To that end, Old Dominion, the group"&"rsquo;s most honest, mature, and forthright album yet, is defined by its creators"&"rsquo; openness and lack of pretense. It"&"rsquo;s hard heard most notably on career-defining songs including the soul-baring piano ballad "&"ldquo;My Heart is a Bar"&"rdquo; and the effervescent rocker "&"ldquo;Smooth Sailing."&"rdquo; And on the raw and genteel plea "&"ldquo;Some People Do,"&"rdquo; Ramsey sings like a wise man comforting his better half (or perhaps his younger self): "&"ldquo;Some people decide to grow up/ But it's never good timing/ Most wouldn't forgive what I put you through/ But I'm here tonight, hoping some people do."&"rdquo;

Of opening up in personal ways on this album that he now admits his younger self could never have fathomed, Ramsey says, "&"ldquo;I listen back to these songs and it"&"rsquo;s like I"&"rsquo;m watching glimpses of my life. And that"&"rsquo;s something I haven"&"rsquo;t really been able to do much before. Yes, we"&"rsquo;re having all this success and there are a lot of things going great for us but in the end we"&"rsquo;re people and we"&"rsquo;re struggling just like everyone. We have family issues and personal mental issues. This album has moments on it that are much more therapeutic to me as a person. And before, I never felt like we were in a place to do that."&"rdquo;

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The band members collectively agree only because they feel so embraced by their rabid and ever-growing fanbase did getting more personal on this album feel appropriate. "&"ldquo;It"&"rsquo;s obvious our fans genuinely love the music,"&"rdquo; Rosen says. "&"ldquo;It"&"rsquo;s not "&"lsquo;Oh, I know a few of those songs on the radio."&"rsquo; No, they dive into the music with us. And that"&"rsquo;s what helps create that community. They feel invested in this thing alongside us."&"rdquo;

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As one of the most dynamic touring bands currently working, Old Dominion feel nothing short of incredibly grateful to share their work with fans every time they take the stage."&"nbsp;

Says Sprung, "&"ldquo;Our live shows definitely dictate how our albums have sounded and how they"&"rsquo;ve progressed. That"&"rsquo;s a big thing that happened on this last one too. Every time we go back in we"&"rsquo;re leaning on the last year and a half or two years of playing together at least four or five times a week for all that time. Or when we are in the studio and are picking songs or are deciding how we are going to present those songs to our audience we are picturing the live show. We are going "&"lsquo;How is this going to translate?"&"rsquo; We got this huge set of training wheels when we started on the Kenny Chesney tour that 20-minute slot in those stadiums because all of a sudden we had the ability to visualize how our songs were going to be presented to 20 or 40,000 people at once. Will this affect people all the way in the back? Most bands at our level don"&"rsquo;t get the chance to visualize that when you"&"rsquo;re crafting the album or getting singles set up."&"rdquo;

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"&"ldquo;That"&"rsquo;s the primary reason why we"&"rsquo;re here,"&"rdquo; says Sellers.

"&"ldquo;We make no bones about our journey to get here,"&"rdquo; Ramsey adds. "&"ldquo;That"&"rsquo;s part of our entire show now. We sit down on stools and we tell people the journey we took from the beginning to where we are now. And it makes them feel like a part of it all right along with us."&"rdquo;

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LP includes one 140-gram vinyl