One of music’s fastest rising bands, The Red Clay Strays, won Emerging Act of the Year at last night’s 2024 Americana Music Association Honors & Awards.
The accolade adds to a breakout year for the band, who is also nominated for Vocal Group of the Year at this year’s 58th Annual CMA Awards (their first CMA nomination). They recently made their three-night, sold-out headline debut at Nashville’s historic Ryman Auditorium and released their acclaimed new album, Made by These Moments, earlier this summer via RCA Records (stream/purchase here).

Produced by Grammy Award-winning producer Dave Cobb (Chris Stapleton, Jason Isbell), Made by These Moments is filled with the band’s signature genre-blending sound, as they meld electric rock and roll with southern soul. In celebration of the new music, the band was recently featured on “The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon,” NPR’s Weekend Edition Sunday, Bert Kreischer’s “The BertCast,” and “This Past Weekend with Theo Von.”

Critical acclaim for Made by These Moments:

• “A haunting callback to classic outlaw country with a rock ‘n’ roll edge”—NPR Weekend Edition
• “Refreshingly muscular and redemptively soulful”—Rolling Stone
• “Country meets rock, making the perfect blend of genres”—Billboard
• “Made by These Moments is immediately compelling, all at once fiery and forgiving, hellbent and heavenly”—No Depression
• "The Strays’ sound delves as much into high-flying Southern rock and gritty delta blues as it does country, sounding like Waylon Jennings or Johnny Cash one minute, then Lynyrd Skynyrd or Elvis Presley the next”—Grammy.com
• “Potential for timeless acclaim…hook-driven tracks that steamroll into listeners’ souls”—The Tennessean
• “One of the most buzzworthy bands in the land…From boot-stomping rockers to slow, introspective tracks, the new album has it all.”—American Songwriter
• “The Red Clay Strays are a band on the cusp of stardom, and Made by These Moments is a superb documentation of why”—Holler
• “Stellar...this is a band here to prove all the hype was warranted”—Glide
• “Those in search of songs to fuel life’s soundtrack – the highs, the lows, and the rest – need to drop a needle on Made by These Moments”—Hook & Barrel
• “A rewarding experience for the listener from the first note”—AL.com
• “The band continues to captivate audiences with their authentic sound and genuine storytelling”—Country Central
• “The band masterfully crafts a unique and infectious sonic landscape”—All Country News

Known for their electric live performances, The Red Clay Strays have sold out every one of their headline shows this year, selling over 120,000 tickets across America and Europe. The band will continue to tour through this fall, including upcoming stops in Brooklyn’s Brooklyn Paramount, Los Angeles’ The Wiltern (sold out), Boston’s Roadrunner (sold out), Philadelphia’s The Fillmore, Denver’s Mission Ballroom (sold out), and San Diego’s SOMA, among several others. See below for the complete tour itinerary.

Of the project, lead singer Brandon Coleman shares, “Made by These Moments shines a light on overcoming the battles we face in life like loneliness, depression, and hopelessness. We hope you listen and recognize that our pain has a purpose.”

The Red Clay Strays are Brandon Coleman (lead vocals, guitar, keys), Drew Nix (electric guitar, vocals, harmonica), Zach Rishel (electric guitar), Andrew Bishop (bass), and John Hall (drums). Formed in Mobile, AL in 2016, the group continues to achieve massive success with their Platinum-certified single, “Wondering Why.” With over 100 million streams to date, the track spent a week at #1 on Spotify’s Viral 50 USA Playlist and six consecutive weeks at #1 on the Americana Singles chart. The song also reached #84 on the all-genre Billboard Hot 100, #7 on Billboard’s Hot Rock Songs chart, #16 on the Billboard AAA chart, and #18 on Billboard’s Hot Country Songs chart, and it continues to gain support across genres.

“Wondering Why” is from the band’s previous album, Moment of Truth, of which Billboard praised, “Lead singer Coleman’s gruff, impassioned vocal shines here as always, bolstered by the group’s exemplary musicianship,” while Rolling Stone declared, “the musical manifestation of the push and pull between salvation and redemption…Delta blues, gritty honky-tonk, and Sun Records rockabilly, shot through with a palpable darkness.” Since the release, The Red Clay Strays have also made their Grand Ole Opry debut and toured extensively across the country, including shows with Dierks Bentley, Eric Church, Elle King, and Turnpike Troubadours.

THE RED CLAY STRAYS CONFIRMED TOUR DATES
September 19—Pittsburgh, PA—Stage AE†
September 20—Louisville, KY—Bourbon & Beyond
October 1—Brooklyn, NY—Brooklyn Paramount‡
October 3—Philadelphia, PA—The Fillmore‡ (LOW TICKET WARNING)
October 4—Ocean City, MD—Country Calling
October 5—Boston, MA—Roadrunner‡ (SOLD OUT)
October 10—New Orleans, LA—The Fillmore‡ (SOLD OUT)
October 11—Houston, TX—713 Music Hall+
October 12—Oklahoma City, OK—The Criterion+ (SOLD OUT)
October 13—Austin, TX—Austin City Limits Festival
October 16—Atlanta, GA—Coca-Cola Roxy^ (LOW TICKET WARNING)
October 17—Atlanta, GA—Tabernacle^
October 19—Simpsonville, SC—Greenville Country Music Festival 2024
October 31—Denver, CO—The Mission Ballroom^ (SOLD OUT)
November 8—Los Angeles, CA—The Wiltern~ (SOLD OUT)
November 9—San Diego, CA—SOMA~ (LOW TICKET WARNING)
November 10—Anaheim, CA—House of Blues^ (SOLD OUT)
†with special guest Grace Bowers & The Hodge Podge
‡with special guest The Glorious Sons
+with special guest Black Pistol Fire
^with special guest Tanner Usrey
~with special guest The Moss