The award-winning duo Brothers Osborne have announced their fifth studio album, Watertown, will be released on 23rd October 2026 via MCA / Snakefarm in the UK. Named in reference to, and in reverence of, their hometown, the US coastal, blue-collar town of Deale, Maryland (Population: 5,333), Watertown is described as being “anchored in the sound and spirit of Brothers Osborne’s beginnings.”
Across the album’s 11 tracks, the duo open up, setting the record in their own personal explorations of family in all of its forms: love and loss, life’s many stages and changes, and more. “We’re not just getting back to where we were born and raised, but to the roots of where we started musically,” TJ Osborne shares. “A time when music wasn’t dictated by anything other than what our hearts and souls wanted to say.”
Reuniting with long-time collaborator and producer Jay Joyce, Watertown includes their first-ever collaborations on a full-length project: album opener Born and Raised Hell featuring Cody Johnson, and Tough Kid featuring Stephen Wilson Jr.
The Brothers will be putting out early alternate versions from Watertown as so-called “sellout edits”; cut-down versions that cater to the modern listener. Those who want to hear the full-length version of any pre-release track can find them by signing up for Brothers Osborne’s fan club, The Family, for free via their website. “Our sellout edits are a result of understanding where we are in 2026. It’s our way of meeting the people where they are,” John Osborne explains. “Our hope is that these edits will drive people to the deeper story. If they want to meet us where we are, at our live shows, they will likely get even more than what’s available to them on the internet. Different strokes for different folks, and we welcome them all. It’s still us and our songs at the end of the day.”
“Songs aren’t static – they’re recorded one way, released another, played live yet another. All versions are valid, just like all interpretations are valid,” TJ adds. “We hope that meeting listeners where they are with these different formats opens up new avenues for our music to connect.”
You can hear the “sellout edit” of Bottle It Up below and pre-save/ pre-order Watertown here.
The Brothers Osborne will be touring the UK in December 2026, supporting The Darkness. Those wanting to catch their opening set can find tickets here.
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