Finally… the wait for new Koe Wetzel music is almost over.
Over the last several months, he’s been teasing songs, and he has already confirmed that he’s recorded two records over the past year… so there’s a lot of stuff that’s just waiting to be released, and I think we’re finally about to starting getting more of it. I mean, he’s been teasing stuff for a WHILE now, so I think it’s about time to start putting it out.
During a recent interview with Country Countdown USA, Koe describes it as “piles and piles” of music, which will all be dropping 2026:
“Yeah, we’re coming, man. We got piles and piles of new music stored away. All dropping in 2026. I’m going back to write here, once the holidays are through we’re going to start on some more new music.
So, 2025 for us was just kind of a rebuild year. You know, we toured with Hardy, and it was just kind of a we got in the studio and cut as much music as possible in 2025, and we did that. We got one hell of a record, you know, I think. In my opinion, every artist is going to say that their newest record is the best one that they’ve ever done.
But for me, this batch of songs and this sound that we’ve kind of come together with, it’s awesome. This whole new sound to me has continued, and it’s… I don’t know, we’re really excited about it.”
Koe shared a taste of the new music he’s been working on with fans in a video with several snippets from songs that are seemingly going to be on the first album coming out this year, and we now have an official release date for “Time Goes On,” which finds him reminiscing on how fast time goes even when the days feel long.
In a post on Instagram, he shared that the single will be released on Friday, February 6th, and the album cover also features an adorable photo of Koe from his childhood with a cowboy hat and all:
Koe put out his most recent studio album in 2024 called 9 Lives, and his most recent major tour was the “Damn Near Normal World Tour” in 2024, so I would think with the promise of all this new music coming out that a tour announcement might be coming at some point too, because for years, Koe was known for his grueling tour schedule and being on the road almost all year long.
Of course, he welcomed a baby girl in May of 2025, so it’s understandable that he’s wanted some time off the road, but his live shows are some of the most upbeat, rowdy ones in the genre, so hopefully fans can have that took look forward to in 2026 as well… stay tuned.
And if you want the full sampling of what’s to come on these next projects, you can check out the new album teaser here:
