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The War and Treaty Expands Its Musical Depth on ‘Plus One’: ‘Gospel Is Where Our Roots Are, But We Love Country Music’
The War and Treaty talk with Billboard about their genre-melding new album, country radio and building Strong World Management.
The War and Treaty’s latest album, Plus One — out today (Feb. 14) on UMGN’s Mercury Nashville imprint, includes plenty of vulnerable songwriting, powerful, soul-elevating vocal performances and the mesh of musical styles the duo is known for. Plus One was recorded at FAME Studios in Muscle Shoals, Alabama and produced primarily by Michael, working with country and rock producers/writers Jonathan Singleton (Luke Combs), John Shanks (Sheryl Crow) and Jesse Frasure (Jelly Roll). Michael notes that UMG Nashville senior VP of promotion Damon Moberly “called us and said, ‘[SiriusXM’s] The Highway picked up ‘Amen.’ Then another morning he said, ‘Sirius [XM]’s Outlaw Country is going to play ‘Save Me.’ That’s really the battle, is the people who are working it for you.
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