Get ready for Heartbreaks & Last Goodbyes, the ninth studio album from Southern California rockers ROBERT JON + THE WRECK, dropping August 22nd via Journeyman Records.
Legendary producer Dave Cobb (known for his work with Chris Stapleton, Jason Isbell, and Rival Sons) helped create this new album, where the band delivers a an organic, contemplative, and fabulously solid performance.
“It was an incredible honour to collaborate with Dave Cobb on our new record,” shares frontman Robert Jon Burrison.
“Not only has he worked with artists we deeply admire, but he’s also been a producer we’ve respected for over a decade. Heartbreaks & Last Goodbyes feels like a true reflection of who Robert Jon & The Wreck is as a band. From the moment we arrived in Savannah, GA, to record, we felt an immediate sense of comfort and ease—something rare in a typical studio environment.
Being away from our usual routines, living together, and immersing ourselves in the new songs from start to finish created an album we are incredibly proud of. We can’t wait to share it with the world and bring it to life on stage.”
merges the band’s quintessential heartland sound with a unique sense of photodramatic inexorability…
The band’s new single, the mid-tempo rocker “Highway,” was released alongside the announcement; it features all the elements their fans admire: amazing twin guitar harmonies, dynamic vocal performances, and a vigorous rhythm section. Cobb-produced and Savannah-recorded, “Highway” merges the band’s quintessential heartland sound with a unique sense of photodramatic inexorability.
“‘Highway’ is a favourite of ours on Heartbreaks & Last Goodbyes—a song that started as a loose melodic concept on an acoustic guitar in Henry’s apartment, and evolved into a full-blown powerhouse,” adds Robert.
“When we brought it into rehearsals in Costa Mesa, it just clicked with the band. Dave Cobb helped us elevate the track by pushing the tempo and building out the dynamics. Lyrically, it’s a heartfelt love song—wide open, full throttle, and impossible to get out of your head.”
“It never strayed far from the original vision Robert and I had,” notes guitarist Henry James. “Cobb brought a new level of spontaneity and emotional edge to the sessions. This track hits hard and still gives you the feels—it’s everything we love about rock ’n’ roll.”
File alongside: mid-1970’s Eagles or the best of 38 Special
Main photo: Marty Moffatt
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