Ryan Montbleau has announced the release of his new album, For Higher, which drops May 15. Departing from his traditional singer/songwriter mold, Montbleau recorded the album down in New Orleans with a lineup featuring some of the Big Easy’s finest musicians. Produced by Ben Ellman of Galactic, For Higher also features appearances by keyboardist Ivan Neville, guitarist Anders Osborne, drummer Simon Lott and bassist George Porter Jr.

Included in the tracklisting are several songs that were already part of the Ryan Montbleau Band’s live repertoire including soul nuggets from Bill Withers, Curtis Mayfield, supergroup Rhinoceros, and late Muscle Shoals guitarist Eddie Hinton.

“I have a band that I’ve been touring with for years, and usually by the time we head into the studio the songs are pretty well mapped out,” says Montbleau. “This is a totally different record than I’ve ever made.”

Check out the full tracklisting below.

For Higher Tracklisting
1. Yeah Man
2. Heartbreak Road
3. Away We Go
4. Head Above Water
5. Here But I’m Gone
6. Burning and Hiding
7. Sweet, Nice ‘N’ High
8. Just Perfect
9. Dead Set
10. Full Grown Man