After 14 years, Alabama — comprised of Randy Owen, Teddy Gentry and Jeff Cook — are poised to release a brand-new album, Southern Drawl, in September.
The country trio released both a live album and a gospel album in 2014, but Southern Drawl will be their first completely new project since 2001′s When It All Goes South. Though Alabama will still have their trademark sound, the new record will feature a different side of the band, as they update their music for the ears of today’s country fans.
“Country music when we took our vacation is not the same country it is today,” Cook tells USA Today. “For people who knew the original Alabama, it’s going to be a little different to their ears.”