[Cover photo credit to Chris Martinez]

Snger/songwriter Cole Gallagher had shared new track “Lost Sounds,”co-written with Gramy-winning Muscle Shoals artist Barry Billings, produced by Michael Fahey, mixed by seven-time Grammy-winner Vance Powell ( Phish, Chris Stapleton, Jack White) and featuring 400 Unit members Jimbo Hart and Chad Gamble on bass and drums.

The melodic Folk song finds Cole “coming to terms with the suffering and loss in the world”. The song is a “plea for peace” and is also dedicated to Gallagher’s late grandfather (who appears on the single cover with a 3-year-old Cole).

Gallagher explains:

‘Lost Sounds’ is my favorite track that I’ve recorded. I was so lucky to have gotten the chance to write it with one of the local legends of Muscle Shoals, my good friend, Barry Billings. The song is a hopeful and nostalgic sonic call-back to the times of The Byrds’ ‘Turn! Turn! Turn!’ and ‘As Tears Go By’ by The Rolling Stones. I could not be more proud of this track’s message and the production of it, which was masterfully orchestrated by both Michael Fahey and Barry Billings. I am so excited for people to hear this. 

Gallagher’s 2023 debut EP The Confluence was also produced by Powell and features David Hidalgo of Los Lobos on “Chatting Through Steel,” in addition to the same members of the 400 Unit, plus guitarist Sadler Vaden. 

Last week, Gallagher performed a special fundraiser show for CoachArt, an organization that matches kids affected by serious illness with volunteers who can teach them arts or athletics skills.