After dropping the slinky new single “Strange Hours,” 18x RIAA Gold and Platinum-certified
country hitmakers Eli Young Band are back for more, launching a new era with the announce of
their Strange Hours album and headline tour.

Set for release August 1, Strange Hours finds the trailblazing group returning to the bold creative
defiance of their independent roots – and to Panhandle House Studio in their hometown of
Denton, Texas, where their debut album Level was born.

Reviving the raw, grassroots energy and emotional sting of their early work, a brand new batch
of country-rock anthems feature Eli Young Band’s signature live-band philosophy, and their
chart-topping sound. Along the way, frontman Mike Eli continues to wield one of the most
distinctive voices in modern country, leading a band of brothers who write the majority of their
fan-favorite tracks.

Featuring 13 songs – all co-written by Eli Young Band members and produced by Jimmy
Robbins and Eric Arjes – Strange Hours includes title track with its grooving tribute to a
black-magic romance, plus the songs off their Nothing On the Wild EP. A fearless batch of all
new tunes join the previously released “Home In Hometown,” “What Do Lonely People Do,”
“I’m Yours Amen” and “Nothing On the Wild.”

Looking back over the course of their 25-year career, the band members say they still feel t he
magnetic pull of sold-out country music crowds. And it still has them keeping Strange Hours.
“This is a full circle moment for us. Going back home to Denton, Texas to record the album that
is our first independent release in years,” shares lead vocalist, Mike Eli. “It was just us in the
studio with our producers and a couple of old friends making music that we love! These songs
are special to us and this record is the start of a whole new chapter for EYB!”

Since their formation as college classmates more than two decades ago, the Associated Press has
celebrated Eli Young Band as “a smart, relevant antidote” to overdone clichés in Country music.
Featuring Mike Eli, James Young, Jon Jones and Mike Thompson, the musical band of brothers
has charted 14 singles on Billboard, including four No. 1 hits with the aforementioned “Crazy
Girl,” “Even If It Breaks Your Heart,” 2x Platinum “Love Ain’t” and Platinum “Drunk Last
Night.” Additionally, Eli Young Band has earned multiple GRAMMY, CMA, CMT, ACM, ACA
and Teen Choice Award nominations.