Zach Bryan has followed his sprawling 2026 album with a shorter, sharper set. The country star’s new EP, Young Manhood & Other Donatable Organs, arrived on Friday, October 16, via Belting Bronco/Warner, and its headline moment is “Lies,” a long-teased duet with Lana Del Rey.
Inside “Lies”
Del Rey hinted at the collaboration on Instagram last month, and Stereogum reports the two wrote the song together. It is a slow, string-heavy ballad about a couple keeping up appearances, with a chorus that nods to Fleetwood Mac’s “Little Lies.” Rolling Stone notes that, like the rest of the EP, it was recorded at Dan Auerbach’s Easy Eye Sound studio in Nashville, with Bryan producing alongside Jamie McLaughlin and Eddie Spear.
Elsewhere, Oklahoma’s Turnpike Troubadours join Bryan on “Plainsman,” which he co-wrote with frontman Evan Felker, while “Robot Killed the Working Man” samples the late wrestler Dusty Rhodes’ famous “hard times” speech. The EP comes after With Heaven on Top, the 25-track album Bryan released at the start of the year.
Stadiums in 2027
The EP also gives its name to Bryan’s next road trip. Promoted by AEG Presents, the Young Manhood and Other Donatable Organs Tour covers 23 shows in 19 stadiums across North America and Australia, opening April 28, 2027, at Minneapolis’ U.S. Bank Stadium. Stops include Soldier Field, two nights at MetLife Stadium, Lambeau Field, SoFi Stadium and BC Place, before a December swing through Melbourne, Sydney and Brisbane.
Support varies by leg: John Fogerty and Fey Fili open the spring run, Ryan Bingham & The Texas Gentlemen and Gabriella Rose take the July–August dates, and Vance Joy and Emma Ogier join in Australia. According to Ultimate Classic Rock, Fogerty and Bryan have also written a song together. An artist presale starts October 21, with the general on-sale set for Friday, October 23, at 10am local time.
Featured image: James Klug/Getty Images (Zach Bryan); Angela Weiss/AFP via Getty Images (Lana Del Rey), via Rolling Stone.