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Wednesday, September 2, 2026

Brothers Osborne head back to 'Watertown' in October

Brothers Osborne have finalized details for their fifth studio album, Watertown, out October 23 via MCA. Pre-order / pre-add / pre-save HERE.

It was named in reference and in reverence of their hometown – the coastal, blue-collar town of Deale, MD (Population: 5,333).

Watertown finds the brothers steeping the record in their own personal explorations of family in all of its forms, love and loss, life’s many stages and changes, and more.

“We’re not just getting back to where we were born and raised, but to the roots of where we started musically,” TJ Osborne shares. “A time when music wasn’t dictated by anything other than what our hearts and souls wanted to say.”

Recently, John and TJ appeared at The Boathouse in Deale, MD with a pop-up show, providing a live performance preview of Watertown. See photos from the pop-up show HERE.

Track List:

“Born and Raised Hell” feat. Cody Johnson (John Osborne, Lee Miller, Kendell Marvel)
“R.I.P.” (TJ Osborne, Hunter Phelps, Alysa Vanderheym)
“Family Business” (John Osborne)
“High” (John Osborne, Lucie Silvas)
“Bottle It Up” (Dan Isbell, Josh Kear, Paul Sikes)
“Ain’t Killed Me Yet” (TJ Osborne, Jesse Frasure, Jacob Hackworth)
“Doors” (John Osborne, TJ Osborne, Jesse Frasure, Lee Miller, Chris Pixton)
“Stubborn” (Devin Dawson, Josh Kerr, Matt Roy, Lydia Vaughan)
“Tough Kid” feat. Stephen Wilson Jr. (John Osborne, Pete Good, Lee Miller)
“Same Ol’ Different Story” (John Osborne, TJ Osborne, Kendell Marvel)
“Watertown” (John Osborne)

Reuniting with longtime collaborator and producer Jay Joyce, Watertown includes album opener “Born and Raised Hell” featuring Cody Johnson, and “Tough Kid” with Stephen Wilson Jr.

Watertown also introduces a new approach to releasing a record. Leading into the full-length project in October, Brothers will drop early alternate versions from Watertown as “SELLOUT EDITS” – cut down versions that cater to the modern listener. Fans who want to hear the full-length version of any pre-release track can find them by signing up for Brothers Osborne’s fan club, The Family, for free via their website.

“Our SELLOUT EDITS are a result of understanding where we are in 2026. It’s our way of meeting the people where they are,” John Osborne explains. “Our hope is that these edits will drive people to the deeper story. If they want to meet us where we are, at our live shows, they will likely get even more than what’s available to them on the internet. Different strokes for different folks, and we welcome them all. It’s still us and our songs at the end of the day.”

“Songs aren’t static – they’re recorded one way, released another, played live yet another. All versions are valid, just like all interpretations are valid,” TJ adds. “We hope that meeting listeners where they are with these different formats opens up new avenues for our music to connect.”

For “Bottle It Up” (SELLOUT EDIT) – listen HERE, and watch HERE.

In January, Brothers Osborne celebrated the 10-year anniversary of their debut album, Pawn Shop.

Over the summer, Brothers Osborne headlined and is in the midst of opening for Zac Brown Band on tour. 

Upcoming Tour Dates:

9/10: Kansas City, MO – T-Mobile Center*
9/11: St. Louis, MO – Enterprise Center*
9/17: Charleston, SC – Credit One Stadium*
9/18: Tampa, FL – Benchmark International Arena*
10/3: Ocean City, MD – Country Calling 2026
10/23: Minneapolis, MN – Target Center*
10/24: Sioux Falls, SD – Denny Sanford Premier Center*
11/5: Buffalo, NY – KeyBank Center*
11/6: Detroit, MI – Little Caesars Arena*
11/14: Boston, MA – Citizens House of Blue Boston
12/8: Glasgow, SCT – OVO Hydro ^
12/9: Leeds, UK – FD Arena ^
12/11: Manchester, UK – AO Arena ^
12/12: Birmingham, UK – Utilita Arena ^
12/13: Cardiff, WLS – Utilita Arena ^
12/15: Brighton, UK – Brighton Centre ^
12/16: London, UK – The O2 ^

* supporting Zac Brown Band
^ supporting The Darkness

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