Tim Easton will release his new album fIREHORSE on February 20
fIREHORSE, the 14th studio album from acclaimed troubadour
Tim Easton, was written largely beneath a striking red-horse painting by his sister, visual artist Susan Easton Burns. Created with zero artificial intelligence and released in the Year of the (Fire) Horse—a sign he was born under—the album centers on perseverance, devotion to craft, and the stories collected across decades on the road. Easton’s years as a European street musician, his mentorship under legends such as Townes Van Zandt and Lucinda Williams, and his lifelong commitment to travel give the album its wandering spirit and lived-in detail. The first single, “Don’t Let Your Mind Go Dark,” is a call to perservere through these difficult times.
fIREHORSE was produced by up-and-coming Nashville producer Kevin Nolan (Maggie Rose, Shekemia Copeland) and features the rhythm section from Lainey Wilson’s band, with Matt Nolan on drums and Tommy Scifres on bass. The album will be released physically on CD and LP on Easton’s own label, Campfire Propaganda and digitally via Guy Clark’s Truly Handmade Records on February 20, 2026.
The songs on the album draw from a near-fatal rafting accident (“River”), long arcs of personal reflection (“Heaven & Hell”), roadside memories (“Cottonfields”), and quick-hit inspirations like a photographer’s tattoo (“615 Heartbreaker”). Side two ranges from the spontaneous uplift of “Don’t Let Your Mind Grow Dark” to the slide-soaked, cautionary tale “Another Good Man Down,” an indictment of cartel violence. “Hallelujah” pairs personal history with the 1989 fall of Romanian dictator Nicolae Ceaușescu, while the closing tracks—“Never Punch the Clock Again” and “HWY 62 Love Song”— reflect Easton’s own roaming life and longtime affection for California’s Joshua Tree desert.
“This album, like many of my records, is not genre strict. There is a rootsy undertone to it all, because that is my thing, but I am happy to explore the edges of Americana and folk,” he says, adding, “I also enjoy the fact that Kevin Nolan was not able to iron all the rough edges out of me.”
Now going on three decades as a recording artist, fIREHORSE finds Easton delivering another vivid, deeply personal chapter in his ongoing journey with songs of survival, resilience, and the unshakeable pull of the songwriting life.
TOUR DATES *
*Dates in Japan and France to be announced soon
Thu, 2/26 Nashville, TN – City Winery Nashville Lounge – Residency
Fri, 2/27 Fort Wayne, IN – Songs in the City at Wunderkammer
Sat, 2/28 Cleveland, OH – Red Room House Concerts
Thu, 3/5 Nashville, TN – City Winery Nashville Lounge – Residency
Sat, 3/7 St. Louis, MO – Kelly House Concert
Thu, 3/12 Nashville, TN – City Winery Nashville Lounge – Residency
Thu, 3/19 Nashville, TN – City Winery Nashville Lounge – Residency
Sun, 3/22 Winston-Salem, NC – Muddy Creek Cafe and Music Hall w/ Dan Navarro
Tue, 3/24 Decatur, GA – Eddie’s Attic w/ Jessica Willis Fisher and Dan Navarro
Wed, 3/25 Charlotte, NC – The Evening Muse w/ Jessica Willis Fisher and Dan Navarro
Sun, 3/29 Mobile, AL – St Clair House Concert
Thu, 4/30 Nashville, IN – Brown County Inn
Sat, 5/2 Effingham, IL – The Listening Room
Wed, 5/6 Appleton, WI – Gibson Community Music Hall- Front Stage
Thu, 5/7 Arlington Heights, IL – Hey Nonny
Fri, 5/8 Livonia, MI – Trinity House Theatre
Sat, 5/9 Columbus, OH – Natalie’s Music Hall
Sun, 8/23 Wayne, PA – 118 North
