So Much for Goodbyes

So Much for Goodbyes
Studio album by Billy Strings
Released	August 28, 2026 (2026-08-28)
Recorded	January and February 2026
Genre	Bluegrass
Length	75:29
Label	Reprise
Producers	Billy Strings, T Bone Burnett
Billy Strings chronology
Highway Prayers (2024) So Much for Goodbyes (2026)

So Much for Goodbyes is the upcoming fifth studio album by American bluegrass musician Billy Strings. It is scheduled to be released as a CD and as a two-disc LP on August 28, 2026.

Track listing

1. "I'm One of Those" – 4:23
2. "Burn the Other End" – 4:39
3. "Carry Us Home" – 4:14
4. "Lay Me Down" – 4:02
5. "Lucid Daydream" – 6:38
6. "Mill Town Flood" – 5:06
7. "Live to Tell" – 6:29
8. "Bluewater Breakdown" – 3:36
9. "Light the Way" – 2:47
10. "I Like Train Songs" – 4:48
11. "10,000 Miles from a Friend" – 5:10
12. "Still I Crash" – 5:03
13. "I Wish I Wanted To" – 6:45
14. "Remember to Cry" – 3:50
15. "Wrestling an Angel" – 3:47
16. "Debra’s Waltz" – 4:12

Personnel

Musicians

• Billy Strings – guitar, vocals
• Billy Failing – banjo, vocals
• Royal Masat – bass, vocals
• Jarrod Walker – mandolin, vocals
• Alex Hargraves – fiddle

Additional musicians

• Mickey Raphael – bass harmonica
• Paul Franklin – pedal steel
• Alison Krauss – backing vocals
• Bryan Sutton – guitar
• Alwyn Robinson – drums
• Del McCoury – backing vocals
• Tim O’Brien – backing vocals
• Chris Henry – backing vocals
• Lindsay Lou – backing vocals
• Dan Tyminski – backing vocals

Production

• Produced by Billy Strings and T Bone Burnett
• Engineering: Brandon Bell
• Editing: Michael Piersante, Eddie Roberts, Brandon Bell
• Mixing: Michael Piersante
• Mastering: Gavin Lurssen
• Vinyl mastering: Jeff Powell
• Executive producer: Bill Orner
• Artwork: Debra Apostol
• Photography and graphic design: Dana Trippe