[Cover photo credit to Ryan Smith]

Nashville-based Alt-Rock singer/songwriter Bones Owens has returned with the centerpiece of his album Best Western, its title track, “Best Western”.

The track “juxtaposes myths of the old wild West with a contemporary tale of a returning war veteran who takes to a life of crime.” Part of the story is conveyed by a collaborative rap from Yelawolf.

The song had its roots in a Georgia hotel of the same name, where Owens was staying while filming a western film, Day of Reckoning, on location with Yelawolf.

Bones Owens recalls:

I had worked with him on several of his albums, and I wanted him to have a feature on mine. He thought it sounded like a GTO driving down a desert road at night. And he just wrote that verse and recorded it in 20 minutes, tops. But it turned out to work as this cyclical life story of someone on the fringes of society. And we often live that way as touring musicians. So I felt a kinship. It’s a modern-day version of the western movies I used to watch with my grandpa.

Yelawolf adds:

Bones Owens has been a friend of mine for a long time. Working with him again was nostalgic but brand new at the same time. He got better. He’s always been one of my favorite guitar players, But seeing him produce a record from top to bottom, playing every instrument was incredible. I just watched him navigate around the studio and jumped in .. I’m already looking forward to more sessions.

Bones Owens’ third full-length album, Best Western, is due out September 19, 2025, via Thirty Tigers.

Catch Bones Owens on the road this summer:

Aug 28 | Stroudsburg, PA @ Sherman Theater#

Aug 29 | Glenside, PA @ Keswick Theatre#

Aug 30 | Winchester, VA @ The Monument

Sep 26 | Nashville, TN @ OG Basement – Album Release Show

Oct 02 | Dunn. NC @ The Bird’s NestOct 04 | Charlotte, NC @ H-D Congregation Show

Dec 05 | Philadelphia, PA @ The Met*

Dec 06 | Brooklyn, NY @ Brooklyn Paramount*

Dec 07 | Montclair, NJ @ The Wellmont Theater*

Dec 09 | Scranton, PA @ Scranton Cultural Centre at the Masonic Temple*

Dec 11 | Wallingford, CT @ Toyota Oakdale Theatre*

Dec 12 | Albany, NY @ Palace Theatre*

Dec 13 | Boston, MA @ Orpheum Theatre*

#Supporting Blackberry Smoke

*Supporting Whiskey Myers