Renewal (Billy Strings album)
Renewal is the fifth studio album by American bluegrass musician Billy Strings, following "Home". Released in 2021, the album peaked at number one on the "Billboard" Bluegrass Albums chart, making "Renewal" the second consecutive studio album by Billy Strings to do so. The song "Red Daisy", one of the tracks on the album, was performed on "Jimmy Kimmel Live!" on 25 October 2021. Overview and meaning. The last track on the album, "Leaders", tackles the subject of human rights. Other tracks on the album, such as "In the Morning Light" and "Love and Regret", focus on  the subject of love and relationships. The lengthiest track on the album, "Hide and Seek", features a chorus with the last text messages one of Billy Strings’ friends sent to him before committing suicide. Reception. Matt Ruppert of "No Depression" stated "Though the musicality is the most automatically familiar part of "Renewal", the songs themselves, built around Strings’ yearning vocals, stand up to and even match the exploratory music."