Charley Crockett Announces Final Chapter Of The Sagebrush Trilogy

Official Announcement | Published: Feb 21, 2026 12:31 PM EST

(Island Records) Charley Crockett will release his eagerly awaited new album, Age Of The Ram, on April 3, 2026. 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.

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:

TRACKLISTING:
1. Life & Times of Billy McLane (Theme I)
2. Lonesome Dove
3. Rancho Deluxe (Theme I)
4. My Last Drink of Wine
5. Fastest Gun Alive
6. Diamond Belle (Country Boy)
7. I Shot Jesse James
8. Life & Times of Billy McLane (Theme II)
9. Crazy Woman Ridge
10. Remembering Pat
11. Sweet Mother Texas
12. Kentucky Too Long
13. Drifter's Lament
14. Rancho Deluxe (Theme II)
15. Billy McLane
16. Life & Times of Billy McLane (Theme III)
17. Powder River
18. Low Down Freedom
19. Me & Shooter
20. Cover My Trail Tonight

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 Cafe
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