Free Throw return with The Outlaw Star
Nashville’s most emotionally articulate export, Free Throw, have unveiled their second single ‘The Outlaw Star’, lifted from their forthcoming sixth album Moments Before The Wind, due 27 March 2026 via Wax Bodega.
Built from what the band describe as “the ashes of a failed attempt,” the track pulses with urgency and momentum.
“The Outlaw Star was born from the ashes of a failed attempt while working in the studio. We took the best parts of a broken song and reworked it to fit a faster more complete thought. The pace and power of Outlaw Star complement the entirety of ‘MBTW’.”
It’s a fitting preview of a record that thrives on movement — even when its themes hover in the in-between.
Moments Before The Wind arrives March 2026
On Moments Before The Wind, Free Throw embrace the concept of liminality — emotional hallways, half-open doors, and suspended thoughts. Vocalist and guitarist Cory Castro describes the album as existing in that uneasy space between chapters.
The band reunited with longtime producer Brett Romnes, known for his work with Hot Mulligan and The Movielife, across two recording sessions split by touring. The break provided clarity; the return sparked spontaneity.
Lyrically, the album documents a period of profound personal change for Castro — from the dissolution of a long-term relationship to the life-altering moment of learning he was about to become a father. The closing track, ‘The Waters Of Life’, written in the afterglow of that news, provides a sense of forward motion after emotional stasis.
The album title itself is drawn from House of Leaves by Mark Z. Danielewski, referencing fragile structures on the brink of being rearranged by unseen forces — a metaphor mirrored in the record’s fractured, surreal artwork.
Moments Before The Wind tracklisting
Missing No.
Mike Nolan’s Long Weekend
For Those Who Come After
Floaroma Town
The Need For A Post-Credits Scene
The Outlaw Star
A Hero’s Grave
There Will Come Soft Rains
Deviancy
This Dollar General Store Ain’t Gonna Rob Itself
The Waters Of Life
Hometown show and 2026 touring plans
Free Throw have also announced a special hometown show at Brooklyn Bowl in Nashville on 30 May, joined by Tigers Jaw, Ben Quad and Pool Kids. Tickets go on sale Friday 27 May.
Tickets on sale Friday 27th May
Beyond that, the band will tour North America this spring before heading to the UK and Europe for summer festivals and select dates with Saturdays At Your Place.
US TOUR DATES 2026
12 April – Delmar Hall, St. Louis, MO
13 April – The Waiting Room, Omaha, NE
15 April – Summit Music Hall, Denver, CO
17 April – Soundwell, Salt Lake City, UT
18 April – Shrine Ballroom, Boise, ID
19 April – Revolution Hall, Portland, OR
20 April – The Showbox, Seattle, WA
22 April – The UC Theatre, Berkeley, CA
23 April – The Observatory OC, Santa Ana, CA
24 April – The Observatory North Park, San Diego, CA
25 April – The Van Buren, Phoenix, AZ
28 April – Paper Tiger, San Antonio, TX
29 April – Tannahill’s, Fort Worth, TX
1 May – The Masquerade, Atlanta, GA
2 May – The Underground, Charlotte, NC
3 May – The National, Richmond, VA
5 May – Soundstage, Baltimore, MD
7 May – Paradise Rock Club, Boston, MA
8 May – Webster Hall, New York, NY
9 May – Union Transfer, Philadelphia, PA
11 May – Electric City, Buffalo, NY
12 May – Opera House, Toronto, ON
14 May – Bogart’s, Cincinnati, OH
15 May – The Roxy, Cleveland, OH
16 May – The Crofoot Ballroom, Detroit, MI
17 May – House of Blues, Chicago, IL
MOMENTS BEFORE THE WIND UK/EU TOUR 2026
Free Throw
Saturdays At Your Place
26 June – Outbreak Festival, Manchester
27 June – Jera On Air Festival, Ysselsteyn
29 June – Gebaude 9, Cologne
30 June – Neue Zukunft, Berlin
01 July – Zentralcafe, Nuremburg
02 July – Juha West, Stuttgart
04 July – Electric Ballroom, London
05 July – Waterfront, Norwich
07 July – The Garage, Glasgow
08 July – Newcastle University SU, Newcastle
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10 July – 2000Trees Festival, Cheltenham
With Moments Before The Wind, Free Throw aren’t simply chronicling change — they’re standing in its doorway, documenting every flicker of doubt and hope before stepping into whatever comes next.
