The band Breakfield, formerly known as Boy Named Banjo, has signed to Rounder Records under their new name and released their first single, “Canyon Walls.” The song has played a major role in the transformation of the band.

The band shares:

This marks a new chapter for us as we officially take the name Breakfield. Boy Named Banjo has taken us farther than we ever could have imagined when we started 15 years ago, but over time, we’ve grown and changed in ways that the old name no longer represents. Breakfield carries the spirit of a Tennessee backroad where music, friendship, and adventure came together for us. With this change, we’re stepping forward with a renewed sense of purpose, authenticity to ourselves, and excitement for what’s ahead.

“Canyon Walls” was written “in the wake of burnout and change,” and the song became the spark that ignited the band’s rebirth as Breakfield.

The band explains:

In the fall of 2024, we were completely burned out – though at the time, we were afraid to admit it. We knew we needed a big change, some sort of spark. Around that time, we wrote ‘Canyon Walls’ without realizing that we were the ones that needed to hear it. This song is all about holding on to hope and rediscovering yourself. It was one of the first songs we brought to Sadler [Vaden] at the beginning of this year, and we made demos of each of them out at his place. I remember driving home with William after a session with Sadler and excitedly listening back to all the demos we’d made. Halfway kidding I said, ‘man, what if we changed our name?’ The lightbulb went off, and there was no looking back. It didn’t take us long to land on Breakfield. ‘Canyon Walls’ was the spark.

Breakfield feels they are moving forward “with newfound wisdom, clarity and purpose.”