TN
June 25 – McGonigel’s Mucky Duck – Houston, TX
June 27 – Far Out Lounge – Austin, TX
June 28 – Riley’s Tavern – New Braunfels, TX
July 17 – Eddie’s Attic – Atlanta, GA
July 25 – Southgate House Revival – Newport, KY
July 26 – Natalie’s Grandview – Columbus, OH
July 27 – Duke’s Indy – Indianapolis, IN
Aug. 3 – Eckert’s Summer Series – Belleville, IL
Aug. 8 – Knuckleheads Saloon – Kansas City, MO