Billy Strings – “Mill Town Flood”

Billy Strings, arena-packing bluegrass virtuoso and giant metalhead, is a few weeks away from headlining his own Ionia Freak Fair festival and releasing So Much For Goodbyes, the new album that he co-produced with T Bone Burnett. We've already posted lead single "Burn The Other End," and now he's sharing a tragic new story-song lament called "Mill Town Flood."Billy Strings sings "Mill Town Flood" from the perspective of an alcoholic lumber worker whose life takes some sad turns. It sounds and feels like a version of an old traditional, but no, he wrote it himself. It's a spare acoustic track with some lovely backup harmonies from Daniel Tashian and Lindsay Lou. Listen below.So Much For Goodbyes is out 8/28 on Reprise.