William Prince announces new album and is currently on a UK tour.

Peter Anderson
September 1, 2025

William Prince returns with the announcement of his expansive and deeply personal new studio album, Further From the Country, due out October 17 via Six Shooter Records. The news arrives alongside ‘On Rolls the Wheel‘, the album’s powerful first single and the most rocking track of Prince’s career to date. Fuelled by a highway-ready groove and fuzzed-out guitars, the song drives home the album’s central themes of distance, reflection, and persistence.

Prince will support Further From the Country with tour dates across the UK with Midland in September, and in North America, including the Saskatchewan Jazz Festival (July 9), Evanston Folk Festival (Sept 7), and a headline-making return to AmericanaFest 2025 in Nashville (Sept 9–13). With Further From the Country, Prince expands his sound and perspective with a commanding body of work that explores grief, identity, and ambition through the lens of his upbringing in Peguis First Nation, Manitoba.

“This song is about ever-moving life,” says Prince. “Sometimes it’s easier to subtract the lonely miles left in the journey than to think about how far you’ve already gone. I really started to process the idea of distance traveled when I started to make my way back to venues across the USA, where my name was on the wall from the previous show. The truth is that life is going to continue long after I’m gone, so why stress about what I can’t control? I feel the most in control when I’m focused on being the best artist I can be. To keep the wheels rolling, I need to take care of myself and enjoy the journey.”

The album’s title track, a soaring opener that moves like a rocket breaking through gravity’s pull, sets the tone for a project that is equal parts panoramic and intimate. From the dusty highways of ‘On Rolls the Wheel’ to the poignant family portraits in ‘For the First Time’ and ‘The Charmer’, Prince’s song-writing once again proves to be both acutely unique and universally resonant. Further From the Country is produced by Liam Duncan (aka Boy Golden), Prince’s labelmate and trusted creative partner, who also worked with Prince on his Spotify Singles Session in 2023.

Together, they crafted a rich sonic landscape with contributions from Prince’s longtime bandmates and members of Duncan’s “Church of Better Daze” collective. Raised in a close-knit Indigenous community and shaped by deep musical traditions, Prince’s new songs draw on childhood memories—both joyful and difficult—as a way to process the injustices and complexities of today’s world. The album was recorded in Winnipeg and features performances from a hometown ensemble including Alyshia Grace, Cody Iwasiuk, Ben Plotnick, Kristopher Ulrich, and more.

Image above (c) Joey Serift

Pre-order / pre-save Further From the Country (out October 17) HERE.