Crockett surprises with new album coming Monday

The disc is a companion piece to "$10 Cowboy," featuring 12 new songs and two songs - "Killers of the Flower Moon" and "How Low Can You Go" – that have never been released as part of a full-length album. Crockett also has a cover of "(Ghost) Riders in the Sky" on the "Twisters" soundtrack, out tomorrow via Atlantic Records.

"We recorded the songs during the same sessions as '$10 Cowboy' down at Arlyn Studios in Austin," said Crockett. "Could have released a double record. But then Taylor Grace wrote 'Visions of Dallas' in a hotel room overlooking that city. She thought about my relationship to Dallas and the great state of Texas in general and suggested we do a second album where all the songs tie back to Dallas and Texas. The result is 'Visions of Dallas'."

"For a truly independent artist like myself, there are no rules anymore," Crockett said. "Why release 'Visions of Dallas' now? To indulge myself in artistic freedom. The days of 18-to-24-month release cycles have gone the way of the dinosaur. I'll have my 14th studio album out next week, and every single one has been released how and when I wanted them to. I see no reason to change now."