A very isolating 2020 needed shifts in musical direction to get to a place where new music, letalone theRead SouthallBand’s crowning achievement could even exist. Their third studioalbum,For the Birds, is ambitious and captures vigorous, rock ‘n’ roll energy with elements ofcountry and southern rock. From classic to contemporary rock, these are songs that couldappeal to the disparate fanbases of Gary Stewart, Joe Walsh, Rival Sons, or Chris Cornell.American SongwritercalledFor The Birds, "Exploratory... Traversing through uncharted sonicterritory" andRaised Rowdyproclaims, "There is a ton of excitement building around ReadSouthall Band at the moment."Riff Magazinenotes, "Read Southall Band combines the heavyguitars of the late-and post-grunge era with southern rock vocals and a country musicsensibility to create a sound outside the expectations of any ofthose genres by themselves."“I don’t think we would be a band without this album,” says frontman Southall. “I think for a whilewe were just focused on touring, getting out there and we didn’t take care of the music asneeded. In a way, we needed thatyear off the road. We made an album and just worked. Werefocused and decided this is what we want to be doing.”Southall and his bandmates understand that the album’s long gestation and their sonic shiftsmay take some adjustment for fans. But that excited uncertainty is reflected in the new album’stitle. “We came up with For the Birds because it’s been so long and we were worried thatnobody’s waiting for us,” says Southall. “So maybe this record is ‘for the birds.’ If you like it, youlike it. It is what it is. For us, it’s six individuals making tunes.”