CHARLEY CROCKETT RELEASES FINAL CHAPTER OF THE SAGEBRUSH TRILOGY WITH UPCOMING RELEASE OF AGE OF THE RAM
CHARLEY CROCKETT RELEASES FINAL CHAPTER OF
THE SAGEBRUSH TRILOGY WITH UPCOMING RELEASE OF AGE OF THE RAM - DUE APRIL 3, 2026
CO-PRODUCED BY CROCKETT AND MULTI-GRAMMY® AWARD-WINNER SHOOTER JENNINGS
PRE-ORDER/PRE-SAVE HERE
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(FEBRUARY 18, 2026) Multi GRAMMY® Award-nominated, critically acclaimed country iconoclast Charley Crockett will release his eagerly awaited new album, Age Of The Ram, on April 3, 2026. Pre-order/Pre-save HERE. Official trailer HERE.
Age Of The Ram marks his third album in a year, his third full-length LP with GRAMMY® Award-winning co-producer Shooter Jennings, and the much-anticipated third and final installment of his epic saga, The Sagebrush Trilogy.
Crockett assembled a three-act structure for the story told across Lonesome Drifter, GRAMMY® Award-nominated Dollar A Day, and now Age Of The Ram. ACT I introduced “THE DRIFTER,” ACT II saw him become “THE RUSTLER,” and ACT III embodies his essence as “THE OUTLAW.”
As the culmination of Charley’s sonic exploration over the course of The Sagebrush Trilogy’s three albums, Age Of The Ram delivers an action-packed finale with a sprawling 20 tracks.
Crockett's first Substack post outlining the story of the album is also out today, where he writes "the Age of the Ram tells the story of an outlaw." Read HERE.
Picking up where he left off, Crockett had already introduced various storylines and more than a few colorful characters on Lonesome Drifter and Dollar A Day, but all of those faces finally cross paths and collide on Age Of The Ram. It all comes to a head on this boundary-breaking concept record, which finds Crockett and Jennings reverently nodding to the likes of Willie Nelson, Gram Parsons, and the elder Waylon Jennings. The tunes are intentionally rooted in guitar and pedal steel, yet there’s no shortage of twists and turns fueled by piano, harp, and keys.
As far as what to expect from the story, Crockett explains, “Age Of The Ram is the story of Billy McLane, a small-time cattle rustler who finds himself in the crosshairs of the Santa Fe ring. pursued by bounty killers working for the shadow syndicate, Billy Mclane escapes into the crazy mountains where the outlaw will become a legend.”
With Age Of The Ram, Crockett sings straight from the soul, tells arresting stories of outsiders, gunmen, fiends, crooks, and femme fatales with a screenwriter’s knack for dialogue and a novelist’s attention to detail. It’s a standout collection from country music’s most prolific artist, rooted in the blue-collar work ethic that’s defined his path. Check out the full tracklisting below.
Last week, he teased out this chapter with the single “Kentucky Too Long.” Across the track, Crockett deftly flicks the strings of his acoustic guitar, plucking the notes with precision and pinning the rhythm in place. His sharp social commentary stings when he notes, “Daddy was in Vietnam. It says it on his old Sedan. He’s been fighting with Uncle Sam about…something.” Over a simmering solo, the hook hits hard as he reflects, “Man, I can feel it coming on. I’ve been in Kentucky too long. I’ve been in Kentucky making something out of nothing too long.”
Crockett began this journey of The Sagebrush Trilogy with Lonesome Drifter last spring. The follow-up, Dollar A Day, arrived less than five months later at the end of summer, and it notably received a GRAMMY® Award nomination in the category of “Best Traditional Country Album.” Rolling Stone rated it “4-out-of-5 stars” and professed, “The Texas country singer has found his groove. And, boy, is it funky.” Pitchfork attested, “It’s working man’s blues by one of today’s few practitioners of the form,” and Dallas Observer christened it “a spellbinding return to form.” GRAMMY.com marveled at how, “His slow burn to success is a reminder of the beauty that can come from patience, grit, and staying true to yourself no matter what others think. That, and there's never too much of a good thing, especially when it comes to compilations from Charley Crockett.”
Crockett will be on the road for the duration of the year. Check out his full confirmed itinerary below:
TOUR DATES
2/19 Seattle, WA The 5th Avenue Theatre
2/20 Seattle WA The 5th Avenue Theatre
2/21 Vancouver, BC Orpheum Theatre
2/23 Edmonton, AB Northern Alberta Jubilee Auditorium
2/26 Winnipeg, MB Burton Cummings Theatre
3/1 Windsor, ON The Colosseum at Caesars Windsor
3/2 Toronto, ON History
3/3 Ottawa, ON Hard Rock Casino Ottawa
3/5 Montreal, QC MTELUS
3/6 Niagara Falls, ON Fallsview Casino Resort – OLG Stage
3/7 Bethlehem, PA The Wind Creek Event Center
3/8 Boston, MA Roadrunner
3/10 Augusta, GA Bell Auditorium
3/11 Tampa, FL Seminole Hard Rock Hotel & Casino – Hard Rock Café
4/16 Austin, TX Live From The Heart
4/24 New Orleans, LA Saenger Theatre
5/29 Nashville, TN Music City Rodeo
5/31 Highlands, NC Bear Shadow
6/19 Greenfield, MA Green River Festival
6/26 Eau Claire, WI Blue Ox Music Festival
7/4 Calgary, AB Spruce Meadows
7/11 Alta, WY Targhee Fest
7/27 Goshen, IN Elkhart County Fairgrounds
ABOUT CHARLEY CROCKETT:
“Street busker turned critically acclaimed singer-songwriter turned actual country star” (Rolling Stone), Charley Crockett has never been someone who asked permission to take a shot at his dreams. Instead, the 2x GRAMMY® Award-nominated Texas-born maverick defied the odds at every turn, tapping into a rebellious strain of country, rising from an open guitar case on a Louisiana sidewalk to selling out some of the world’s most renowned venues. Crockett has paved a singular path out of Texas, taking his home state wherever he goes and bringing his signature “Gulf & Western” sound to the world. Crockett and his music have received praise from The New Yorker, The New York Times, Pitchfork, Rolling Stone, and Variety, and garnered hundreds of millions of streams. He notably headlined Red Rocks Amphitheater in Morrison, CO, twice, played the Hollywood Bowl in Los Angeles, CA, and sold out two nights at the Ryman Auditorium in Nashville, TN. Speaking to his impact, CBS Mornings chronicled his journey, and he sat down for interviews on The Daily Show and The Joe Rogan Experience. Plus, he’s graced the stage for performances on The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon, Austin City Limits, Jimmy Kimmel Live!, and CBS “Saturday Sessions” in addition to playing behind NPR Music’s “Tiny Desk.” With multi-GRAMMY Award-winning Shooter Jennings as co-producer, the same unapologetic spirit, diehard work ethic, and no-nonsense honesty drive Crockett’s latest era, resulting in The Sagebrush Trilogy. Beginning with his Island Records debut, Lonesome Drifter in March 2025, the trilogy continued with GRAMMY® Award-nominated Dollar A Day, less than five months later. Age Of The Ram will conclude the trilogy on April 3, 2026.
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