For those not in the know, Country Rock crossover band Exile have just released their new album, A Million Miles Later on August 25th, 2023 with the new album available for streaming and download on all digital platforms now.

What makes a release unique can range from the style of music it is, the lyrics, the instruments used, or even the feeling in the studio while it was being written.

All these things make songs uniquely an artist’s. Exile uses all of these elements to their advantage. This is what sets them apart.

These all play a part in setting the tone of their release’s overall storyline, and this is what really helps their fans form a real, lasting attachment to it. They feel A Million Miles Later is a perfect example of this technique.

“This was our most ambitious album project ever, 16 songs,” shared band member J.P. Pennington. “It took about a year and a half to complete and was a total team effort. I feel like we covered a lot of ground genre-wise. We have all been influenced by many different styles of music and we tried to reflect that here. We’re very proud of it. To me this album means we’re still passionate about making new music and still focused on the growth of the band. We feel like we can always be better and I hope this album shows proof of that. I love our band!”

1. A Million Miles Later
2. Too Far Gone
3. After You
4. Daydreamin’
5. Keep On Pushin’
6. Valentine Sky
7. Nothin’ But a Thang
8. Paint the Town
9. This Ain’t Nothin’
10. Rough Around the Edges
11. Nothing But Sunshine Now
12. Never Lets Go
13. Down In Cold Water
14. Just To Get Home
15. Sugar Free
16. Sixteen Tons

This quite stunning new collection opens on the smoothly hued title track, A Million Miles Later and the funky, gently rambunctious Too Far Gone, and then comes the rhythmic hipsway of After You, the low slung Daydreamin’, the hand-clapping, foot-tapping Keep On Pushin’, the harmonized balladry of Valentine Sky, and then we get the melodious Nothin’ But a Thang and the fervent pop-rock-polka of Paint the Town.

Along next is the dutiful two-step of the delicious This Ain’t Nothin’ and the rockier Rough Around the Edges and they are in turn backed by the countrified, albeit Caribbean-imbibed finger-snapper Nothing But Sunshine Now and then we get the tectonic Never Lets Go, the Gospel-tinged blues of Down In Cold Water, the album rounding out on the lonesome ode within Just To Get Home, the upbeat and joyful Sugar Free, closing out on their equated, and fascinatingly orchestrated cover of the song popularized by Tennessee Ernie Ford, but was originally written by Merle Travis, Sixteen Tons.

“We are family — at times reading each other’s minds — a by-product of focusing with full intensity on a common goal for sixty years,” said Exile’s Steve Goetzman. “Each member is chosen for personality, as well as talent. We are good guys and help one another grow along these lines, keeping ourselves in check. Actually, we’ve covered far more than a million miles, but who’s counting. This album is a summary of how we click. I feel a lot of gratitude!”

“It’s very rewarding to be able to release a new product that we’re proud of, particularly as we’re celebrating our 60th anniversary,” commented Exile member Marlon Hargis.

“I think this is one of the best projects we’ve ever done,” stated Exile’s Les Taylor. “The creativity has never stopped in this band,” related Sonny LeMarie of Exile. “While we are grateful for our past accomplishments, we’re still striving to create new music and new challenges. This 60th anniversary project, ‘A Million, Miles, Later,’ from the writing and recording, has been a joy from start to finish. We can’t wait for fans to hear it!”

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