Michael Ray has been busy working on new music and rehearsing to return to the road beginning on February 18 in Los Fresnos, Texas. His upcoming project will capture the life he's been living over the past few years.
Michael said, “My romance with the business of music was starting to take its toll on me. Things really come into focus when you take the time to live a little life. I feel like the music that we’ve been writing has real intention and is focused on the next chapter. I’ve discovered lately, especially in spending time with my family, that there’s a lot of life you miss when you’ve got your head down, doubling down on work. I think a lot of folks feel that way as all our lives changed, and so this idea of being present has moved beyond an idea…it’s how I’m living life these days.”
Michael has a string of dates on the books through the summer, with more to be added. He'll be revisiting some of the cities and towns that he played when his form of transportation was a 15-passenger van.
He said, “I want people to come out to see us and know that when they do, we’re gonna take great care of that time as it means more to us all now.”
Michael's latest project is 2021's Higher Education EP. He is expected to release new music this spring.