Ben Chapman Announces New LP 'Feet On Fire'
(MPG) Nashville-based roots rocker Ben Chapman announces that his upcoming album Feet On Fire will come out on May 22 via Soundly Music. His second collaboration with GRAMMY-nominated songwriter and producer Anderson East, Feet on Fire is an album about leaving old patterns behind, making room for new beginnings and searching for stability in an ever-changing world. Or, according to Chapman, this record is a snapshot of the year he became a man following a marriage to fellow singer/songwriter Meg McRee and the birth of their first child in September. He also shared the album's title track, a sprawling psychedelia-drenched sonic journey that chronicles the life of a musician on the road.
On the new song, Chapman shares: "This song hits you in the mouth from the first note. It's a sonic adventure that reflects my growth as an artist and musician. It started out as a song about always being on the road and not feeling like yourself while sitting still, but as it took shape it gained a deeper meaning. It's difficult to keep your feet planted in the moment sometimes in a world that places value on whatever comes next."
The new LP puts East's Alabama roots on full display, in combination with the inspiration Chapman takes from R&B grooves, Stax-sized soul, psych-rock experimentation and Allman Brothers-worthy jams. With Feet On Fire, Chapman set out to capture the energy of one of his live shows - free-wheeling, electric and exploratory. Backed by a band of A-list instrumentalists, Chapman and East focused on live-in-the-studio performances, capturing each song with two or three takes. They experimented with fuzz pedals and overdriven guitar tones, too. It was a move that nodded not only to the soundtrack of Chapman's childhood, but to his willingness to step outside the box.
"I grew up on the Grateful Dead and Dark Side of the Moon, so I wanted to pour some of that inspiration into these tracks," Chapman shares. "This record asks you to let your hair down. It takes some fun sonic risks. It's cohesive but it's all over the place, too, in the best way possible."
From the album, Chapman has already shared the homespun "Everything's Different," which reflects on the passage of time over an ageless Southern rock sonic landscape with jangling keys, resonant organ and Chapman's signature fluid guitar playing. He just discussed the song on Troy Cartwright's Ten Year Town Podcast, which is only fitting considering Chapman was one of the songwriters spotlighted in the new Ten Year Town music documentary.
Aside from releasing his own music, Chapman has collaborated with a who's who of Nashville artists including Muscadine Bloodline (on the cosmic country outlier "Hittin' My Stride" from last year's ...And What Was Left Behind), Hayes Carll (on his late 2025 single "Satin Sheets") and his wife, along with fellow power couple Adam Chaffins and Brit Taylor, on the streaming smash "Gone As It Gets," which currently sits at over 3.5 million streams on Spotify alone. He's also written songs recorded by Brent Cobb, Shelby Lynne, Flatland Cavalry, Marcus King and more. A road warrior through and through, he's shared stages with country titans like Lainey Wilson, southern rockers like The Marshall Tucker Band and Americana contemporaries like Red Clay Strays. Additionally, he started the acclaimed Nashville performance series Peach Jam, which has featured performances from legendary artists and friends from his music community including Kaitlin Butts, Ashley Monroe and many more.
Now, he's about to release an album that captures that transition from the carefree spirit of youth to the responsibilities and realities of manhood, highlighting the difference that one year - and 12 sharply-written songs - can make.
Feet On Fire Tracklist
1. Everything's Different
2. Out In The Country
3. All Day
4. Baby Blue
5. Takes A Dreamer
6. Feet On Fire
7. You Say Jump
8. So Long
9. Lucy
10. Missing You
11. Don't Give It All Away
12. Sweetheart (Ain't It Hard)
2026 Tour Dates:
April 3 - North Charlotte, NC - Neighborhood Theatre (Tap Room) #
April 4 - Southern Pines, NC - Herbfest 2026 *
April 9 - Sanford, FL - Tuffys Music Box
April 10 - St. Augustine, FL - Cafe 11
April 11 - Athens, GA - SAE House
April 30 - Providence, RI - The Alchemy
May 1 - Pittsburgh, PA - Club Cafe
May 2 - Richmond, VA - Richmond Music Hall
May 8 - Dallas, TX - The Rustic
May 9 - Driftwood, TX - Creekwood Music Festival *
May 10 - Marshall, TX - Twisted Pines Winery
May 13 - Decatur, GA - Eddie's Attic
May 14 - Maryville, TN - The Shed ^
May 16 - Monticello, KY - Sleeping In The Woods Songwriter Festival 2026 *
May 22 - Maryville, TN - The Shed
May 27 - Birmingham, AL - Canteen
May 28 - Mobile, AL - Soul Kitchen
May 29 - Macon, GA - Grant's Lounge
May 30 - Bluffton, SC - Palmetto Bluff
May 31 - Columbia, SC - Songbird Festival 2026 *
June 3 - Nashville, TN - Peach Jam @ The Basement East
June 5 - Buchanan, TN - Breakers Marina
June 6 - Chattanooga, TN - Barrelhouse Ballroom
June 18 - Seymour, IN - Seymour City Jam *
June 25 - Layton, UT - Edward Kenley Amphitheatre %
June 26 - Castle Rock, CO - Philip Miller Amphitheatre
July 9 - Clinton, WI - Boxcars Pub & Grub
July 10 - Lake Orion, MI - 20 Front Street
July 11 - Cadillac, MI - Coyote Crossings
July 24 - Folsom, CA - Folsom Saloon
July 25 - San Francisco, CA - Brick & Mortar
July 30 - Boise, ID - Shrine Social Club
July 31 - Tacoma, WA - Steel Creek
August 1 & 2 - Happy Valley, OR - Pickathon 2026 *
August 5 - Denver, CO - Globe Hall
August 6 - Omaha, NE - Reverb Lounge
August 7 - Hobart, IN - The Hobart Art Theater
August 8 - Bartlett, IL - Smoke & Irons Music Fest *
August 14 - Columbus, OH - Woodlands Tavern
August 15 - Hamilton, OH - RiversEdge Amphitheatre
September 2 - Nashville, TN - Peach Jam @ The Basement East
September 25 - Louisville, KY - Bourbon And Beyond *
September 26 - St. Louis, MO - Duck Room
September 30 - Minneapolis, MN - 7th Street
October 1 - Davenport, IA - Raccoon Motel
October 2 - Appleton, WI - Appleton Music Hall
October 10 - Whitleyville, TN - North Springs Music Festival *
October 11 - Decatur, AL - Princess Theatre
October 12 - Greenville, SC - Radio Room
December 9 - Nashville, TN - Peach Jam @ The Basement East
# - with Jesse Roper
* - Festival
^ - supporting Blackberry Smoke
% - supporting The Marshall Tucker Band
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