Article Contributed by Milestone Publicity
Published on 2026-11-11
GRAMMY-nominated trio The Record Company has always believed that the truth has a sound. Today, the band shares the latest proof with “Last Lonely Winter,” the first taste of new music from vocalist and guitarist Chris Vos, bassist Alex Stiff and drummer Marc Cazorla. Mastered by Jason Livermore at The Blasting Room in Fort Collins, CO, the single arrives via Yep Roc Records on all streaming platforms, with an official visualizer.
“This is a lyrical song about a guy who literally has to escape town, get a new name — or his demons, vices, addictions, will kill him,” Stiff shares. “He has to go ‘where the Devil won’t find him.’ We feel the music gradually build as live players naturally do, but a major musical, chordal, or arrangement shift would detract from this character’s life or death situation. ‘There’s two choices, living or dying.’”
Fifteen years in, The Record Company is turning inward without turning down. The grit, groove and raw electricity that made their name are still here, but underneath is something more reflective — songs about time, patience, faith, family and the realization that life rarely moves according to plan. Acoustic guitars, three-part harmonies, dobro and shimmering pedal steel open up new territory, leaving room for silence and for the weight of a lyric to settle.
“Growing up in the winters of Wisconsin, I learned there are two sides to the cold: one that brings me close to the ones I love, and one that can freeze me within and without,” Vos recalls. “We had the music tracked, and while visiting family in Detroit, I retreated into the basement where I was staying, found a shadowy, quiet, chilly corner, set up my mic and cut the ‘Last Lonely Winter’ vocal. It felt right immediately.”
The band’s last few years haven’t always followed the road anyone expected. There have been difficult stretches, health scares and the complicated work of growing older while protecting something that began when all three were different people. There has also been profound joy, including the arrival of Stiff’s baby boy in late 2024. “Last Lonely Winter” carries those experiences with it — the sound of three musicians who have traveled the world together finding their way back to one another.
“Last Lonely Winter” follows a milestone year for the band, which celebrated the 10th anniversary of its debut, Give It Back To You, with a deluxe expanded reissue in February 2026 and the “Give It Back To You 10th Anniversary” Tour.
The band’s tour is underway, with dates currently running through April 2027. More new music will follow next year.
2026
November 11 — Bethlehem, PA — Musikfest Cafe
November 13 — Ottawa, ON — Bronson Centre
November 14 — Montreal, QC — Théâtre Fairmount
November 15 — Toronto, ON — Annabel’s Music Hall
November 17 — Buffalo, NY — Electric City
November 19 — Bloomington, IN — The Bluebird
November 20 — Bloomington, IL — The Castle Theatre
November 21 — Green Bay, WI — Revelry
November 22 — Madison, WI — Majestic Theatre
2027
January 15 — Solana Beach, CA — Belly Up
January 17 — Ventura, CA — Ventura Music Hall
April 9 — Miramar Beach, FL — Joe Bonamassa’s Sound Wave Beach Weekend
