New Release: Jack Browning – Painted Skies
London-based singer-songwriter Jack Browning will release his sophomore album, Painted Skies, on September 16 via Too Fine Records
Jack Browning – Painted Skies
Format: CD / LP / Digital / Stream
Label: Too Fine Records
Release: 2026
Release date: September 16, 2026
London-based singer-songwriter Jack Browning will release his sophomore album, Painted Skies. The follow-up to his acclaimed 2023 debut, Red Eye Radio, and his first release for Nashville-based Too Fine Records, Painted Skies is scheduled for release on September 16 2026.
Produced by Browning and Dan Lucas and recorded at The Joplin House in Kent, Painted Skies broadens the sound Browning introduced on his 2023 debut, Red Eye Radio. Rooted in country, folk, blues and rock ‘n’ roll, the album explores life on the road, family, identity, and the experiences that shape a songwriter over time. Throughout, Browning favours honest performances over studio perfection, allowing the songs to retain the immediacy and character of the room in which they were recorded.
That approach is evident from the opening moments of lead single ‘Speak Your Mind (But Ride A Fast Horse)’, which kicks off with an unedited drum count-in before settling into a swaggering southern rock groove. Equal parts defiant and self-aware, the track sets the tone for a record that never shies away from difficult conversations or uncomfortable truths.
Elsewhere, Browning turns inward on ‘High Hopes’, a reflection on mental health and inherited struggles inspired by an old childhood photograph, while ‘Muhlenberg County Stars’ draws from his first US tour to capture the fleeting moments of connection found between long drives and late-night shows. The title track, co-written with Dutch songwriter Mercy John, closes the album with quiet optimism, reflecting on creative partnership and the willingness to believe in a path without guarantees.
Painted Skies follows a period of rapid growth for Browning. Since the release of Red Eye Radio, he has toured extensively throughout the UK, Europe and the United States, appearing at festivals including C2C, Healing Appalachia, Laurel Cove Music Festival, Black Deer, TakeRoot, Ramblin’ Roots and Red Rooster, while sharing stages with Asleep At The Wheel, Corb Lund, Vincent Neil Emerson, JP Harris and Willi Carlisle.
Outside of music, Browning has also earned recognition as a fine artist. His paintings have been exhibited internationally, including at the Taos Art Museum Summer Gala, sold-out exhibitions in Texas, and Mark Maggiori’s Far West Show, while his artwork has also been commissioned by acclaimed Americana artist The White Buffalo.
With Painted Skies, Browning continues to establish himself as one of the most compelling new voices emerging from the transatlantic Americana scene, bringing together lived experience, sharp songwriting and a distinctive sound that feels both deeply rooted and at times, sonically adventurous.
Website: https://www.jackbrowning.co.uk/
Tracks:
01 Speak Your Mind (But Ride A FastHorse)
02 Champagne Taste
03 High Hopes
04 James Alley Blues
05 The Perimeter
06 Heavy Is The Head
07 Junkyard Dog
08 Wire
09 Muhlenberg County Stars
10 Gut Feelin’
11 Factory Reset
12 Painted Skies
13 Muhlenberg County Stars (Acoustic)
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