Kevin Burt Returns to His Roots on New Album This Trip
Award-winning blues artist Kevin Burt returns with This Trip, an intimate and deeply personal new album on Gulf Coast Records. Released August 28, 2026, the collection strips away the excess and puts storytelling, emotion, and authenticity center stage.
Kevin Burt delivers one of the most personal recordings of his career with This Trip, his fourth studio album and a standout new release from Gulf Coast Records. Arriving on August 28, 2026, the album finds the acclaimed blues singer-songwriter returning to the heart of his craft: honest storytelling, emotional connection, and deeply human performances.
Recorded in Waterloo, Iowa, and produced by Michael Cutsforth, This Trip combines timeless blues traditions with Burt’s soulful, lived-in delivery. Long admired for his powerful stage presence and acoustic roots style, Burt once again demonstrates why he remains one of the most compelling voices in contemporary blues. As a past winner of the International Blues Challenge in the solo artist category, he has built a reputation for connecting with audiences through authenticity and heart.
After three studio albums featuring full-band arrangements, Burt made a conscious decision to take a different path with This Trip. Rather than building songs around expansive instrumentation, he chose to capture the immediacy and emotional honesty of his live performances.
The result is an album that feels remarkably close and personal. By stripping back the arrangements, Burt places listeners directly in the room with the storyteller. Every lyric carries weight, every pause serves a purpose, and every song unfolds with a sense of sincerity that draws the listener in.
Songs Shaped by Life
Lyrically, This Trip explores the full spectrum of the human experience. Themes of love, loss, pain, fear, hope, resilience, and joy run throughout the album, reflecting on the moments that shape who we become.
These songs are rooted in experience and delivered with empathy. Burt doesn’t simply tell stories; he invites listeners to see themselves within them. The album offers comfort as often as it reveals hard truths, creating a listening experience that feels reflective, grounding, and deeply meaningful.
More than just a collection of songs, This Trip is an album that rewards repeated listening. It asks listeners to slow down, lean in, and absorb every word. In return, it offers an emotional journey that lingers long after the final note.
For more information, visit Kevin Burt’s official website or Gulf Coast Records.
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Track Listing
You Gone
Round & Around
Ancestors Tears
Big Love
This Trip
Daddy’s Simile
Home Goin’ Time
I’ll Stand Up
You Can’t Hold Me Down
Because I Love You
Your Smile
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