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Oliver Anthony to Release Dave Cobb-Produced Debut Album on Easter Sunday
Oliver Anthony has been in the studio with producer Dave Cobb and will release his debut album, 'Hymns of a Troubled Man's Mind,' on Easter Sunday.
The collection was produced by the biggest name in the production of roots-oriented music, Dave Cobb, famous for his work with Chris Stapleton, Brandi Carlile and Jason Isbell as well as film projects such as “Elvis” and “The Hunger Games: The Ballad of Songbirds & Snakes.” Anthony is releasing the album independently, even though major labels were reportedly heatedly pursuing him for a record deal after “Rich Men North of Richmond” turned the Virginian into almost literally an overnight sensation (and a scourge of many commentators who didn’t appreciate his lyrical views on welfare recipients). In a statement, Anthony — whose real name is Chris Lunsford, but who took the name of a late relative for performing — says that he wanted to get a proper recording out of some of the most meaningful songs that had brought him to this point before moving on to material that was written with a studio project in mind.
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